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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Teachers at Broken Ground and Mill Brook elementary schools are pushing back against a proposal by Superintendent Kathleen Murphy to combine their principal positions at the end of this school year. “We need more boots on the ground, not less. We need...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

In a best-case scenario, the Concord School District would receive no more than $32 million – less than half of what it asked for – in state money for the middle school project due to changes to the school building aid program taking effect this...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Like any former Concord High graduate, Dalton Mutz knows the limitations of Memorial Field. With poor drainage after rain, the facility has garnered the nickname “the swamp." Mutz, who ran track and graduated in 2018, decided to move back to Concord...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord School Board members say the $176 million price tag for a new middle school is just an estimate – but they’re already using that figure to calculate some hard costs for the project. On Monday night, the board approved a $10.3 million contract...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Lying awake in the middle of the night, Chris O’Connor felt physically sick. He had one number he couldn’t get out of his mind: $176 million – the approved cost of a new middle school in Concord.In December, the Concord School Board voted to build a...

Once a rare sight in New Hampshire, bald eagles continue to make a resurgence with the number of breeding pairs setting new records each year. One eagle was seen sitting in the snow along Mountain Road in Concord on Tuesday.Bald eagles were removed...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Pamela Walsh was chosen as the next president of the Concord School Board at the first meeting of the year on Tuesday.Walsh, an at-large member who was the previous vice president of the board, was selected with unanimous support from all...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Every week, in the expansive fields of the White Farm property, children enthusiastically embark on adventures, catching bugs, tracing animal footprints in the snow, and gazing to the sky in anticipation of any majestic hawks that might grace the...

By BOB COTTON

Bob Cotton is an At Large member of the Concord School Board. As a member of the Concord School Board, I have been asked several times in recent days why I voted to locate the new middle school at the Broken Ground site in East Concord. First, let me...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Three residents had already expressed their desire for a new Concord middle school to be built next to the existing one when Kassandra Ardinger stepped up to the microphone. The collective sentiment in the Concord High School auditorium was already...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Ian McGregor has a few basic rules for his kids to reduce waste. When something breaks, you try to fix it. If something is stained, it can be washed. And only when something can’t be repaired do you seek to replace it.The same can be true for city...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

As the Concord School Board prepares to decide on the location of the new middle school this week, the exact cost of the project is still murky.In 2017, the project’s estimate stood at $96 million; however, by 2022, it ballooned to nearly double that...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Cost estimates and designs for constructing a new middle school in two different locations, essential details previously unavailable, will be a focal point of discussion for the Concord School Board at next week’s work session.Set to take place Monday...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNANand JAMIE COSTA

Audrey Redmond walked out of the Christa McAuliffe School’s auditorium with her five-year-old son Flynn after casting her vote for candidates that would prioritize inclusivity and diversity.She wants Flynn to learn in a nurturing environment at that...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Michael Gugliemo was convicted of assault in January of this year. In fact, he was listed as a victim in court records of that incident. This story has been updated.Michael...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After serving her first term on the Concord School Board, Brenda Hastings is seeking re-election and faces two challengers in Kassey Cameron and Peter Surmanis.Cameron, who underscored her active involvement in the Mill Brook School PTA with two...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Liz Boucher, a mental health dietitian and a parent of two children attending Christa McAuliffe School, wants to bring a fresh perspective to the Concord School Board.Bruce ‘Gib” West, who spent 40 years working in public education, wants to offer his...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Sarah Robinson’s youngest child started kindergarten just as the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down. That meant her child’s first few school years have been marked by constant disruption and uncertainty.If the proposed new middle school is built...

The Monitor is hosting two forums for candidates in contested races for Concord City Council and Concord School Board. The forums will be held during the evenings on October 24 and 25 at Concord High. The public is invited to attend, with more details...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After the recent public hearing on the middle school project, where the Concord community voiced their opinions on the selected sites for rebuilding the middle school, the school district is holding a work session.This meeting on Tuesday will take...