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No movies at the drive-in this summer
By ADAM DRAPCHO
This summer, for the first time in seven decades, the screens at the Weirs Drive-In will stay dark, as the owner said she doesn’t have the energy to run the business for another season.“I’m going to be 86 years old, it’s too much for me to run it by...
Colby-Sawyer president announces plan to depart
By FRANCES MIZE
After eight years at the helm of Colby-Sawyer College, Sue Stuebner will depart in June to take up the mantle as president of Marietta College in Ohio.Under Stuebner’s tenure, Colby-Sawyer’s endowment doubled — from $36 million in 2016 to $72 million...
Students protest war in Gaza, criticize KSC's response to the conflict
By JAMES RINKER
Approximately 30 Keene State College students gathered on the lawn of the Young Student Center Monday afternoon to stand in solidarity with Palestinians and voice concerns that the college has not done enough to recognize the Israel-Hamas...
Conway Lake landowners to restore cut trees
By DAYMOND STEER
Owners of a parcel at Conway Lake are facing possible fines for allegedly cutting down trees within the 50-foot shoreline buffer zone.One owner said they were just trying to clear out dead trees from their property and have agreed to replant some...
AG: Bill would reduce YDC lawsuits by paying victims more, expanding eligibility
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
The state is responding on two fronts to the hundreds of claims of sexual and physical abuse from individuals held as children at the former Youth Development Center: in a Brentwood courtroom, where it is defending itself against the first of what...
Horse named Ben Franklin needed a leg up after falling through barn floor
By ASHLEY SAARI
On Wednesday morning, New Ipswich fire crews responded to an unusual rescue request – a horse that had fallen through the floor of his barn and was stuck in his stall.Shortly before 8 a.m., crews responded to 11 Preston Hill Road, and when they...
Bow Community building to be closed on Thursday for mold cleanup
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
After the discovery of mold in the Bow community center building, town officials have announced its closure this Thursday for thorough cleanup and decontamination.David Stack, the town manager, outlined the plan, stating that mitigation efforts will...
Man accused of GOP car vandalism denied bail due to his mental health and weapons found at home
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A Concord man accused of keying the cars of 11 state Republican party members was denied bail Monday after prosecutors argued that he presented a safety threat to himself and others.Lawrence Dunlap will remain in the county jail despite objections...
Granite Geek: You know what the world needs? Laser scarecrows!
By DAVID BROOKS
When your job involves thinking of a new topic for a newspaper column every single week of the year, your ears perk up when an intriguing phrase floats by. And you can’t get much more intriguing than “laser scarecrows for New Hampshire farmers.”I hit...
NH troops from the border: ‘We have to adapt every night to every scenario’
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
New Hampshire National Guard Lt. Ryan Camp looked through the border fence separating Texas and Mexico, and made a mental note of the pickup truck crawling back and forth along the bank of the Rio Grande. He logged the man fishing and the person he...
Kenyon: What makes Dartmouth different?
By JIM KENYON
Under sunny skies and (slightly) warmer temperatures, Dartmouth students flocked to the college’s quintessential campus Green this week. They left their camping gear behind, though.They didn’t join the masses of students at other elite colleges across...
Students demand that UNH divest from Israeli companies
By OLIVIA RICHARDSON
Students of the University of New Hampshire gathered on Thompson Hall Lawn in Durham Thursday to demand that the school divest from Israeli-based companies and any businesses that could be aiding the country in the war in Gaza. They also want the...
Former HR head testifies to ‘94 investigation into abuse at NH youth detention facility
By JASON MOON
The former head of human resources at New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services told a jury that in 1994, a group of staff at the former Youth Detention Services Unit (YDSU) met off-site to raise concerns with department leaders about...
Electric school buses are about to hit the road in Henniker and Weare
By DAVID BROOKS
The era of electric school buses has finally arrived in New Hampshire bringing less pollution, less road noise and maybe even students who are less rambunctious.“Anecdotally it brings the noise of the students down on the bus, because they’re not...
Boscawen resident takes issue with proposed town flag designs
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A Boscawen resident is objecting to potential designs for a proposed town flag.Boscawen currently does not have a flag, but at a Beautification Committee meeting earlier this month, resident Josh Crawford proposed the idea. Crawford is a...
Hometown Heroes: Couple’s sunflower fields in Concord reconnects the community to farming
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Whether they’re running errands or socializing in the community, Greg Pollock and Amber Brouillette, are recognized as “the sunflower people” by Concord residents thanks to their Sunfox Farm, a sprawling 20-acre sunflower field on Loudon Road, that...
Storm drain issue stalls Stickney Ave housing project
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Plans to transform the dilapidated former Department of Transportation buildings off Stickney Avenue into 80 housing units have been held up because of outstanding questions about the condition and future of major city storm drains running underneath...
The world’s largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one
By DAVID SHARP and JENNIFER McDERMOTT
The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut construction time and labor. An even larger printer unveiled on Tuesday may one day create entire neighborhoods.The machine revealed Tuesday at the University of Maine is four times...
Suicide rates in New Hampshire declining since 2018, report says
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
New Hampshire’s efforts to fight suicide have made progress, with a consistent decline in suicide death rates since 2018, according to the recently published 2022 Annual Suicide Report.The report, compiled jointly by the National Alliance on Mental...
Skepticism turns to enthusiasm: Concord Police welcome new social worker
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
One of Nicole Petrin’s first cases in her new role as the Concord Police Department’s social worker drew frequent calls demanding officers’ attention.A senior woman with disabilities would often be wandering downtown. Chronically food insecure, she...
