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Baseball: Bishop Brady advances to first final since 1989, Belmont falls in D-III semis
Baseball: John Stark delivers dream scenario in 9-0 semifinal win
Universal EFA program sees 500 applications in day one of expansion
Advocates push for private insurance to cover child mental health services in New Hampshire
Double-take: City Council raises alarm over manager’s zoning board nominee — after approving her
Girls’ lacrosse: ‘Who would have thought?’ – Pride team reflects on first state championship appearance in program history
Softball: Pittsfield loses 1-0 walkoff in D-IV semifinal pitching duel
Big projects, both noticed and ignored, marked Chip Chesley’s long career in Concord
During his 22 years leading the Department of General Services, building and operating and maintaining what might be called the underpinnings of Concord, Chip Chesley was involved with plenty of projects. Two of them, which cost millions of dollars and lasted many years, stand out.
Athlete of the Week: Maddy Lane, Hopkinton
Hopkinton High sophomore cross country and track star Madeleine Lane recently defended her titles in both the 1,600 (5 minutes, 5.95 seconds) and 3,200 meters (10:53.7) and helped the Hawks defend their 4x800-meter relay crown to backstop the team’s second straight Division III state title.
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City prepares to clear, clean longstanding encampments in Healey Park
Ayotte signs expansion to school voucher program, eliminating income requirement
State Supreme Court says towns can keep excess school taxes rather than sharing them with poorer towns
Ayotte nominates Caitlin Davis as Frank Edelblut’s successor to lead state Department of Education
Teen in critical condition after head-on crash with box truck
New fair coming next week to Everett Arena in Concord
Editors Picks
Missing in Manchester: A timeline of the missing persons investigation for Glenn Chrzan
Inside EFAs: How school vouchers have fueled a Christian school enrollment boom in New Hampshire
New Hampshire filmmakers finish movie in Concord, ten years in the making: ‘Granite Orpheus’
Productive or poisonous? Yearslong clubhouse fight ends with council approval
Sports
Baseball: Concord Christian falls in program’s first semifinal appearance
The Kingsmen entered the season hoping to make a return trip to the playoffs and win a playoff game. They ended up winning two. Keeping that perspective helped take a bit of the sting out of the Concord Christian Academy baseball team’s 5-3 loss to No. 6 Woodsville (14-5) in Tuesday evening’s Division IV baseball quarterfinal.
Boys’ volleyball: Coe-Brown extends win streak to 18, reaches first championship match in program history
Track & field: John Stark’s Calle sets state record in long jump, Concord’s Saysaw and Goulas have perfect days at MOC
High schools: Concord softball upset train continues to final four; Coe-Brown, Hopkinton boys’ lax advance to D-III semifinals
High schools: Tourney baseball, softball and lacrosse results from this weekendOpinion
Opinion: Friends don’t let friends drive drunk
Benjamin Netanyahu and I agree on virtually nothing. But a statement he made three days after the massacre of 1,200 Israelis by Hamas in October 2023 rings true:
Opinion: Concord should be run like a household, not a business
Opinion: Our leaders’ puzzling decision to eliminate the State Council on the Arts
Opinion: How dark can it get?
Opinion: Unfair taxes, unfair schools: The New Hampshire way
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Politics
New Hampshire school phone ban could be among strictest in the country
When Gov. Kelly Ayotte called on the state legislature to pass a school phone ban in January, the pivotal question wasn’t whether the widely popular policy would pass but how far it would go.
Concord became a Housing Champion. Now, state lawmakers could eliminate the funding.
‘A wild accusation’: House votes to nix Child Advocate after Rep. suggests legislative interference 
Sununu decides he won’t run for Senate despite praise from Trump
Town elections offer preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwidee-Edition
Arts & Life
Artist spotlight: Jackie Hanson
With creativity abounding in the community around us, The Concord Insider, in collaboration with Concord Arts Market, highlights local artists on a regular basis.
White Mountain art exhibition makes new home at New Hampshire Historical Society 
A sneak peak of summer events in the Concord area
Pierce Manse reopens for the season
Vintage Views: The Liars Club
Obituaries
Douglas G. Richards
Bow, NH - Douglas Gilbert Richards was born in Concord, NH on March 24, 1944. Doug spent the majority of his next 81 years roaming the New England area he so deeply loved. Above all, the central feature of Doug's life was forming and nu... remainder of obit for Douglas G. Richards
Richard E. Neilson
Nashua, NH - Richard "Rick" Neilson, 81, passed away on June 9, 2025 after a long illness. Rick was the son of the late Perley Neilson and Bernice (Funk) Procopio and Joseph Procopio. Born and raised in Pittsfield, MA, Rick attended Pit... remainder of obit for Richard E. Neilson
Wayne Hutchins
Pembroke, NH - Wayne E. Hutchins, 97, passed away on May 29, 2025. He was born August 8, 1927 to Charles H. and Arlene (Fifield) Hutchins. He was raised in Bow and attended Concord High School where he lettered in football and was a top... remainder of obit for Wayne Hutchins
Judith H. Grocott
Bow, NH - Judith (Judy) H. Grocott, 91, of Bow, NH died Thursday, June 5 at Concord Regional VNA Hospice House. Judy was raised in Stoneham and Melrose, MA and graduated from Melrose High School in 1951. She went on to obtain her Regis... remainder of obit for Judith H. Grocott
