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By DAN ATTORRI
Tournament wrestling doesn’t come down entirely to finalists. The Concord High School wrestling team didn’t have a single finalist on its home mats at Saturday’s annual Capital City Classic, but the Crimson Tide gutted out victories and pins through the consolation brackets, placing six wrestlers and finishing fourth out of 31 teams.
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
One person was killed in a fire at a single-family home in Deering on Saturday, while everyone escaped the flames at another residence in Franklin the following night.
By DANIEL SARCH
A video on social media showing people playing on river ice prompted a volunteer effort in the community to create a safe outdoor ice rink.
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A Franklin house was salvaged on Wednesday afternoon after an attached barn caught fire and burned to the ground.
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Brad Gauthier paints a simple picture. After a day on his mountain bike at the Veterans Memorial Recreational Area, it’d be nice to drink a Kettle Head IPA beer in the lodge.
By RACHEL WACHMAN
Lucienne Boisvert sat by the fireplace with her crochet hook, a skein of purple yarn, and a half-completed scarf. As she wove the hook in and out of holes at the end of the scarf and wrapped the yarn accordingly, the 97-year-old began to explain her...
By RACHEL WACHMAN
Adorned with reindeer antlers, Santa hats, and festive sweaters, students from Jennie Blake Elementary School in Hill streamed into the lobby of Peabody Place in Franklin to serenade the senior citizens with holiday carols.Singing tunes such as...
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A Franklin resident pleaded guilty to stealing $118,000 in welfare benefits over the course of the last five years. Ryan Leblanc, 37, applied for both SNAP and childcare benefits with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, stating...
By DAN ATTORRI
The Concord High School wrestling team capped a solid season-opening week by finishing in second out of 16 teams at the Salem Blue Devil Classic.Concord junior Wayne Sakakeeny claimed the heavyweight title, winning three bouts by pin, including a...
WrestlingPelham 47, Bow 27Highlights: The Falcons dropped their season opener on their home mats. Bow, the defending D-III champions, will compete against D-I teams at the Salem Blue Devil Classic on Saturday.Records: Bow 0-1Concord 41, Nashua North...
Boys’ BasketballMoultonborough 39, Franklin 37Key players: Moultonborough – Brode Bacon (17 points), Ethan Tilton (11 points); Franklin – Matt Carlsen (23 points), Harrison Kaplan (10 points)Highlights: The Tornadoes led 26-19 heading into the fourth...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
In the political library at Saint Anselm’s Institute of Politics, James Thibault sat down to do his homework in a gray suit. Pins of both the New Hampshire flag and United States flag were fastened to the lapel, and his red, white and blue tie was...
By ALEXANDER RAPP
FRANKLIN – Franklin High girls’ and boys’ basketball is returning to the Golden Tornadoes’ high school building after 30 years of playing in the middle school gym. Franklin’s athletic director, Dan Sylvester, attributed the success of the project to...
By ALEXANDER RAPP and DAN ATTORRI
The Bow Falcons won the Division III wrestling championship last year and went right back to work on the upcoming season as soon as they could. The team, helmed by coach Bill Chavanelle, said that despite losing many talented seniors, he expects the...
By DAN ATTORRI
The New Hampshire Field Hockey Coaches Association recently released its end-of-season awards and All-State lists, with several area players earning selections.Two of the major awards also went to local programs. Concord head coach Nicole Armaganian...
By ALEXANDER RAPP
Franklin High School’s former track and field coach, William “Bill” Heydt, Sr., was inducted into the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame this past Sunday for his long-time coaching, commitment and leadership.Heydt...
By DAN ATTORRI
Six Capital Area high school football programs made the playoffs this season, the most representation that the area has had in the post-pandemic era. But despite strong regular seasons, and in some cases historic seasons, none of those six teams...
By RACHEL WACHMAN
In the lobby of Peabody Place, a retirement community in Franklin, Susan Chisholm sat by the baby grand piano as if it were an old friend. She doesn’t play much anymore, but decades ago, this piano kept her company on a daily basis.The piano,...
By DAN ATTORRI
It’s been several years since the Franklin High School football team has made the playoffs. That drought is now over.Franklin defeated Bishop Brady, 17-7, under the lights at Concord’s Memorial Field on Saturday to claim its first-ever Kaplan Kup and...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Former Franklin mayor Jo Brown was fined by a judge Friday for using a private email account for official city business after she did not produce all requested documents in an ongoing lawsuit filed by a business owner against the city. Miriam Kovacs,...
By RACHEL WACHMAN
The room fell silent as Franklin City Council candidate Valerie Blake reached into a plastic pumpkin bucket and withdrew a slip of paper. Her opponent, former school board member Al Warner, followed suit.Whoever drew the higher number would win the...
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