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By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The town of Boscawen is currently without representation on the Merrimack Valley School Board after both members from the town resigned in the last three months.Loren Martin stepped down on Sunday due to what board Chair Tracy Bricchi described as...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Merrimack Valley High School senior Alison Lamontagne’s first foray into New Hampshire’s All-State Music Festival came not as a trumpeter, but rather as a vocalist.“When I was in eighth grade, I was approached by my band director and he heard me sing...

Boys’ BasketballPembroke 66, ConVal 47Key players: Pembroke – Devin Riel (17 points, 8-for-11 FG), Evan Berkeley (12 points, 4-for-7 FG), Javin Sinclair (11 points, 5-for-8 FG), Andrew Fitzgerald (11 points, 4-for-7 FG), Zac Bemis (7 points); ConVal –...

By DAN ATTORRI

The winter season is well underway, but some fall accolades are still being doled out, with some football divisions releasing their All-State rosters as recently as last week. For Divisions I and II, each conference within the division selects its own...

Boys’ BasketballBelmont 64, Winnisquam 32Key players: Belmont – Anakin Underhill (22 points), Keegan Martinez (15 points); Winnisquam – Dio Kastigiannis (14 points)Highlights: Martinez scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half, including a bucket...

Girls’ BasketballPittsfield 33, Nute 20Key players: Pittsfield – Ashley Clark (12 points), Alivia Lavigne (7 points), Chelsea Chagnon (6 points), Highlights: The Panthers won their first game of the season, picking up a victory on their home court...

Boys’ BasketballCoe-Brown 78, Bishop Brady 36Key players: Coe Brown – Jack Matson (16 points, 14 rebounds), Matt Flanagan (12 points), Grant Hayes (10 points), Bruce LaPierre (8 points, 7 rebounds), Ryan Kouchoukos (6 points, 9 assists, 6 steals),...

By ALEX RAPP and DAN ATTORRI

Last season did not end the way the third-seeded Crimson Tide had hoped. They had a 14-4-1 record and reached the quarterfinals but were upset by No. 11 Exeter in overtime, 4-3.The Tide hockey team suffered its first back-to-back regular-season losses...

From Monitor staff reports

Since high school indoor track and field returned to New Hampshire following the pandemic in the fall of 2022, only one boys’ team – Coe-Brown Northwood Academy – has hoisted the Division II championship trophy.Coe-Brown scored 101 points, nearly...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Merrimack Valley High School senior Keighen Duppong knows attending the University of New Hampshire would likely cost thousands of dollars less per year than most of the schools on his college list.Duppong, who plans to study applied physics, has sent...

By ALEXANDER RAPP and DAN ATTORRI

Eric Saucier brings experienced leadership to a Bow team ready to compete for the Division II boys’ basketball championship this upcoming season. After spending 19 years in total with Conant and 16 as head coach, he led the Orioles to nine final four...

By ALEXANDER RAPP and DAN ATTORRI

The Concord Christian Kingsmen girls’ basketball team has had an ascent through the ranks of New Hampshire hoops like no other. They have won divisions in three consecutive years and have risen from Division IV to D-I in that span.“When we won...

By DAN ATTORRI

Two golfers from Bow High School and a pair from Merrimack Valley were named to the Division II All-State and Honorable Mention lists that were recently released. Bow sophomore Jake Gancarz was named to the D-II First Team, while senior teammate Owen...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A proposal by district administrators to raise meal prices in Merrimack Valley schools was temporarily tabled by the school board on Monday, with some members expressing concern that any increase could further hamstring families who are struggling to...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Moo-ve over, class fish and hamsters. Merrimack Valley Middle School math teacher Becky King has adopted a cow.Bonnie, a Brown Swiss dairy cow, does not literally live in King’s sixth-grade classroom, but her presence is very much felt. The...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Most visual artists stick to a primary surface. Jaeden Taylor is not like most artists.The Merrimack Valley High School junior has designed gnomes adorned with three-dimensional beards and has sold painted rocks that customers use as paperweights.Even...

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 JEREMY MARGOLIS

Hopkinton School Board members erupted in anger at the state Legislature over news delivered earlier this month that school districts would receive significantly less money to cover certain special education expenses than they are eligible to...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord’s property tax rate rose 3.1% to $27.69 in 2024, while Penacook’s rate will be to $30.64, a heftier jump of 5.1%.Both communities pay the city tax rate, this year $9.84, and the county tax rate, but each has its own local school tax rate and...

By DAN ATTORRI

You don’t win a championship and have a perfect season without having great personnel behind it. That’s what the Division III champion Hopkinton Hawks had this season. Hopkinton junior midfielder Fin Murphy was named the Division III Player of the...