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By JAMIE L. COSTA

Twelve years ago, Deb Horton visited a patient in hospice who couldn’t afford a surgery for his wife.To help the couple, their son took money from his children’s Christmas fund to pay for the $500 surgery. They were broken at the thought of their...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

On the last day to file for candidacy in the November election, Noemi Wierwille announced her campaign against incumbent Stacey Brown in Ward 5, who had become an outspoken member of the City Council in her first term.Six weeks later on election day,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The slew of contested races on Concord ballots was a welcome change for city voters.“People are looking for a change,” said 41-year-old Rahkiya Medley. “It shows they are engaged and want to make a difference.”Medley values a transparent government...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Michael Gugliemo was convicted of assault in January of this year. In fact, he was listed as a victim in court records of that incident. This story has been updated.Michael...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

In Concord’s Ward 6, newcomer Jay Belyea is facing off against Paula McLaughlin, who is finishing her first term on the City Council.McLaughlin, who ran unopposed for a seat on the council two years ago, was present for meetings during budget season,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Stacey Brown says she has been an effective city councilor for the people of Ward 5, listening to their concerns and pushing for action on the issues that matter most to them.She’s championed the effort to diversify the membership of city boards and...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Nicole Kipphut knows personally and professionally how intimidating it can be for victims to stand up for themselves at an abuser’s parole hearing.Kipphut began her career as a victim advocate with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections when she...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Incumbent Ward 4 Councilor Karen McNamara moved to Concord 16 years ago for its small city charm and outdoor recreation. She wants another term on the City Council to strengthen what the community has to offer.Sarah Beauregard, who was born and raised...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Michele Horne chose to run for Ward 2 Councilor when her oldest daughter left the city for a job opportunity out west, she said. Rob Kleiner, who is also running for the Ward 2 seat, said the 3,000 housing units expected to be built in the next five...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The five candidates vying for two city-wide seats on the City Council all promised to bring passion and a desire to improve Concord if elected to the 15-member body.Their ideas, background and experience give city voters a fruitful choice on Nov....

By JAMIE L. COSTA

More than 50 New Hampshire state troopers are helping Maine authorities look for a man suspected of killing more than a dozen people in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night.As of Thursday afternoon, New Hampshire officials said there...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Logan Clegg showed no reaction Monday as all 16 jurors found him guilty of murdering Steve and Wendy Reid and trying to cover up his crime.Per his request, each juror said out loud in court they found him guilty of all nine charges, including multiple...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Steve and Wendy Reid were swiftly and deliberately executed, but not by Logan Clegg, his defense attorneys argued during closing arguments in his murder trial Thursday.“How simple this trial must have seemed to you,” defense attorney Maya Dominguez...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Bullet fragments recovered from homicide victims Steve and Wendy Reid could have been fired by a Glock similar to the one seized from murder suspect Logan Clegg, a firearms expert testified Tuesday.“I received a fired bullet and some fragments but the...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

When Bryant Kennedy was asked to analyze a prescription pill bottle, forest debris and a leaf collected from the scene of a double homicide in Concord last year, he noticed a reddish-brown substance that later tested positive as blood. “I performed a...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Last spring, Concord Detective Wade Brown hooked his arms under a weighted dummy and dragged it through the woods off the Marsh Loop Trail to the site where the bodies of a missing Concord couple were found. A minute later, he dragged a second,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Christopher Sanborn, a co-owner of R & L Archery in Barre, Vermont, sold Logan Clegg a Glock 17 on February 25, 2022, he testified in court Thursday.In order to purchase a handgun in of Vermont, the buyer needs be over the age of 21, be in possession...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The day after retired Concord couple Steve and Wendy Reid were fatally shot last spring, police said Logan Clegg was seen on surveillance purchasing rubbing alcohol, a new tent and a new sleeping bag from Walmart. In the 24 hours after the Reids were...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Concord Detective Garrett Lemoine pointed across the courtroom at Logan Clegg in his blue button-down shirt and identified him as the same man he spoke to last spring when searching for a missing couple near the Alton Woods apartment complex. In a...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Bang, bang, a slight pause, and another bang, bang, bang, is what Nan Nutt said she heard within minutes of entering the Marsh Loop Trail in Concord last spring.Spooked by what she thought were gunshots but aware she’d been watching too much crime...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Twigs snapped and leaves crunched under the feet of 16 jurors as they moved down the Marsh Loop Trail on Tuesday afternoon to view the area where the bodies of Steve and Wendy Reid were found last spring. Nearly 50-feet off the main trail at the...