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Softball Concord 9, Windham 3 Key players: Concord – Maddy Wachter (complete game, 17 strikeouts), Delaney Duford (HR, stolen base; threw out a runner stealing), Maggie Taylor (3-for-4, 2 runs), Alison Dupuis (RBI double), Ella Gray (RBI single), Andi...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord City Councilors unanimously voted to follow through on the $4.1 million property purchase for relocating police headquarters Monday, even if the $41.5 million proposal to create the station gave them “sticker shock.”“I was glad that I’m...

By ARIANNA MACNEILL

The Shell gas station on Loudon Road was allegedly robbed by a masked man who reportedly handcuffed the clerk and put a pillowcase over his face.Police were called to the station around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday to the report of a robbery – the clerk was able...

By KASSANDRA ARDINGER

Kassandra Ardinger is a former chair of the Concord School Board. She’s lived in Concord for 35 years, and her three children went to Concord public schools. She currently serves as a member of the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees....

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

People often go to the library looking for something quite specific: the next mystery novel in a series, a tax form or maybe a political memoir. But, as any regular knows, libraries hold so much more than books between the stacks: free and engaging...

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.com. The Concord Police chief writes on the police website, “Our department strives to develop strong relationships with...

By DAVID TEUNE

David Teune of Concord is a donation coordinator for New England Donor Services (NEDS). Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are currently on the national organ transplant waitlist. Patients anxiously await the phone call to inform them that a stranger...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Four months after agreeing to buy the former Concord Group Insurance building along North State Street for $4.1 million, city councilors will consider spending another $41.5 million or more to transform it into a new police headquarters.City staff...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL and DAN ATTORRI

There are three adjectives Hopkinton head coach Deacon Blue used to describe his team entering the 2024 spring season: deep, strong and skilled.The regular season hasn’t yet begun, but the defending Division III champions look well-positioned to have...

By ARIANNA MACNEILL

An inmate who died earlier this week at the state prison was found to have passed away from natural causes, according to the state Department of Corrections.Uno Kim, 64, was found to have hypertensive and coronary heart disease in an autopsy,...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBELand DAN ATTORRI

It’ll be hard for Bow High girls’ lacrosse’s 2024 season to match the dominance of 2023, when the Falcons finished 18-1 and took home the Division III championship, the program’s first title since 2009. But head coach Chris Raabe still has quite a bit...

By ARIANNA MACNEILL

Heavy, wet snow and wind from the late winter storm that tore through the region Wednesday into Thursday resulted in scattered power outages.As of 4:50 p.m., Eversource was reporting that over 20%, or 109,204, of its customers in New Hampshire were...

Girls’ TennisConcord 8, Manchester Memorial 1Key players: Concord – Nadia Hannah, Madie Mikkelsen, Sarah Saleem, Libby LaBombard, Gracie Lorden and Kat Tewksbury (singles winners)Highlights:  The Tide secured the victory early, allowing Penny Brown...

By DAN ATTORRI

The Concord High School girls’ track and field team has been near the top of Division I for a few years, but head coach Hayden Daly believes that this year’s team is a special group. With three NCAA Division I commits, several veteran leaders and a...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A group of activists upset about the Concord School Board’s decision not to rebuild a potential new middle school at the current site have issued an ultimatum: reverse the vote or risk losing your autonomy.At Monday’s board meeting, Charlie Russell of...

By ARIANNA MACNEILL

Concord police say they're investigating a reported random attack of a resident on her back porch Saturday night.Police were called for the incident to Iron Works Road near Martin Field and Madison Street, they said.There, the resident told police she...

The city of Concord is banning on-street parking overnight Wednesday as a storm bears down on the region.No on-street parking will be allowed from midnight until 7 a.m. Thursday, the city said in a notification.Parking on the street can hinder snow...

By ALLAN HERSCHLAG

Allan Herschlag lives in Concord. Two issues caught my attention recently. Both concern your right to know what government is doing. One can limit your access to government records, making them difficult to access unless you can afford to pay for...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Despite a forecast for snow, heavy rain and high winds Wednesday night into Thursday, the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness will not reopen their emergency winter shelter for the night.The shelter, which is open from December through March, to...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Five Concord elementary school teachers were told last week they’d lose their positions at the end of this year.While the district budget approved by the Concord School Board for next year did not include outright teacher layoffs, the board knew these...