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Thanks to these Hometown co-winners, seniors in Penacook and Boscawen live a flexible life
02-12-2024 10:29 AM

By RAY DUCKLER

The latest candidate for the Monitor’s Hometown Hero award, Lawre Murphy of Boscawen, strongly believed that her partner in keeping seniors on their toes, Brenda Bartlett, deserved the honor more than she did.Bartlett happened to be the woman who...


Hometown Hero Journee LaFond: Building their community in Concord
02-05-2024 7:46 AM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Journee LaFond arrived in New Hampshire in 2018, their first thought was that the state had the potential for a strong community. But two questions lingered.“Where are the Black people and where are the queer people?” said LaFond. “Where’s...


Hometown Hero: A tree grew in Andover and was transformed into one of the biggest Christmas trees around
01-27-2024 12:36 PM

Bt RAY DUCKLER

Liz Wolf showed during the recent holiday season that no unselfish act is too tall for the Andover resident.Her friend, Jenny Bodwell, was diagnosed with liver cancer last summer. During her treatment in November, Bodwell expressed an interest in...


Hometown Hero: Salisbury’s Leanna Lorden plays big role at Henniker nonprofit
01-01-2024 5:53 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

LLeanna Lorden has a diminished role when it comes to face-to-face meetings with students at White Birch Center in Henniker. She was promoted to chief operating officer last summer, shifting to an administrative role filled with meetings and phone...


On the day Kalahan Emery of Boscawen would have turned 21, his father toasted him with beers and tears. 
05-26-2022 4:30 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

On Oct. 9, 2019, a stranger from North Carolina named Carson McLean noticed a photo of Kraig Emery on a website.Emery was raising a glass of beer, as though toasting someone. Shown alone, he wasn’t smiling, but he didn’t look mean, sad or angry,...


Hometown Heroes: Stability follows tragedy
05-02-2022 6:21 PM

By JOSH MORRILL

Dennis Pavlicek took over as Newbury’s town administrator nearly three decades ago on the heels of a high-profile tragedy. His first task was a big one – rebuilding trust in his beloved town.On a quiet Monday morning in the fall of 1993, while working...


Hometown Heroes: Iain Hamilton of Bow is a pilot with a mission
12-17-2020 8:55 AM

By TIM O’SULLIVAN

Growing up in Andover, Mass., Iain Hamilton dreamed of flying. That’s what happens when you hear tales about the wonders of aviation from a grandfather who flew Corsairs for the U.S. Navy in World War II, an uncle who flew Huey helicopters in the...

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