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By RUTH SMITH

The January full moon which occurs on Monday, Jan. 13 is called the Wolf Moon. Sources vary as to the origin of the name. Yet one thing is certain, when the name was assigned, wolves were more common than they are now. Gray wolves were once widespread in New Hampshire until habitat loss and hunting eliminated them. The last record of a wolf in the state was in 1895.

By JAMES W. SPAIN II

“There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog and ready money.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte assumes office on Thursday as she’s inaugurated at the New Hampshire State House.

By ASHLEY MILLER

Ashley Miller shares this month’s story with ConcordTV. Watch the episode on Youtube.Among the first acts of the American Revolution, the Raid on Fort William and Mary, was a pivotal moment for the patriot cause. In the wake of the September 1774...

By JAMES W. SPAIN II

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” ~ H. P. LovecraftWhen I was a young child many decades ago, I heard a story that intrigued me. It was a story about the unknown and...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

The first time he ran for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire, former ambassador and former Sen. Scott Brown jumped in late.Brown launched his Republican Senate campaign in April 2014, just a few months after formally changing his residency to New...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Pete Buttigieg made an appearance on New Hampshire talk radio on Friday, sparking speculation that the Department of Transportation Secretary in President Joe Biden’s administration may be mulling another White House run in 2028.Buttigieg, a 2020...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Presidential electors gathered at state capitols across the country on Tuesday, to cast their electoral votes in the 2024 election, a key step in formalizing President-elect Donald Trump’s White House victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.At the...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

The chairman of the Republican National Committee says his party isn’t looking to change its longstanding presidential nominating calendar, which continues New Hampshire’s tradition of holding the first-in-the-nation primary.“I’ve not had any...

By CAROLE SOULE

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...

By JAMES W. SPAIN II

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” ~ Charles DickensThere comes a time each year when autumn has concluded, we awaken to a crisp morn and frost-covered leaves. Vibrant foliage-laden trees are now bare and thoughts...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan says he aims over the next two years to put “the finishing touches” on programs he and his team have been implementing the past couple of years.“We spent the last two years doing a lot of work with the...

By JAMES W. SPAIN II

“How soft the music of those village bells, falling at interval upon the ear in cadence sweet; now dying all away, now pealing loud again, and louder still, clear and sonorous, as the gale comes on! With easy force it opens all the cells where memory...

By CAROLE SOULE

What’s more fun than riding in a carriage pulled by a horse? How about a cart pulled by a Scottish Highland steer? Most people think horses are the only draft animals, but maybe they should think about it again. Something as insignificant as a...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — Gov. Chris Sununu was busy making the rounds this week, as he attended his final annual winter meeting of the Republican Governors Association after eight years steering New Hampshire.Sununu is in his final weeks of serving as...

By JAMES W. SPAIN II

There are times in life when practical decisions, decisions that seem quite simple, hold more value than realized at the onset. It was about seventy-five years ago when the Concord CityManager Brackett was reviewing opportunities to bring Concord...

By CAROLE SOULE

Two-month-old Scottish Highland steer Owen struggled against the lead rope. He pulled back, then leaped forward and followed with a flop. As he lay on the ground, his left eye peered balefully at me from between his shaggy bangs as if to say, “I don’t...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte says that the transition process between her incoming administration and that of current Gov. Chris Sununu is underway.“We’ve already met several times,” Ayotte said from her transition office in Concord, just over a week after...

By JAMES W. SPAIN II

“We shape our buildings: thereafter they shape us.” – Winston ChurchillTravel back with me to the year 1959. We are together in a location commonly known as Railroad Square. A 25-acre parcel of land that has known a rich history, a history dating back...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Votes are still being counted in some states across the country, and some races have yet to be called in the 2024 election.But in New Hampshire, the campaign spotlight will quickly shift to the state’s 2026 Senate election, which will likely be one of...

By JAMES W. SPAIN II

“For any American who had the great privilege of being raised in a small town there always remains with him nostalgic memories…. And the older he grows the more he senses what he owed to the simple honesty and neighborliness, the integrity that he saw...