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By BRIAN ADAMS

Brian Adams of Andover, Mass., is a UNH alumnus originally from Londonderry. He was previously a sketch comedy writing instructor and staff writer at ImprovBoston and a founding contributor to satirical online newspaper Recyculus. He is a father to...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In 2021, Concord City Council voted to change a city holiday, renaming the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This year, a new state law compels New Hampshire’s towns and cities to recognize it by its traditional name, Columbus Day.A...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Amy Cericola and her fiance, Mark DeAngelis, knew they didn’t want a big wedding.They met on a dating app two years ago and realized that they live just across the river from each other – her in Pembroke, him in Allenstown. They’re both in their 50s...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

After 50 years serving in New Hampshire’s government as a state representative, executive councilor, and state senator, Thursday was Sen. Lou D’Allesandro’s final day on the Senate floor in an active capacity, as senators voted on a series of vetoes...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

If you live in Concord, you’ve probably passed it at some point: the large pit spanning the block at the intersection of State Street and Capitol Street, catty-corner to the State House.The former site of the New Hampshire Department of Justice has...

FootballConcord 21, Manchester Memorial 12Key players: Concord – Colby Nyhan (8-for-14, 115 pass yards, TD pass; 63 yards, TD on 14 carries; 3-for-3 kicked PAT); Trevor Craigue (41 yard TD catch; fumble recovery TD), Colin Savard (50 rush yards on 14...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Canterbury residents are set to see a major increase on the school portion of their December tax bill, town officials wrote late last month.The 25% jump means a homeowner with an assessed property value of $400,000 will experience a tax hike of...

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Vibrant fall colors outline a picturesque view of downtown Concord from the stretch of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail that meanders through Terrill Park.This 0.3-mile first phase of the greenway trail was finished in 2020 while a 0.7-mile...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lawmakers overrode two of Gov. Chris Sununu’s vetoes on Thursday, putting into law two bills that aim to increase transparency on the impact of public input and limit the use of fertilizers containing phosphorous to reduce cyanobacteria.Three other...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Site work has begun in the first phase of construction of a mixed-use project off Manchester Street and Black Hill Road in Concord. The development, once complete, would include 385 housing units, commercial space for retail stores, a restaurant, gas...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Organizations looking to apply for the city’s event grant program are now required to be 501(c)(3) non-profits and present a financing match, among other new requirements announced by the city manager’s office Monday. The grant program, created in...

By DAVID BROOKS

A just-released look at the attitudes of people in New Hampshire tells a sobering story: In recent years Granite Staters have been feeling more isolated and less connected to their town or city, have become more suspicious of government and are...

Girls’ Cross CountryMerrimack Valley 29, Bow 45, St. Thomas 57Key players: MV – Lily Moser (2nd, 21:45), Madison Geddes (3rd, 21:45), Reagan Jefferson (7th, 23:28), Emily Baca (8th, 25:17), Keira Cote (9th, 25:44); Bow – Hannah Pawlowski (1st,...

By DAVID BROOKS

A small, dilapidated building that once controlled railroad traffic throughout the region but has been on the verge of being demolished for years has been included on the latest Seven to Save list. “Because physical examples of railroad history and...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN and CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In recent weeks, Bow parents who wore pink armbands at soccer games to express their opposition to transgender girls participating on girls’ teams have sparked a heated debate over gender identity in sports and free speech.At the center of this...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

NORTH SUTTON – Hopkinton midfielder Noah Aframe’s throw-in acumen is thanks to his basketball skills, and he dished out two alley-oop-like throws to assist jumping strikers in the box. The throws backstopped the Hawks’ 3-1 boys’ soccer win over...

By DAVID BROOKS

If you’re looking for a Christmas tree this year, there’s a very New Hampshire-ish option to consider: Cutting down a wild one in the White Mountain National Forest.Yes, it’s legal and has been for well over a decade, although you do need a permit....

By JOHN GAGE

John Gage is the New Hampshire State Coordinator for Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a national, nonpartisan, grassroots climate solutions organization. This year’s presidential election is the last one that matters for the goal of holding global warming to...

GolfHopkinton 79, Sunapee 75, Belmont 58, Prospect Mountain 42Key players: Hopkinton – Bronson Ammann (26 points), Tate Doolan (19 points), Coley Wells (18 points), Aidan Clay (16 points); Belmont – Max Ryder (17 points), Jordan Defrancesco (16...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A Bow parent previously banned from school property for wearing a pink armband in protest of transgender girls playing on girls’ sports teams can now attend his daughter’s soccer games, following a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday.During the Sept. 17...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Evelyn Miller knew people living in a kibbutz, or community, in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. When a neighboring kibbutz was attacked by Hamas, some of them ran over to help. Four of them were killed, she said.It’s part of the reason she attended a vigil on...