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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When New Hampshire courts offer translation services for non-native English speakers, there’s often a mismatch between intent and execution.Forget differing sentence structures, tenses and not to mention baseline words – when each word is directly...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

At their first full meeting Monday, Concord city councilors are expected to hold off discussing the future of clubhouse renovations at the Beaver Meadow golf course. Plans for building a new clubhouse have been sent back to the Ad-Hoc Beaver Meadow...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When it was a homeless shelter, the old First Congregational Church site on North Main Street, got busy on winter nights when doors opened each evening and then again first thing in the morning when it closed.When the church was an active parish with...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Several changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will make more students eligible to receive financial assistance this year. The new FAFSA, which was released on Dec. 31, is a simplified version with 36 questions, instead of 108 which...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Three numbers put daunting benchmarks on New Hampshire’s housing crisis this year – 23,500 units are needed to meet the current demand. By 2030, the state needs to build 60,000 units. And by 2040, that number grows to 90,000.It’s been repeated by...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A house where friends could stay. Or maybe a small condo with a spare bedroom. Fisto Ndayishimiye is open to different options when he envisions owning his own home.But then there’s the price of a mortgage. Or the looming question of how long he will...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Brian Horlick imagined settling down in New Hampshire alongside his wife Diane. But in April, while living out of his car, he had a sudden heart attack.He died with Diane by his side. Now, she remains unhoused in Concord. Horlick, who was 66 years...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The county jail and hospital emergency room have become revolving doors for people experiencing homelessness. The cycle goes as follows: their stay is up, they’re released but then they have nowhere to go. Days later, that same individual ends up...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A multi-use site off Manchester Street and Black Hill Road that’s struggled to gain approval will be the subject of a public hearing before the Concord planning board Wednesday night.Over two years have gone by since the project was first introduced....

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The New Hampshire Homeowner Assistance Fund will transition to a wait list for applications at the end of the week as the program nears the end of its federal funding.The program is a product of the American Rescue Plan Act, where federal dollars were...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

On Father’s Day last June, a drag story hour at Teatotaller Cafe drew families and children inside. It also attracted nearly two dozen members of NSC-131 to stand outside in protest, chanting and performing Nazi salutes through the cafe’s first-floor...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Concord Police headquarters will move to the vacant Concord Group Insurance offices as early as next year, pending a favorable inspection, after the city council voted to approve a $4.1 million purchase and sale agreement. The move will allow the...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For Alex Streeter, a $10 million price tag for a new golf course clubhouse loomed as an enormous expense presented with little context.In front of Concord City Council Monday night, Steerer crunched a few numbers of his own.With a proposal in front of...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Concord city councilors have pages of written letters from residents to consider before they vote on a $10.3 million bond for a new clubhouse at Beaver Meadow Golf Course. The vote on Monday, Dec. 11 is scheduled to take place at the last meeting of...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

“Anger, dismay and humiliation,” are the emotions of Franklin leaders as they face a lawsuit from local restaurant owner Miriam Kovacs, said city attorney Paul Fitzgerald.Kovacs accuses the city of failing to protect her from antisemitic threats and...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The Allenstown school district spends five times more than the amount the state of New Hampshire gives to pay for an adequate education.This lopsided equation relies heavily on local taxpayers to make up the difference to pay for everything from...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A new middle school, a new police station, affordable housing, solving homelessness: When Robert Maccini thinks about spending priorities in Concord, several big-ticket items top his list.Instead, on Dec. 11, the Concord City Council will host a...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The Concord Coalition to End Homelessness winter shelter will open Monday, providing a nighttime reprieve for people experiencing homelessness through March.The shelter will return to the coalition’s site at 238 N. Main Street in the small building...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

April Stoddard knew she’d be trading Florida’s warmth for Concord’s winters when she moved back to Concord. What she didn’t expect was the dramatic increase in her property tax bill for the single-wide, 900-square-foot manufactured home she...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Judge Andrea Johnston swore in 60 new U.S. citizens this summer, she told the crowd that citizenship was not a passive status. It’s an act of democracy.It’s the ability to serve on a jury. It is the freedom of the press and the right to practice...