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McKenna Marshall of Concord died at Concord Hospital after being found unresponsive in a cell at the Merrimack County House of Corrections in Boscawen, county officials announced.Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office and corrections officials are...

Harrisville poet Rodger Martin will share selections from “For All The Tea in Zhōngguó,” “The Battlefield Guide” and new, unreleased works Thursday, Jan. 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Dublin Public Library, 1114 Main St. in Dublin. Snow date is Jan....

By CULLEN TIERNAN

Cullen Tiernan lives in Concord. While serving with Marine Forces Africa, I flew with the commanding general on his plane from Germany to Liberia. I spent that time reading Henry Kissinger’s book “Diplomacy.” It was done mostly to look smart, but I...

Boys’ BasketballMerrimack Valley 61, Bishop Brady 27Key players: MV – Nic Oglesby (19 points), Andrew Surpenant (13 points), Ethan Dukette (8 points), Boston Bradicich (8 points); Bishop Brady – Owen Thorton (11 points), Ryan Casey (9...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

With six new faces, the orientation meeting for the Concord City Council to be held Wednesday at the community center on the Heights takes on added significance this year.New and existing councilors will be presented with waves of information,...

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...

Concord residents with curbside trash and recycling collection can place their Christmas trees curbside for disposal on their trash collection day through Friday, Jan. 12.Many other communities also collect Christmas trees. Bow residents, for example,...

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Back in November, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a new code of conduct. The announcement came in response to mounting criticism of the unethical behavior of certain justices, particularly Clarence Thomas. His...

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...

By DAVID BROOKS

Pembroke residents will get their chance to join the community-power bandwagon soon, with notices going out in mid-January and a Jan. 31 public meeting.The meeting, set for 6:30 p.m. in the Pembroke Academy auditorium, will explain how Pembroke...

Boys’ Indoor TrackBishop Brady 4th, Bow tied 5th, Belmont 7th, Merrimack Valley 9th, Winnisquam tied 12thKey players: Bishop Brady –  Josh Gentchos (1st 55 dash in 6.74 seconds, 3rd 300), Alan Yap (2nd 300, 4th 55 dash); Bow – Alden Betterley...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Jim Bouley loves local government.For most, the inner working of local government is a thankless bureaucracy marked by leaf collection services and property tax hikes.But to Bouley, there’s no better job to see the results of your work, whether it’s...

A grant from the state’s LCHIP program will help protect a piece of land abutting the Warner River, part of continuing efforts to preserve water quality upstream of Concord’s water supply intake on the Contoocook River.The $88,250 grant, one of a...

By DAVID BROOKS

There may be debate among the public about the long-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic but there’s no question when looking at the state’s test scores, especially the lower grades.“This is a generation that was back in pre-school when the pandemic...

By RAY DUCKLER

Nick Pagauisan, a sophomore at Bishop Brady High School, is growing in more ways than one.While he’s at the age, 16, in which height and maturity are often on the rise, his vegetable plants are, too, giving him a green thumb that would fill the Jolly...

By DAVID BROOKS

The most interesting energy thing happening in New Hampshire right now isn’t due to cool tech or federal money, it’s part of that terribly ho-hum tedious topic, local governance.Actually, it’s more ho-hum than that: It’s county governance.Compared to...

By RAY DUCKLER

Chris Kane treated old trees like they were his grandparents.He respected old trees, protected them, made sure they lived full, rich lives.“He could identify any plant or tree and know if it was rare or endangered,” said Kane’s lone daughter, Hilary...

By DAVID BROOKS

Red and black campaign signs for Concord School Board candidate Michael Guglielmo appeared on either side of the entrance to the city-owned Beaver Meadow Golf Course last week. More signs were placed in the triangular median at the intersection of...

By JEAN STIMMELL

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. The cricket’s persistent song of autumn used to haunt me, reminding me how brief life is, especially now I’m old. But it doesn’t have to...

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick lived for three months in Jayyous, Palestine as an accompanier for the World Council of Churches. For three years he was media coordinator and communication strategist for Kairos Palestine. He lives in Concord and can be reached at...