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By RAY DUCKLER

Jeff Bart, owner of one of the sweetest establishments in Concord, has heard some of his customers are worried his Granite State Candy Shoppe is leaving Warren Street.He says they wonder if the shop is searching for greener pastures, or a more...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Judy Tibbetts recalls that when she was interviewed for her first teaching job at Franklin High School back in 1970, the superintendent at the time told her he was interested in hiring her only if she planned to stay in the district.“I said, ‘Yes,...

By RAY DUCKLER

Someday this year, Mark Ciborowski will hire someone to move a pair of long, heavy oak bars from Pennsylvania to his proposed masterpiece in downtown Concord.One bar, 36 feet long, will line the back area of Ciborowski’s proposed entertainment center...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Following a record year for school building aid applications in New Hampshire, state legislators are introducing bills this month aimed at increasing the amount of funding available for school construction and renovation projects.One of the bills,...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

One of the fastest-growing sports in America, pickleball now has a new indoor home in Concord. All-Stars Pickleball Club opened its doors on Dec. 8 in the former Old Navy store at the Steeplegate Mall. For pickleball standards, the facility features...

By RAY DUCKLER

Spend a half-hour with Nazzy and you’re guaranteed to run out of steam before he does.That’s what DJ Nazzy, whose real name is Marc Nazzaro, does for a living. He founded and owns Nazzy Entertainment DJs and plays music – at weddings, bar mitzvahs and...

By RAY DUCKLER

Chris Brown, the face of the annual Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament, received a scouting report recently from a city employee at White Park.The worker had gone onto the pond’s surface to retrieve a “No Skating Sign” and test the ice’s safety for the...

By RAY DUCKLER

Al Cilley Sr. looked tired this week behind the old Department of Transportation building off Storrs Street.He made a special appearance Wednesday at the DOT site, his first visit in about three months, shuffling slowly, hunched over a bit, wearing...

By RAY DUCKLER

Nina Gardner’s fingerprints are all over Sanbornton.Few residents in town have spread themselves this thin. Gardner contributed to Sanbornton’s school system, its historical society and its overall look. She’s 76, and her arms still extend in various...

By RAY DUCKLER

Chris Brown is usually nervous this time of year, when the Black Ice Pond Hockey tournament at White Park is on the horizon.This time, though, the president and CEO of New Hampshire Distributors insists that he’s calm as his self-imposed deadline of...

By RAY DUCKLER

Downtown will lose a tasty treat spot early next month, but plans are advancing on a transformational project in the city by the same landlord.Concord’s Orange Leaf, which has sold to-die-for frozen yogurt with to-die-for toppings for the past 10...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The blue truck backed up to the trash heap and unceremoniously belched out its contents.Next to its rear tires at the Nashua landfill was a pile of mattresses deposited before this truck arrived. Mattresses are illegal to throw out in Massachusetts,...

By RAY DUCKLER

She went around to the side of the building, bypassing the media and chaos out front.She knocked on her father’s window at the News and Sentinel office in the North Country. John Harrigan opened the door to let Karen Doolan in, then quickly moved back...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

For Alyssa McKeon and her husband, Luke Simon, their eco-friendly and sustainable store is one small way of contributing to the fight against climate change.Witching Hour Provisions in Hopkinton opened its doors to the community in December 2021. The...

By KELLY SENNOTT

When Warner bladesmith Zack Jonas joined the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen in 2012, he was the only person selling knives at the Sunapee fair.Bladesmithing hadn’t yet hit mainstream pop culture due to shows like Forged in Fire, and most people...

By DAVID BROOKS

A years-in-the-making conservation easement has settled the immediate future of a family vegetable farm in Warner but that doesn’t mean it faces no more problems. Consider porcupines.“They were all over the place this year. We didn’t do a good job...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A Washingtonian. An estranged son. A drifter and a loner.Those are a few of the attributes that describe accused double murderer Logan Clegg, 26, who was arrested in October to face homicide charges for the fatal shooting of Concord couple Steve and...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Melissa Goyait of Weare helps local students access college and career opportunities through a program that supports them long after high school.Goyait is the associate director at Educational Talent Search, a federal program housed at the University...

By RAY DUCKLER

She marked the day each year by baking a cake and softly humming “Happy birthday” to herself, so her sons never heard.Meanwhile, the cake had frosting on it but nothing else. No swirls or stripes or flowers or candles, and certainly nothing about a...

By RAY DUCKLER

She thought she had her dream job after medical school, working in a hospital, allowing her warm bedside manner to comfort patients like a heating pad.That’s what Dr. Jennifer MacKenzie had always wanted, ever since she played on medical equipment as...