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Driving into Concord from the highway, glimpses of the gold State House dome can be seen from a distance. But for drivers traveling west into the city from Interstate 393, sometimes they’ll be greeted by bellowing smoke from below – where fires at an...

By RAY DUCKLER

State and local fire officials, already investigating the cause of a house fire on Dover Road in Epsom three months ago, believe arson played a role after firefighters were called to the same house on Tuesday afternoon.State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey,...

By RAY DUCKLER

Some of Keith Judge’s most vivid memories of his late father contain lights.For example, he recalls the urgency of the red lights, part of Terrence Judge’s DNA and Keith’s childhood, swirling on the trucks inside the Pembroke firehouse each time...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A small fire broke out in downtown Concord on Sunday morning when an electrical tool caught ignited during at-home renovations in a vacant apartment, fire officials said. Concord Fire Department was called to 53 Main Street around 11:30 a.m. for...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

While driving back to the Central Station firehouse in Concord, Michael Kelley propped his feet up on the gurney in the back of the ambulance and closed his eyes. Being a paramedic is physically and emotionally draining, and they’ll get a wink of rest...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A dog was rescued Thursday morning after falling through the ice of a small pond in Canterbury.The owner of the dog phoned the Canterbury Fire Department from their Baptist Hill Road home around 11 a.m. after the dog broke through the ice and they...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

An 1854 Victorian home on Main Street is expected to be torn down in the next several months to make room for a new five-story eatery and entertainment venue spearheaded by Concord developer Stephen Duprey.Despite Duprey’s efforts to relocate or...

By RAY DUCKLER

First, at 11:05 p.m., their doorbell rang like crazy, in rapid-fire succession, suggesting something was wrong.Then came pounding on their front door, along with cries for a phone. Michelle and Michael Girard raced downstairs and opened the door,...

By ELODIE REED

A Franklin woman has been sentenced 5 to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay close to $500,000 in restitution for setting fire to her apartment building last fall.The Franklin Fire Department said Friday that Amber Cowan, 29, formerly of School...