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Thanks to these Hometown co-winners, seniors in Penacook and Boscawen live a flexible life
02-12-2024 10:29 AM

By RAY DUCKLER

The latest candidate for the Monitor’s Hometown Hero award, Lawre Murphy of Boscawen, strongly believed that her partner in keeping seniors on their toes, Brenda Bartlett, deserved the honor more than she did.Bartlett happened to be the woman who...

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In Franklin, a Hometown Hero remains busy, 12 years after retiring from the U.S. Postal Service
05-12-2024 6:58 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Stephen Donahue retired from the United States Postal Service 12 years ago, at the relatively young age of 61.And these days, he’s busier than ever.Whether leading a Scout troop or climbing a ladder to hang a sign for a local business or installing a...


A mother, a sister and her fight for a better life
02-24-2024 10:00 AM

By RAY DUCKLER

She sat in a room below a shrine of flags, medals and framed photos in honor of her son, next to the young daughter of her late sister.The conversation shifted, moving from the death of Heather Demello’s son, Dustin Hall, a 21-year-old member of the...


Generally speaking, Don Bolduc, now a Pittsfield police officer, has tested himself for years  
02-17-2024 6:44 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

He walked into the local convenience store loaded with the protective gear that he uses to defend himself and the residents of Pittsfield.He wore a bulletproof vest and carried a taser, two magazine cartridges, a service pistol, pepper spray and a...


After a long run, the Aubuchon Hardware store on Main Street in Concord closing its doors
02-14-2024 11:09 AM

By RAY DUCKLER

For regular customers like Dick and Andrea Bean of Pembroke who stopped by the Aubuchon store on South Main Street this week, the 40% off sale was exciting, but the news that the business is shutting down was beyond disappointing.The Beans came for...


N’Awlins Grille to bring southern flavor to Concord’s downtown
02-12-2024 5:41 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

The outside door at N’Awlins Grille, which is holding its grand opening Tuesday night just off Main Street, leads to a tiny foyer.You’ll see a fireplace with a fake fire in it, wallpaper showing a four-pane window with Spanish moss hanging in the...


Right on cue: Penacook to add billiards hall to a growing entertainment scene
02-11-2024 5:00 AM

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...


Health insurance enrollment continues to grow in N.H.
02-06-2024 11:13 AM

The number of New Hampshire residents getting health insurance through the HealthCare.gov Marketplace has grown almost 40% in three years, including a 19.4% increase this year, according to the state.The New Hampshire Insurance Department says 65,117...


With low attendance, a speedy deliberative session in Pittsfield
02-05-2024 5:51 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

The deliberative session of the Pittsfield Town Meeting last Saturday attracted less than two dozen residents, who flew through 30 articles in an estimated 30 minutes.“We knocked them right out of the park,” Pittsfield Select Board Chairman Carl...


Allenstown seeks to split one job into two to increase talent pool
02-05-2024 7:48 AM

By RAY DUCKLER

Allenstown residents chose to reduce the potential operating budget at their deliberative session on Saturday, saving $25,000 by eliminating curbside recycling, which has emerged as a major talking point in recent years.The amended $5.5 million budget...


Higher taxes are inevitable across the Granite State, with the Pittsfield board showing limits are possible
02-01-2024 5:53 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Select Board Chairman Carl Anderson knows the word “taxes” might cause an uneasy feeling Saturday at the deliberative session of the annual Pittsfield Town Meeting.He also knows that taxes are unavoidable, a way to better serve towns throughout the...


Waste, rescue services weigh on Allenstown budget
01-31-2024 5:02 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

The costs of two vital programs in Allenstown – solid waste disposal and recycling, and fire and ambulance services – are contributing to a proposed 17% budget increase that will be discussed at the town’s deliberative session on Saturday.Town...


Longtime fitness center in Concord is trying to make a new name for itself 
01-29-2024 3:40 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Frances Plunckett doesn’t mind if you get the name wrong.She’s been living in Weare for nearly 20 years. She understands that “The Racquet Club of Concord” rolls off tongues in this area like any other Concord landmark, such as the State House and the...


Allenstown struggling to fill town clerk position after several resignations
01-29-2024 10:08 AM

By RAY DUCKLER

With all the preparation leading into Tuesday’s presidential primary followed by the start of town meeting season, it’s been a terrible time of the year to be without a full-time town clerk.Allenstown has been searching for a qualified individual to...


Hometown Hero: A tree grew in Andover and was transformed into one of the biggest Christmas trees around
01-27-2024 12:36 PM

Bt RAY DUCKLER

Liz Wolf showed during the recent holiday season that no unselfish act is too tall for the Andover resident.Her friend, Jenny Bodwell, was diagnosed with liver cancer last summer. During her treatment in November, Bodwell expressed an interest in...


Hometown Hero: Alan Andrian of Boscawen does more than run a beloved local restaurant
01-21-2024 7:00 PM

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...


Outside of Concord event, Trump fans remain loyal to their man
01-20-2024 2:38 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

The line snaked from the Grappone Conference Center entrance into the parking lot, forming a giant ‘S’ of Donald Trump supporters exhaling frosty plumes, pinching their shoulders and smiling.The frigid temperatures Friday night didn’t stand a chance...


Signs of discord: Political placard for Haley gets fouled by one for Trump
01-19-2024 5:17 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

At the corner of Murray Hill Road and Route 3A in the town of Hill, a campaign sign for Nikki Haley now stands for Donald Trump.In the Merrimack County town of about 1,000 residents, someone stopped at a sign that read “Independents for Nikki,” and...


Concord veteran, 82, who served at Camp Lejeune fighting to get answers
01-15-2024 12:00 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Former Marine Denis O’Connell felt ignored.He hoped someone – anyone – would answer his phone call seeking information about payments to Marines who had developed cancer from toxic water after serving at Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987. The base is a...


Superfan says those eager to kick out Bill Belichick are shortsighted
01-11-2024 6:33 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Randy Pierce has been rooting for the New England Patriots for nearly 50 years.He watched them when they were awful, at Schaefer, Sullivan and Foxboro Stadiums in the 1970s and ‘80s. About a dozen years after his first live game, he began to listen to...


Hometown Hero: The spirit of Christmas is captured each year in New London, where the lonely lights shine bright 
01-07-2024 8:00 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Inside, David Cleveland’s father knew his son had created a great idea, an idea he liked, a warm and fuzzy tradition that just passed its 36th anniversary this past Christmas.But Jim Cleveland – the former Republican U.S. Congressman, poster boy for...

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