
Ayotte signs expansion to school voucher program, eliminating income requirement
Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law an expansion to New Hampshire’s school voucher program on Tuesday that removes the income eligibility restrictions that had defined the program during its first four years.

State Supreme Court says towns can keep excess school taxes rather than sharing them with poorer towns
The New Hampshire Supreme Court decided wealthier towns can retain all their statewide education property tax payments instead of redistributing a portion to poorer towns, reversing a lower court’s decision that keeping the unused funds was unconstitutional.
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High schools: Tourney baseball, softball and lacrosse results from this weekend
No. 6 Hanover 6, No. 3 Bow 5


Opinion

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:




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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.

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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.

Arts & Life

White Mountain art exhibition makes new home at New Hampshire Historical Society
The New Hampshire Historical Society’s newest exhibition, “A Legacy of Landscapes: Selections from the Linda and P. Andrews McLane Collection,” displays more than 60 paintings of White Mountain landscape art from a single private collection. Most of these paintings have not been on view to the public for many years.




Obituaries

Bedford & Henniker, NH - Celebrating the Life of Louise Leonard McKinney Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Evan's Mountain Farm, 414 Evan's Mountain Rd, Strafford, NH Please join Louise's four children as we celebrate h... remainder of obit for Louise Leonard McKinney

Hudson, NH - Joan Ann (Gardini) Urbach, a devoted educator, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2025, in Hudson, New Hampshire. Joan was born on April 29, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jos... remainder of obit for Joan Urbach

Concord, NH - Lucretia Eunice Forand, 94, of Concord, NH, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2025, at Merrimack County Nursing Home. She was born in Weare, NH, the daughter of the late Dilvert and Delma (Willey) Darres. Lucretia work... remainder of obit for Lucretia Eunice Forland

Concord, NH - Mary Ann Gaudette passed away on May 24th, 2025. Mary was born in Groveton, New Hampshire to Joyce and Armand Gaudette and was raised on the bank of the Upper Ammonoosuc River. Mary matriculated from Groveton public school... remainder of obit for Mary Ann Gaudette