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Hometown Hero: Hopkinton PE teacher Jordan Whitaker ran the Boston Marathon as support runner for para-athlete
By CHLOE RATTEE
Hopkinton physical education teacher Jordan Whitaker ran her third Boston Marathon last month – but her first as a support runner to a para-athlete. “It’s awesome to be able to be a part of that,” said Whitaker. “It’s nice to feel like you’re proud...
Forecasting the future is hard – and it’s harder in the energy transition
By DAVID BROOKS
The folks who run New England’s power grid think New Hampshire is going to see big changes in the creation and the use of electricity over the next decade, with a ton of new solar panels feeding a ton of new heat pumps and roughly 200,000 more...
Despite using federally funded math coaches, Concord math scores show little improvement
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
It was supposed to be a yearlong effort to help blunt and ultimately reverse pandemic-related learning loss in math.Using relief funding from the federal government, the Concord School District pulled six expert math teachers from their classrooms in...
Environmental advocates wary of state’s industry-friendly solid waste rules
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
After years of operating under outdated solid waste regulations, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has proposed updated rules, but environmental advocates are concerned these changes may favor the waste industry over environmental...
Who’ll foot bill for water projects?
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
With the largest increases in proposed city spending next year tied to major water and sewer projects on the Heights, some city councilors appear open to leaning harder on developers to pay for growth-driven infrastructure improvements.The more than...
Concord solidifies plan to respond to homelessness
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Twice a day the fire department can expect a call relating to homelessness in some way, whether it’s a fire at an encampment that needs to be extinguished; the river flooded with high rains and campers are stuck on the banks, or a medical emergency...
New book by Mike Pride captures NH literary era
By RAY DUCKLER
Before he died last spring from a rare blood cancer at age 76, the community knew the local newspaper editor was a well-rounded author, a prolific writer who loved the written word and its ability to summon clear images without being verbose.For...
Cottage community rebuilds beloved dock after it was destroyed in boat crash
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The Keewaydin Cottages feel like the set of a movie.Tall pines stand sentry on Lake Winnipesaukee’s rocky shoreline, and the air’s humidity-muffled stillness is cut only by the quiet lapping of waves against the small beach and the deep, hollow...
Concord planning board approves new casino zoning
By DAVID BROOKS
A proposal to limit casinos in Concord to fewer locations while the city writes new laws to control their use got approval Wednesday from the Planning Board and will go before the public in July before the city council decides what to do.The proposed...
2023 hit farmers hard. Now, many say NH's Ag department is making things worse in 2024
By KATE DARIO
At the start of every growing season for the past 14 years, James Steever, who co-owns Generation Farm in Concord, works his fields, plants his seeds — and hand-delivers his organic certification application to the New Hampshire Department of...
Barrington entrepreneur giving new life to single-use plastic
By MATTHEW J. MOWRY
Nathan Gray has an endless supply of raw materials for his products. He would like to see that change. Gray is CEO of Plastic Recycled, a Barrington-based company that is “creating new life from single-use plastics,” as the company’s tagline states.To...
Parental notification bill passes Senate
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A bill that would require teachers to notify parents at least two weeks before they introduce content about sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, passed the Senate Thursday, much to the chagrin of its longest-serving...
‘A little bit of kindness can go a long way’: Belmont continues honoring legacy of Jake Deware
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
Belmont baseball coach Matt LeBlanc looked up at the scoreboard and saw that his Red Raiders had scored 11 runs against Winnisquam. He felt a chill move up his spine.On May 6, the program had partnered with the Jake Deware Kindness Project to carry on...
Senate kills bill allowing medical aid in dying
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
After months of intense public debate, with Granite Staters on both sides of the legislation that would allow medical aid in dying, packing the room at every public hearing, the Senate voted on Thursday to kill the bill.“I think that the tragedy is...
Beilock’s leadership divides students; ‘no confidence’ narrowly passes
By FRANCES MIZE
HANOVER – By a slim margin, Dartmouth undergraduate students have voted “no confidence” in President Sian Leah Beilock’s leadership in the wake of a controversial crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters earlier this month, Dartmouth Student Government...
Demolition of historic Norris House in downtown Concord to make way for new development
By DAVID BROOKS
The historic Norris House on South Main Street will be torn down next week to make way for a commercial development after years of failed efforts to get somebody to cover the six-figure cost to move it to safety.“We have removed the transom over the...
Planners address commercialization of Conway
By TOM EASTMAN
When is enough, enough?That question — asked about commercial growth in town — was raised at a recent Conway Planning Board work session.A direct result of that session is a public hearing scheduled for May 23 on increasing the required green space of...
Dartmouth takes over psychiatric treatment for children at Hampstead Hospital
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
Over the objections of mental health advocates and others two years ago, the state chose a private company that primarily works with incarcerated adults to provide psychiatric treatment to children at Hampstead Hospital. With that $52.5 million...
As site testing begins on new middle school site, activists file to put location debate on the ballot
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
In the woods off South Curtisville Road, between maple saplings and tall pines and within sight of dog walkers on trails, fifteen wooden stakes flagged with hot pink construction tape poke up from the pine needles carpeting the ground.The stakes mark...
State surplus auction to be held Saturday; preview day Friday
Monitor staff
The twice-annual auction of surplus government property returns Saturday at White Farm in Concord, both for those who are bidding and those who are just watching.“People seem to enjoy watching the plow trucks get bid on for whatever reason. … There’s...
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