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By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Coaching runs in the Whitmore family.Bill Whitmore – former Concord High School athletic director from 1990-2006 – was the men’s basketball coach at the University of Vermont and an assistant at St. Bonaventure in the ‘80s. Now his son, Nick, has a...

By RAY DUCKLER

To the faster runners who had already crossed the finish line and the slower ones still on the course, the explosions heard in Boston 10 years ago Saturday could have been attributed to a celebration of some sort.Yes, they worried about something more...

By KELLY SENNOTT

Three days into his retirement, Joseph Monninger received a phone call from his doctor.It was the spring of 2021, and Monninger was standing outside his cabin in Pembroke, Maine, shoveling a walking path that overlooked the Pennamaquan Bay. The...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

Anglers from across New England gathered in Meredith this weekend for the 44th annual Ice Fishing Derby run by the town’s Rotary Club.Usually, the event involves bob houses dotting Lake Winnipesaukee, spectators gathering on the ice, and a kid’s...

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By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

New England is known for its craft beer. Vermont, famously, has more craft breweries per capita than any state in the country. Portland, Maine, holds the same title out of the nation's cities. Across New England, and around the country, craft beer...

By SUSAN MARCOTTE-JENKINS

Susan Marcotte-Jenkins of Bow attended the Monitor’s opinion writing workshop this summer. I’m a Bow resident with nothing personal at stake in the town’s cell tower project except the serious concerns everyone has over Bow’s inadequate cell service.I...

By RICK GREEN

New Hampshire’s minimum wage would eventually increase to $15 per hour, business taxes would be cut by millions of dollars and guns could be taken from people posing an extreme risk under bills that will be considered when legislators return to the...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Days after the daughter of former Boston Red Sox pitcher Dennis Eckersley gave birth to a baby boy in the woods of Manchester on one of the coldest nights of the year, the family announced their plans to file for guardianship of the child.On Christmas...

By DAN ATTORRI

The effort had been undeniable, but the results hadn’t been there for the Concord boys’ basketball team. At the Capital Classic, that hard work started to pay off.Shots that were once rushed were set up naturally. Attempts from 3-point land that...

By DAN ATTORRI

The games don’t count in the NHIAA standings, but lessons can be learned from holiday tournaments. The Tide learned that no matter how good a team is, eventually a winning streak must come to an end.The Concord boys’ hockey team played well in long...

By DAVID BROOKS

One of New Hampshire’s most interesting-looking bridges straddles one of its handsomest river gorges next to a road and a rail line that have been used for well over a century. It’s the perfect recipe for tourism success in a state that increasingly...

By DAVID BROOKS

Although the business world continues to be in turmoil, with the pandemic scrambling labor supply, customer demand and struggling supply chains, and America’s rising interest rates squeezing investment, the Concord area saw a good chunk of commercial...

By DAVID BROOKS

The news out of Franconia Notch this weekend was sadly familiar: A hiker set off in the morning, eagerly climbing the Old Bridle Path up Mt. Lafayette to experience one of the world’s greatest day hikes, but never returned.This time it was Guopeng...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

As Concord officials considered proposed housing developments and highway expansions that could affect downtown Concord, and a new library branch in Penacook, new American Fisto Ndayishimiye has taken to the microphone at public meetings to ask...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

This year, the state’s efforts to address its inadequate mental health system made progress with expanded facilities and 24/7 assistance programs, but experts say much more work needs to be done to remedy a shortage of psychiatric and behavioral...

By HOLLY RAMER

Olivera Sotelo’s 19-year-old daughter was late returning from a solo hike, and she wasn’t answering her phone. Panicking at the trailhead, Sotelo called her husband for help.“I could not stop my anxiety,” she said. Emily Sotelo emerged from the woods...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

If the United States Congress gave out an award to the top skiing enthusiast, U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster would be one of the most deserving recipients.Skiing has been a part of her life for as long as she can remember. Her father, Malcolm McLane – a...

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 JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. While the great battle against fascism in World War II was fought in Europe, there was also a fight against fascism inside the United States in the 1930s-1940s. There is little recollection now that there was a...