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By DAVID BROOKS

You know those irritating people who like to announce that they don’t watch TV as if it’s a mark of cultural superiority? I’m afraid that I’m one of them, except my snobbery involves air conditioning.

The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen will hold its 92nd annual Craftsmen’s Fair from Saturday, August 2 to Sunday, August 10. The fair will take place at Mount Sunapee in Newbury.

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

By JOHN BUTTRICK

By DAVID BROOKS

Nobody wants to get old but since there’s no good alternative, at least we want to do it in our own home. The problem is that our home may not want us to get old, either.

By KIERA McLAUGHLIN

Sheena Corbett remembers her short stint as a Girl Scout years ago as a passive time full of reading and coloring, so when she became a leader in her daughter’s troop, she organized a group actively involved in the community and the girls’ futures.

By JEAN STIMMELL

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The individual and doubles tournaments have wrapped up, and the summer is in full swing. As many players hone their craft for next season on their local courts, the New Hampshire Tennis Coaches Association has announced its selections for both boys’ and girls’ divisional all-state teams.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

City councilors will review the process by which members of Concord’s most powerful boards are selected after they unanimously moved to reverse a controversial approval on Monday.

By JANE MILLER

Concord father-and-son duo Dan and Sam Habib will debut their feature film “The Ride Ahead” next week, which is an extension of their Emmy award winning short film “My Disability Roadmap.”

By WILLIAM POLITT

By DAN ATTORRI

With the announcement of the New Hampshire high school All-State tennis rosters this past week, the final accolades of the 2024-25 NHIAA calendar year have been doled out. All-State selections and award winners from the 15 area high schools covered by the Monitor are listed below. Selections are voted on by the coaches of each division.

By BRENDILOU ARMSTRONG

Jillian Mars had never considered competing in swimwear or evening gowns in front of a crowd of spectators before 2021, when she saw from her car a highway billboard promoting the Miss New Hampshire pageant.

By DAVE LUNEAU

By REBECA PEREIRA

Kathleen Bigford regarded Bradford, like she did most of New Hampshire, as a greying place.

By BRENDILOU ARMSTRONG

Brenda Perkins believes the world would be a better place “if we were all focused on being kind.”

By PIOTR KUKULA

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Marisol Fuentes needed help.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A cluster of affordable townhouse apartments in northern Concord is expected to get a slight expansion.

By BRENDILOU ARMSTRONG

Six months ago, Concord city officials defended hiring an outside consultant to lead their diversity initiatives — now, they’re continuing its work on their own.