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By DAVID BROOKS

Few activities get more public support than picking up litter from the side of the road. But to mark Earth Day, I’m about to argue that we shouldn’t do it.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BOW – The Hawks and Falcons battled it out in Bow on Monday afternoon, and Hopkinton found a way to come back and snatch victory, 14-8, from Bow in a significant game for both teams early in the season.

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Cassandra Sanchez focused on business as usual.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

A structure fire that destroyed a building on rural Chase Farm Road in Hopkinton spread to surrounding brush and fields as crews scrambled Monday afternoon to keep the flames from spreading.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union and the law firm of Shaheen and Gordon are asking a federal judge in New Hampshire to restore the legal status of at least 100 international students in New England who have been affected by a mass revocation of their student visas carried out by the Trump administration.

By REBECA PEREIRA

Outside, the yellow-and-white Vatican flag hung at half-mast. In the foyer, a photo of the pontiff and a description of his life welcomed congregants to Christ the King Church in Concord.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that students will not be able to enroll in courses at other high schools if the same course is already offered by their home school, as one administrator said.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

To tap into alternative revenue streams, State Rep. Dan McGuire is proposing to legalize slot machines in New Hampshire’s bars and restaurants.

By DAVID BROOKS

A little-known organization that helps 17 towns and school districts buy cheaper health insurance says it’s going under, prompting the state to step in.

By GEOFF FORESTER

Hundreds of protesters swarmed downtown Concord with a common purpose to condemn President Donald Trump’s administration.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

In an overwhelming show of gratitude, Concord-area residents wrote and mailed letters of appreciation to John Dianis, a 99-year-old World War II veteran participating in an honor flight to Washington D.C.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire residents navigating the state’s judicial system could face delays as a result of budget cuts to the courts.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Taking the Ferris wheel, flying swings and fried dough with it, the Kiwanis Fair will not be coming to Concord’s this spring. 

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Deborah Eckland could tell the coroner had never said the words out loud before.

By DAVID BROOKS

Wildfire season is here, says the state Division of Forest and Lands, which ranked Friday as the first “high danger” day of the year for fires.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

NHTI has expanded its Community Classic initiative into the spring and on Wednesday invited Pembroke and Merrimack Valley to face off on its fields for their baseball and softball season openers.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

An external investigation found that seven former Proctor Academy employees engaged in sexual misconduct with students, with much of the conduct occurring in the 1980s.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican Sen. Daniel Innis holds a long record of supporting marijuana legalization. But after a split vote among his conservative colleagues placed bills regulating the plant’s medical use in limbo, Innis said he won’t be leading a charge to pass them this year.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord Police are seeking information and witnesses after a proposed Facebook Marketplace exchange in the city ended with the seller pointing a gun at the buyer. 

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Patrons out for a drink who’d like to refill their glass without waiting for the server might have their wish come true.