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By RAY DUCKLER

Mentioning Stella made Lou Sillari’s tired eyes open just a tad wider.His memories were sharp, considering. But some of his recollections of events 80, 90, even 100 years ago challenged him, causing him to pause, eventually needing his son, Peter...

By RAY DUCKLER

The ever-growing Common Man franchise has gotten even bigger.With 20 sit-down restaurants spread around the Granite State already in his stable, owner Alex Ray now has, as he calls it, a third “touch-and-go” business, this one at the Epsom Traffic...

By RAY DUCKLER

LLeanna Lorden has a diminished role when it comes to face-to-face meetings with students at White Birch Center in Henniker. She was promoted to chief operating officer last summer, shifting to an administrative role filled with meetings and phone...

By RAY DUCKLER

The region mourned many local people who had made impacts on the Concord area in 2023.Writers, filmmakers, musicians, coaches and individuals who simply wanted to do something good for someone are included. Some lived full lives. Others left us far...

By RAY DUCKLER

Boaters in Allenstown began to notice last summer that parking spots at the Pelissier Boat Launch had been filled with out-of-state license plates.Parking at the boat launch is meant for locals only, and that unwritten rule seemed to deter outsiders...

By RAY DUCKLER

Like most years, Concord’s palate was asked to leave its comfort zone and welcome newcomers to the downtown area, as COVID more and more became a distant memory and eating establishments continued their climb back to normalcy.In 2023, new restaurants...

By RAY DUCKLER

Her mother, Ann Emerson, was a police chief in Chichester, a pioneer in her day.Her father, Herbert Emerson, was a firefighter and a mail carrier in Pittsfield for decades, serving the city in which he was born and raised.Their daughter, Cathy...

By RAY DUCKLER

Tom Cheney, who’s owned the furniture store in downtown Penacook for decades, is playing the waiting game these days.The investigation to determine if the fire that destroyed his clearance center building was caused by an arsonist remains open. That...

By RAY DUCKLER

All systems were go for Dominic Torro earlier this month, just like always.He had the gear and experience to conquer Airplane Gully – a steep chute on Mount Washington that he’d skied down dozens of times over the past few years.He was trained on how...

By DAVID BROOKS

In my career, I’ve encountered several non-traditional ways to build a home, from stacking hay bales to rolling out plastic tubes to using 3D-printed concrete. They’ve been fun to talk about but never made the slightest dent in the industry. The...

By DAVID BROOKS

One of the supporters of the controversial Elizabeth Gurley Flynn historical marker says the state program that installed and then removed the sign is operating without the necessary legal rules, and he has proposed a solution: He can write...

By RAY DUCKLER

The intimacy projected at the Hatbox Theater the past seven years brought Scrooge’s silver mutton chops to life.The theater, tucked into a corner of the Steeplegate Mall, offers audiences clear details from every nook and cranny, revealing expressions...

By RAY DUCKLER

Rabbi Robin Nafshi of Temple Beth Jacob in Concord had to tweak her annual sermon this month while celebrating the eight nights of Hanukkah.The Jewish holiday features a menorah with eight lights, lit once each night for the duration of the holiday....

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Brian Reid knows his parents will always be remembered as humanitarians, loving family members, dedicated tennis players and global ambassadors.He hopes the name and memory of Logan Clegg, the man convicted of murdering Steve and Wendy Reid as they...

By RAY DUCKLER

Sarena Preve gave birth to her daughter, Isabelle Ernst, 15 years ago during an ice storm that snapped trees and toppled power lines like never before.Giving birth is memorable enough, but driving to the hospital in the middle of an ice storm while...

By RAY DUCKLER

In what was labeled a precautionary move, the town of Pittsfield has issued a ‘boil water order’ after officials discovered a loss of water pressure on Monday, which could result in the formation of E. coli bacteria in the Pittsfield water...

By RAY DUCKLER

As far as John Santos knew, his relationship with his brother-in-law was fine.He compared any conflict he had had with John Duchesne to a pair of brothers roughhousing. Nothing more. Nothing serious.Duchesne lives in Franklin, at the home of Santos...

By DAVID BROOKS

The long-simmering idea that Canterbury should withdraw from the Shaker Regional School District is back at the forefront following a study committee’s support of the idea.This is the third time Canterbury has considered withdrawing from the...

 By RAY DUCKLER

The recent closing of the Franklin Opera House – forced to shut down because of code violations that had been shelved for a while – pushed the Addams Family from their home and into a middle school cafeteria.That means Lurch, Cousin It, Uncle...

By DAVID BROOKS

The complicated Concord intersection of Broadway with Clinton and South streets at McKee Square would become a roundabout under the state’s proposed 10-year transportation plan, which also includes elements of the long-discussed expansion of...