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Telehealth prescriptions should be available for more mental health and substance use patients, says commission
Republicans to introduce more transgender-related bills
Chris Ager to step down as head of NH GOP
Granite Geek: Vaccines are great. Free vaccines for kids are greater.
Remembering Ed Mottau: Peterborough musician who played with John Lennon and nurtured local talent
Trio of magistrates set to usher in a new era for bail in New Hampshire
Opinion: Getting away with stealing federal documents
Documents reveal one Las Vegas company made an offer, another interested in Concord Casino
Vandals damage The Satanic Temple display at the State House
It took just a few hours for a vandal to strike The Satanic Temple statue erected in front of the State House on Saturday evening, said Ellen Read, the state representative who coordinated the unveiling.In the ensuing days, the plaque displaying the...
Dramatic rescue as dog pulled from ice in Dublin
The ice on Thorndike Lake in Dublin is still a work in progress as a local dog found out the hard way Sunday morning.A call came into Dublin Fire and EMS at 10:46 that a dog had wandered out onto the ice and fallen through.“It was about 500 feet off...
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New Concord library online archives share local history with the world
‘If it’s about us, it needs to include us’: As Concord weighs solutions to homelessness, people currently unhoused want a voice at the table
Sports
High schools: Concord Christian boys’ hoop prevails, Pittsfield basketball gets swept, Winnisquam wrestling wins pair of duals in first weekend of winter action
BOYS’ BASKETBALLConcord Christian 54, Mascenic 47Key players: Concord Christian – TJ Charbono (22 points) Mascenic – Lucas Leroux (26 points)Highlights: Leroux put the Vikings on his back in the fourth quarter, scoring 15 points in that frame to get...
Basketball: Kaplan siblings earn Franklin two wins on opening night double-header in the new gym
Former Crimson Tide star, George Tarwo, revives Franklin High School’s wrestling program
D-IV hoops previews: Gym renovation sees basketball return to Franklin HS for the first time in 30 years
Wrestling previews: Bow stays strong and are poised to defend D-III titleOpinion
Opinion: A holiday wish: Congress must pass PBM reform
William Murphy is director, Advocacy & Public Policy, Epilepsy Foundation New England. As New Hampshire families plan for the holidays, many are making careful calculations – not about gifts or celebrations but how to afford their prescription...
Opinion: Hope isn’t a feeling, it’s a choice
Opinion: Pulling back the curtain: How big hospital chains extract maximum profit from NH patients 
Opinion: Stewards and kindred living together on the earth
Opinion: The closing window for women
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Politics
‘Absolutely needed’: Overwhelmed by onslaught of education bills, House will split them by policy and funding
In Rick Ladd’s 16 years in the State House, he’d never seen so many education bills.That is, until 2022, when they skyrocketed – so much so that Ladd, a Haverhill Republican and chair of the House Education Committee, said lawmakers can no longer...
Political leaders demand ‘civility,’ bipartisanship as new lawmakers embark on the 2025 session
Sununu’s final request: a Dartmouth takeover of Hampstead Hospital.
What’s next for abortion laws in New Hampshire
Members of NH congressional delegation condemn Biden pardon
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Arts & Life
From the Farm: Lazy steers find it easier to obey
What happens when you put a harness on a Belted Galloway steer and drive him like a horse? Bliss. Pure bliss.Jerome and his brother Saturn are my Belted Galloway steers. With some coaxing and encouragement, each, in turn, figured out what I wanted and...
Rae Easter supports Concord’s music community
Wolfeboro Friends of Music Presents Seamus Egan’s Celtic Christmas Dec. 14
Concord Chorale presents "Winter Cheer!" concert Dec. 14-15
Need a gift? Try some UNH-made beer, smoked fish or kelp oil
Obituaries
Pearl E. Cheney
Pittsfield, NH - Pearl E. Cheney (Dodge), 98, passed away on 11/27/2024. She was born in Epping NH on 10/08/1926, the daughter of William Dodge and Glayds Locke. Raised on their farm on Tilton Hill in Pittsfield, NH and attended local s... remainder of obit for Pearl E. Cheney
Mark R. McCoo
Center Barnstead, NH - It is with heavy hearts that we announce Mark R. McCoo, age 62, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Barnstead, NH on November 29, 2024. Mark was born on August 9, 1962 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He grew up in ... remainder of obit for Mark R. McCoo
Lise Lemeland
Jane Beardsley Lemeland Northampton, MA - Jane Beardsley Lemeland, age 86, of Concord, NH, passed away peacefully on December 5th surrounded by her daughters. She was born on January 2, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA. "Janie" was the cherished ... remainder of obit for Lise Lemeland
Donald W. Stevens
Pittsfield, NH - Donald Warren Stevens, 91, a longtime resident of Pittsfield, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024 at Concord Hospital following a period of declining health. Don was born in Pittsfield on October 11, 1933, son of ... remainder of obit for Donald W. Stevens
