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By CARISA CORROW

Carisa Corrow of Penacook is co-author of “126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education” and founder of Educating for Good. My first experience at Franklin Opera House was at a summer performance of Aladdin Jr. in 2009. We had a five and three-year-old...

By RAY DUCKLER

Concord police and state fire officials are seeking the public’s help to determine if two structure fires near each other in Penacook during the wee hours on Monday night were accidental or not.While the investigation is ongoing and no conclusion has...

By RAY DUCKLER

Joan O’Connor wonders how her good friend, Monica Rico, reaches out in so many directions.With her daily schedule of volunteer work and dedication to bringing healthy, organic food to the Granite State, it’s a wonder how she gets it all done.“She’s...

By ADAM CZARKOWSKI

Adam Czarkowski works in the technology sector and lives in Penacook. Goodbye retirement, we never even knew you! Since I was sixteen years old, I have watched the government take a portion of each paycheck for Social Security. When I was a young...

By RAY DUCKLER

By late morning Monday, Anthem the arson dog had sniffed out no proof that two fires in Penacook – less than a mile apart and reported within two hours of each other – were deliberately set.While Concord Fire Chief John Chisholm said no conclusions...

By RAY DUCKLER

The drawers on a pair of wooden jewelry boxes were pulled out, one layered on top of another, forming a miniature three-story piece of furniture containing rocks.There were small stones, beautiful, smooth and shiny, with colors and patterns that...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Kilt making, Scottish Highlands dancing and Gaelic classes are some of the offerings that could be coming to the former Camp Spaulding property in Concord.The New Hampshire Gathering of the Scottish Clans – the organization that puts on the Highland...

By CARISA CORROW

Carisa Corrow of Penacook is co-author of “126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education” and founder of Educating for Good. Ethan DeWitt’s recent article in the New Hampshire Bulletin highlighted for me how much folks misunderstand competency-based...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Globs of paint splattered across the wood floor as Michael Bilodeau wedged off the metal cover of his paint bucket.Bilodeau poured the off-white paint into a tray for Austin Pratt, a local musician helping to bring new life into the old Citizens Bank...

By RAY DUCKLER

Sam York, a longtime assistant principal at Merrimack Valley High School, has been elevated to the principal’s role for the upcoming school year, replacing David Miller, who abruptly announced his resignation earlier this month to pursue other...

By RAY DUCKLER

Lexi Myers, who suffers from a rare form of brain cancer, said she felt strong Saturday morning, about 45 minutes before Merrimack Valley High School’s graduation ceremony.She had pushed herself the day before, on Friday, rising from her wheelchair...

By ADAM CZARKOWSKI

Adam Czarkowski lives in Penacook. On Sunday, June 4, my mom gave me an early Father’s Day present: it was a ‘Chris Sununu for president’ shirt. On Monday, June 5, Governor Chris Sununu announced he would not be running for president of the United...

By CARISA CORROW

Carisa Corrow of Penacook is co-author of “126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education” and founder of Educating for Good. For many years, science and math teachers have been in short supply, not just in New Hampshire, but nationwide. At the same time,...

By DAVID BROOKS

Fox Hardware, a Penacook institution for decades, has changed hands again but the casual customer might not even notice.That’s the idea, says new owner David Mitchell. He and his wife, Kim, bought the downtown store on Village Street, the building...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For 35 years, Ignatius MacLellan has volunteered in food pantries in Concord. For the first decade, the question for people coming through the door was simple – “What do you get for assistance?”With the cost of living skyrocketing, rent at an all-time...

By RAY DUCKLER

Some people like their job. And then there’s Ruthie Nichols of Penacook.“I can’t wait until the alarm goes off in the morning,” Nichols said, “so I can get ready for school.” She’s worked in the Merrimack Valley School District for 33 years, both as a...

An aquatic robot to help remove phosphorus pollution from local waterways has won Merrimack Valley High School another $50,000 of supplies in a national technology contest on top of an earlier award of $12,000, and put it in the running to win at...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Demolition of the former Penacook Community Center on Community Drive began Tuesday to make way for a new Boys and Girls Club center and library branch.The project calls for the demolition of two additional buildings – residential homes used as...

PENACOOKVolunteer Fair■The Penacook Historical Society will be at the Volunteer Fair at GoodLife, 254 N. State St., Unit L, Concord, on April 5, from noon to 2 p.m. GoodLife is hosting this fair with various local non-profits looking for help for...

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An aquatic robot to help remove phosphorus pollution from local ponds and rivers has won Merrimack Valley High School the state prize in a national technology contest.The Penacook school was the state winner in the 13th annual Samsung Solve for...