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By JAMIE L. COSTA

The proposed operating budget delivered to the Concord City Council by City Manager Tom Aspell carries a potential 4% tax increase for city residents along with raises for both city water and sewer services.The total budget of $130.1 million for the...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Concord City Councilors have been asked to weigh in on the removal of a historical marker in Concord commemorating the birthplace of labor activist and feminist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, who chaired the Communist Party of the United States later in...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Days before a formal budget proposal from the city manager, Concord City Councilor Stacey Brown proposed applying for a grant to pay for the installation of lights at Keach Park, which could give the city between $50,000 and $500,000 for a project...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The underground drainage system installed at Memorial Field in the 1970s is no longer working, leaving puddles of standing water rendering Concord’s athletic facility unusable after heavy rains.Meanwhile, smaller communities across the state,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Change is inevitable. And change breeds fear, said Reheb Abagegni.It’s the people who fear change that the city must address in order to become a more inclusive community for all. she said.“Those that look you up and down and say you shouldn’t wear a...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A city-appointed diversity and inclusion committee will host listening sessions for community members starting next week to gather feedback and insight to make Concord more equitable for all residents. The first cluster of listening sessions will take...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Editor’s note: This story has been updated. Memorial Field has been owned solely by the City of Concord since the 1930s. An earlier version of the article incorrectly stated the owner of the property.Memorial Field in Concord, a 36-acre complex...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

With a new 10-year solid waste management contract with Casella Waste Systems approved by the City Council on Monday evening, the future of recycling remains uncertain for the city.The existing contract with the company includes no additional cost to...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Growing up as a young Black woman in Bow, Samrawit Silva didn’t feel a sense of belonging or understanding until she was invited to Keach Park in Concord by friends where she met people that looked like her and shared her experience of moving here...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Concord Major Jim Bouley presented a plan to city councilors Monday night to introduce a diversity, equity, inclusion and justice committee.The committee, comprised of Bouley and City Councilors Zandra Rice-Hawkins and Byron Champlin, will establish a...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Three city contracts renewed and approved in December will add a half million dollars to city spending as part of Concord’s efforts to offer competitive wages and retain workers.The City Council approved three new contracts that will increase employee...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The request to install lights at the Keach Park soccer field has floated through Concord City Council numerous times over the last few years.The plea from residents of Concord’s most diverse neighborhood for lights was first budgeted in 2018 and has...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

As Concord officials considered proposed housing developments and highway expansions that could affect downtown Concord, and a new library branch in Penacook, new American Fisto Ndayishimiye has taken to the microphone at public meetings to ask...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The popular footwear store Simply Birkenstock is moving to a new location in downtown Concord. Now located near the intersection of South Main Street and Pleasant Street next to Pitchfork Records, the new storefront will be opening about a block away...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

Ten-year-old Francesca Brown will have to wait a few more weeks to learn whether a city committee will support her calls to amend Concord’s backyard chicken ordinance, thereby getting her one step closer to realizing her dream of raising a flock.It...