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By ROBERT AZZI

Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at theotherazzi.wordpress.com. I have wanted, as did poet Mary Oliver, to keep a distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. I have tried, I...

By ROB AZEVEDO

Before I owned a pool, I knew three things about them. You jump in, you jump out, then you towel off. That’s it.And I loved them.Always loved carving my way through the bubbles in the deep end, diving to touch the bottom, seeing how long I could stay...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For Adam Hassan, Umuganda is a chance to show his 2-year-old daughter a slice of life from home. Gathering to do community activities, like the gardening and painting that happened in Keach Park on Saturday, is a frequent feat in his home country of...

Sunset baseballColby-Sawyer improved to 3-1 with a victories over Century 21 and Sanel Auto Parts. Kyle Evans picked up the win on the mound for the Chargers against Century 21 while Jake Choiniere (four hits), Jake Sullivan (three hits) and Max Lewis...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

The Granite State’s affection for Donald Trump appears to be wearing thin.Trump’s decisive 2016 victory over the crowded Republican field in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary once propelled him towards the nomination and...

By DAVID BROOKS

Smooth slender crabgrass, a plant known to exist only at Rock Rimmon Park in Manchester, has been officially declared globally extinct, the N.H. Natural Heritage Bureau announced Wednesday.This is the first documented plant extinction ever in New...

The following students were named to the honor roll for the final semester at Bow Memorial School. Eighth-grade high honors: Sydney Adams, William Albushies, Madison Barrett, Meldina Becirovic, Samuel Bennett, William Bennett, Belladonna Chang, Nora...

By DAVID BROOKS

Operators of hydropower dams face plenty of complications, including the wrong sort of bubbles, too many American eels and super-cooled “frazil ice,” but one thing that the owner of the Penacook Lower Falls dam doesn’t have to worry about now is...

By DAVID BROOKS

The winter-like weather that swept through the White Mountains this weekend led to at least a half-dozen rescues of unprepared hikers, one of whom died Monday – a sobering reminder about the need to be ready for anything at any time when heading above...

New Hampshire students with disabilities will get help registering to vote under a new law that will take effect in August.The new law requires school officials, parents, and students with disabilities who are 17 or older to discuss voter registration...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Following a mediation session, the landlord for the Walden Eco Village has settled out-of-court with a group of tenants who filed suit after being evicted from their homes only days before Christmas in December 2020 for multiple code violations.Akhil...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

In a small room in the Merrimack County Visitation Center, Disney princess stickers line the beige walls. Toy trucks, board games and a Little Tikes plastic kitchen are at the ready for children to play. This room, along with three others down the...

By HOLLY RAMER

A New Hampshire man who spent six years in state custody as a child is suing multiple facilities alleging physical and sexual abuse.The lawsuit filed Tuesday is the latest of more than 400 targeting the Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly called...

By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

Vandalism, vaping and evasion — those are the reasons Laconia High School Principal Jim McCollum listed in a letter to parents, explaining increased security at student bathrooms.“The problems started with vaping about four years ago and that issue...

By DEVIN McDONALD

Devin McDonald is a junior at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire. Founder of The Medusa Project, McDonald has devoted much of her time outside of classes over the last several years to researching the connections between women in antiquity...

By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

LACONIA — At the height of the pandemic, refunded vacations, stimulus checks and the yearning for safe activities outside drove boat sales to a decade high. Yet, as gas prices more than double their May 2020 average, supply chain interruptions drive...

By DR. RAZA SHARIFF

What is obesity and how big of a problem is it?Obesity is when a person has a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30. Morbid obesity is when the BMI is above 40. In the United States, 43% of adults are suffering from obesity and it is...

By DAVID BROOKS

After years and years of declining birth rates, New Hampshire has surprised just about everybody by seeing the country’s biggest baby boom last year with a birth rate that rebounded 7% since pre-pandemic times, far more than any other state.Whether it...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

LEBANON — After sitting unoccupied for more than two years after an explosion damaged the building, the former Element Hotel on Route 120 will soon be perking back to life.A Massachusetts private equity company that specializes in residential housing...

By ANNA BROWN

Every election year the nonpartisan, nonprofit Citizens Count surveys and profiles the roughly 900 candidates for state and federal office in New Hampshire, from state representative through U.S. senator. When Citizens Count staff choose which issues...