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By ERIC ORFF

Eric Orff lives in Epsom. In my seventy-four years of life, most right here in New Hampshire, I have not witnessed a winter like this. To tell you the truth it is making me feel really uneasy. A knot in the stomach uneasy.You see, seventeen years ago...

RACHEL WACHMAN

Lifelong Epsom resident Brittany Bishop works from home and sometimes struggles to connect to the internet. Some days, everything loads slowly, and others it does not load at all. When she cannot clock into her job on time, Bishop, a human resources...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLINand DAVID BROOKS

Eleven people have died on New Hampshire roadways in less than a week, including two motorcyclists in Concord in the last two days.“Across my 27 years in law enforcement I can’t remember there being this many fatalities this close together,” said...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A motorcyclist remains in critical condition after a crash with a pick-up truck in Epsom late Thursday afternoon. The motorcycle became lodged under a white Chevy truck after they collided on Route 28 not far north of the Epsom Traffic Circle around...

By RAY DUCKLER

The jackhammer rattled away for a good 20 minutes Tuesday before a faded copper and lead container was pried from the corner of the Department of Justice building in downtown Concord that had been home to several banks.Dozens of onlookers and state...

By RAY DUCKLER

Each year during the Epsom Old Home Day weekend, master of ceremonies Paul Morency announces the winner of the annual Citizen of the Year award.A strange scenario unfolded last summer when Morency wasn’t allowed to announce the award. Epsom Select...

By RAY DUCKLER andJONATHAN VAN FLEET

An attempt by Epsom residents to eliminate or restrict firearm sales in residential areas of town failed during ballot voting on Tuesday.Residents Mike Keeler and Robert Topik put forward 10 petitioned warrant articles after the planning board allowed...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Epsom police are asking for assistance from the public in locating 76-year-old John “Jay” Hickey. A member of Hickey’s family raised police concern earlier this week, according to Lt. James Kear.Hickey has dementia, according to his family, and was...

By RAY DUCKLER

The ever-growing Common Man franchise has gotten even bigger.With 20 sit-down restaurants spread around the Granite State already in his stable, owner Alex Ray now has, as he calls it, a third “touch-and-go” business, this one at the Epsom Traffic...

By RAY DUCKLER

In a process that began 15 years ago and cost more than $50,000, the eight stained glass windows that first adorned the Epsom Old Meetinghouse 162 years ago are back in place, restored, operational and ready to usher in a new era of color and spirit...

By RAY DUCKLER

She sees a narrow area to walk by the side of the road. Too narrow, she believes, and that’s before snowbanks have started to pile up.She sees knee-high grass, adding to the difficulty in maneuvering safely down the street in Epsom. And cars, she...

By RAY DUCKLER

A firearms business in Epsom remains cleared to open after the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment declined to rehear concerns that the operation was not allowed in a residential area.Robert Topik had asked the board to reconsider its decision that...

By RAY DUCKLER

Her name is Helen St. Pierre and she owns and operates Old Dogs Go To Helen in Epsom. She cares for dogs – 13 at the moment – who are near the end of the line, be it from illness or old age. She spoils them in a separate building, called the...

By RAY DUCKLER

For Belinda Allen and James Osborne, the plan to build a cluster development of 36 townhouses and 24 single family homes along busy Route 28 overlooks the impact on the wildlife that has long added to the charm of the property.For Alida Brown, the 16...

BY RAY DUCKLER

Plans to build 36 multifamily townhomes in Epsom will be discussed at an open meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Epsom Central School cafeteria.The Epsom Zoning Board will vote on a variance request made by the developer, The Dubay Group, Inc.,...

By RAY DUCKLER

An Epsom couple received permission to open a home business to sell firearms online and at trade shows after residents protested that it wasn’t allowed in a residential area.The decision follows a disagreement between the Planning Board, which...

By RAY DUCKLER

Justin Guth, once a youthful teen skier who liked breaking rules, figured out a way to ski on the off-limits, roped-off, empty slopes in the Pennsylvania Poconos.He joined the National Ski Patrol at age 15, giving him access to any trail he chose and...

By RAY DUCKLER

The text message seemed legit.Bank of America was asking Jake St. Pierre about his recent banking history. Had he withdrawn a substantial amount of money from one of its accounts? While in Georgia?No, he hadn’t.And, to make matters worse, the “bank”...

By RAY DUCKLER

Alex Ray feeds lots of people, both in the Granite State and a war zone thousands of miles away.He’s the founder and owner of a restaurant juggernaut in New Hampshire, building a chain of establishments that’s most commonly referred to as the Common...

By RAY DUCKLER

Alex Ray, who prides himself on being a common man, has shown uncommon skills while building an empire within the state’s always-challenging restaurant business.His Common Man logo – a farmer working in his field, pushing and leaning hard on a tiller...

By RAY DUCKLER

State and local fire officials, already investigating the cause of a house fire on Dover Road in Epsom three months ago, believe arson played a role after firefighters were called to the same house on Tuesday afternoon.State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey,...