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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The city’s first new park since 1988 is nearing the end of construction and will make a soft debut this fall. The Canal Street Riverfront Park project is part of the revitalization of Penacook Village and is transforming the 2.5 acres that once housed...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLINand DAVID BROOKS

Eleven people have died on New Hampshire roadways in less than a week, including two motorcyclists in Concord in the last two days.“Across my 27 years in law enforcement I can’t remember there being this many fatalities this close together,” said...

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning when the vehicle collided with a pickup truck on Clinton Street near the Hooksett Turnpike Tuesday morning less than 24 hours after another motorcyclist died in a crash in Penacook.Concord police reported that...

By DAN ATTORRI

She was the last one to qualify for the semifinals. She was the last one to qualify for the finals. But in Monday night’s 800-meter race, competing against former national champions, world champions and Olympic medallists, Penacook’s Kristie...

The following list was created from entries from community members who submit content for our weekly Talk of the Towns. Please check your town website for updated information, or if your town is not listed.Allenstown; May 27; Memorial Day Mass; St....

By ADAM CZARKOWSKI

Adam Czarkowski works in the technology sector and lives in Penacook. Susan McKevitt’s recent opinion column “It’s time to properly fund education” in the Concord Monitor reads like a case for a state income tax without saying the words “income tax.”...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Bette Hill had one goal when her mom remarried and her family traded Concord for California when she was 14 years old – to move back “home.”It took her 56 years, but in 2010 after raising five kids, Hill returned to New Hampshire and settled down in...

By MARK CIOCCA

Mark Ciocca lives in Penacook. As a retiree with chronic health issues, I have frequent appointments at outpatient clinics run by Concord Hospital. Recently, signs have been posted at these facilities saying that “physical and verbal aggression will...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

After the moderator read the results of the Merrimack Valley School Board elections Friday night, Julia Jones dabbed away a few tears.Though she is the president of the Salisbury parent-teacher group, she relied only on word of mouth to promote her...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Merrimack Valley School District voters will weigh a 5.9% budget increase and decide two contested school board races on Friday. The proposed operating budget for the five-community district is $48,298,106, up almost $2.7 million from last year. The...

By RAY DUCKLER

Once, the clanging of weights and humming of treadmills filled the 6,500 square-foot facility adjacent to the Thirty Pines plaza across Burough Road.Soon, though, a new sound – the crackling of pool balls smashing together – will join Penacook’s...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The two drivers of next year’s budget increase in the Merrimack Valley School District are forces hitting its peers across New Hampshire: special education and health insurance.The proposed $48,298,106 budget for the district is up almost $2.7 million...

By ADAM CZARKOWSKI

Adam Czarkowski works in the technology sector and lives in Penacook. A recent My Turn in the Concord Monitor claimed that New Hampshire has higher taxes than Massachusetts based on one retired person’s situation. I would argue as a person that is...

By RAY DUCKLER

You’ve probably seen the sign hugging Route 3 in Boscawen, near the Penacook border.It’s big and announces that the restaurant located there, Alan’s of Boscawen – a landmark in the region – remains open after a 40-year run. The owner and founder, Alan...

By CARISA CORROW

Carisa Corrow of Penacook is co-author of “126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education” and founder of Educating for Good. It’s been established by the state constitution and reiterated by the courts that the state bears the responsibility of...

By ADAM CZARKOWSKI

Adam Czarkowski works in the technology sector and lives in Penacook. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, New Hampshire will have its first in the nation presidential primary. This year’s primary will look a little different as the sitting president will not be on...

By CARISA CORROW

Carisa Corrow of Penacook is co-author of “126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education” and founder of Educating for Good. While Concord is a great little city with much to offer, it’s not perfect. We have some complicated issues that need to be...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Construction is underway on Concord’s latest affordable housing development, the second phase of Penacook Landing. The site will feature a 20,000-square-foot apartment building that will house 20 units. Those 20 will include 18 units designated as...

By CASSIDY JENSEN

There is finally something to see at the location of the incoming Market Basket in Penacook. Construction has begun on the buildings off of Exit 17 of 1-93 in Concord that will house a long-awaited supermarket and a NH Liquor and Wine outlet. The...

By CAITLIN ANDREWS

A different type of rail trail has opened up in Concord.Scenic RailRiders opened Friday off Sewalls Falls Road in Concord along an abandoned stretch of Pan Am Railways track that stretches from above the state prison to Commercial Street in...