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Girls’ Track Bow 134, Kingswood 24, Pembroke 15 Key players: Bow – Julia Hou (1st 1,600, 1st pole vault, 1st triple jump), Hannah Pawlowski (1st 400, 1st javelin), Camden Wilson (1st high jump, 2nd 100, 2nd 200), Charlotte Weiss (1st discus, 2nd...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
One hundred New Hampshire firefighters will be screened for cancer this week at the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire’s convention, kicking off an effort to develop long-term, regular testing statewide. Cancer is now the leading cause of...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The developer looking to turn the mostly vacant Steeplegate Mall into a bustling mix of residences and retail is seeking relief from the city’s minimum parking requirements to reduce the amount of pavement at the massive redevelopment project.The...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Five years after planning for a new school building in Allenstown began and 19 months after builders broke ground at 171 River Road, the Allenstown Community School opened on Friday.The big day was celebrated with white shirts emblazoned with...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Concord School Board will vote on the nomination of Kyle Repucci, currently the superintendent of schools in Rochester, to be the next principal at Broken Ground elementary at its meeting Monday night. Repucci has been superintendent in the Lilac City...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Each handcrafted box of Clandestine Chocolates made by chocolatier Jonathan Doherty is a work of art so exquisite that it’s almost too beautiful to be savored.But when you succumb to temptation and indulge in a bite, you’re met with an explosion of...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
As Sally Metheany neared 80 years old, she decided to sell her house in Warner, bidding farewell to her garden beds in favor of renting a more manageable apartment along Main Street.Her new abode in downtown Warner sits at the top of a set of stairs,...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
At the foot of Mount Kearsarge in Warner, a campus designed to mimic a quintessential New England town is home to the smallest higher education institution in New Hampshire.Founded in 1973, Magdalen College – with a current enrollment of 65 – has...
By JEAN STIMMELL
Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. I need to vent about the college protests. I am beside myself, appalled at my country’s unconditional military support of Israel’s...
By CHRISTOPHER HERR
Christopher Herr is a teacher at Concord High School and a resident of Concord. House Bill 1205 would prohibit transgender female athletes from participating in school sports “designated for women, females, or girls” in grades 5-12. The NH Senate had...
By JOHN BUTTRICK
John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.com This last week I went for my monthly haircut. At my age, I get a significant discount (thank you very much). However,...
By GEOFF FORESTER
The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Easter started Friday afternoon with the Service of Lamentation, marking the death of Christ. The highlight of Holy Friday is where the kouvouklion, a carved wood canopy, is decorated with ornate flower...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A controversial bill that would have required teachers to answer all questions from parents “completely and honestly” was narrowly voted down by New Hampshire’s House.The 185-176 vote to kill the bill was celebrated by LGBTQ advocates and the leaders...
By DAVID BROOKS
When the Monitor ran a story recently that some residents in Boscawen were disagreeing about the design of a town flag, it produced this reaction among an awful lot of readers: “Wait – towns have flags?!? Who knew?”Not many people, it turns out,...
Boys’ LacrosseHopkinton 15, Bishop Brady 2Key players: Hopkinton – Patty Buss (5 goals, 2 assists), Merrick Chapin (2 goals, 5 assists), Shane Smith (3 goals, assist), Jackson Westover (2 goals, 2 assists), Kip Hedquist (2 goals, assist), Ozzie...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Police arrested about 90 pro-Palestine protesters at Dartmouth College and a smaller number of protesters at the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, which drew both praise and condemnation.“Use of police force against...
By MITCHELL SIMON
Mitchell Simon lives in Contoocook. The most frustrating and infuriating part of the debate on the proposed Medical Aid in Dying bill is that the only objections being voiced are based on speculation. According to the recent Monitor story, we hear...
BaseballMerrimack Valley 3, Hanover 1Key players: MV — Landon Abbott (WP, 2 IP, 0 R; 2-for-3, run), Jonas Weed (5 IP, 12 K),Highlights: Eli Wormald’s RBI ground out tied the game, 1-1, and Cam Chevarie delivered an RBI double to put the Pride up 2-1....
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Franklin Police have made an arrest after an accidental gun discharge Wednesday evening left one man with a hip wound. Police said Jacob Champney, 41, and an unidentified man, 46, were “displaying firearms to each other” inside a residence on Plains...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Empowerment, sadness and joy swept over Niyanta Nepal when Brown University’s administration announced their intention to deliberate and vote on divesting from companies connected to Israel’s military actions in Gaza.“We have the power to really...
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