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By JEREMY MARGOLIS
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday aimed at barring transgender girls and women from participating on female sports teams has already had a tangible effect on at least one local school district.
By DAVID BROOKS
In what might be the region’s only case of its kind during this season of school budget presentations, the John Stark School District budget says it is facing a large decrease in the two items that usually drive cost increases: salaries and benefits.
By SRUTHIGOPALAKRISHNAN
Rising transportation costs are a major driver behind Dunbarton’s proposed $10.5 million school budget.
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A direct walk and bike path connecting Storrs Street, or even Main Street, to the trails on the east bank of the Merrimack River. A deck over the riverbank with room for picnics, benches and food trucks. A slatted, undulating wood architecture creating a “gateway to the mountains” that arches over the interstate.
By Monitor staff
The Diocese of Manchester has completed the purchase of the former Magdalen College in Warner, it announced Thursday.
The Community Players of Concord will present Ken Ludwig’s “The Gods of Comedy” from Feb. 14-16 at the Concord City Auditorium.
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Boscawen’s modest 1.7% proposed budget increase is good news for taxpayers, but town leaders cautioned that the seeming stability belies what could be around the corner.
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A broken elevator at the Horseshoe Pond Place senior apartments has left at least 10 residents unable to exit the building on their own for the last two weeks.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Loudon is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Crews were busy on Thursday afternoon clearing off the White Park pond for the weekend 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament, which draws teams from across the region to Concord for the three-day event. Thursday’s Youth Hockey Night, which was to be a precursor to the event, was canceled. But the tournament is on for full days of hockey, food and other activities on Friday and Saturday, which are expected to have clear skies. Another storm is moving in for Sunday, but games are still on tap. For the latest updates on the tournament’s schedule, visit blackicepondhockey.com.
By DAVID BROOKS
Deliberative sessions are all about local control but it was state actions and their effect on property taxes that dominated much of Wednesday’s discussion for voters in the Weare School District.
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
New Hampshire gaming halls with historic horse racing licenses could soon swap their machines for slot machines, securing a seven-year head start over competitors in the state's expanding casino market.
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
The town of Bow has postponed its scheduled budget hearing for both the school and municipal budgets due to an anticipated snowfall.
A group of Concord residents will host an informal networking gathering on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Kimball Jenkins Mansion to celebrate local historic preservation successes, connect with others, and share ideas for future activities and events.
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Merrimack Valley School Board Chair Tracy Bricchi accused some district residents of “border[ing] on libel” at the conclusion of a contentious budget hearing Tuesday that saw some attendees call out the board and its administrators for what they described as a lack of transparency and accountability.
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Webster residents will vote in March on an operating budget of $1.94 million, a 6.5% increase from this past year.
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
During a career in the finance industry, Bob Blake was told to do more with less. He thinks it’s time for the Town of Warner to do the same.
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Charlie Trowbridge has one question for veterans like himself.
By RACHEL WACHMAN
The cost of special education and the role of state assistance for schools took center stage at Epsom School District deliberative session Tuesday during one of the town’s most widely attended meetings in years, which drew more than 250 people to the Epsom Central School.
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A trio of proposed laws would require public school health educators to show students starting in sixth grade a series of videos created by a pro-life organization that depict abortion procedures and fetal gestation.
Six furniture makers joined together three decades ago to form the NH Furniture Masters Association, creating a new space to share their craft with the world. The organization and its members have helped shape the growth and evolution of the studio furniture movement. To celebrate their contributions, the Furniture Masters Association is holding a “Founders Exhibition” showcasing the work of its original six members – Brian Braskie, Lenore Howe, David Lamb, Terry Moore, Jere Osgood and Bill Thomas – and kicking off a year of exhibitions and events culminating in the group’s autumn show at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester.
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