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Unveiling a $1.4 million program to increase police presence at the northern border last year, state officials asserted that rising illegal crossings from Canada into New Hampshire posed a crisis.New data obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A Concord man was sentenced to twenty years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a minor and possessing child sexual abuse images.Scott Wilkinson, 39, pleaded guilty in October to charges after an investigation revealed that in April 2022 he...

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While completing a “dry January” is a popular New Year’s resolution for many, Mother Nature, apparently, had different plans A small blanket of heavy, wet snow fell overnight into Monday, delaying schools across the state and closing a few others. The...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Longtime city attorney James Kennedy will leave his post next month to become a Superior Court judge following his approval from the New Hampshire Executive Council.Kennedy worked for the City of Concord for more than 14 years, with 12 of them as the...

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Audrey Moran, whose son Zackary Sullivan was killed in a shooting two weeks ago, was overwhelmed with gratitude by the vigil in his memory Friday night.“Zackary was my best friend — and my son. And January 16 is a nightmare that I’m never going to...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A Belmont man and former student of Bishop Guertin High School is suing the school, claiming it failed to protect him from sexual assault by a teacher it knew was a pedophile. The administration of the private Nashua high school learned in 1970 that...

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Gilford police shot 17-year-old Mischa Fay less than a minute after entering his family’s home in Gilford on January 1, 2023. “It happened so fast. It just happened so fast,” his mother said at the hospital where her son died. The shooting was a...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Logan Clegg, convicted last fall of murdering Steve and Wendy Reid when they went for a walk near their Concord home, has appealed his case.He received two 50-year to life sentences, which he is currently serving at the state prison. The New Hampshire...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Laura Magzis, the lone sign-holder outside the Beaver Meadow Elementary polling station at lunchtime Tuesday, was not pleased that President Joe Biden chose not to participate in the New Hampshire primary.“I think it’s a mistake. And it seems a little...

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Granite Staters are notoriously choosy about which primary candidate will win their support. Even though she won’t be able to vote, 10-year-old Hannah Kesselring is no different.Impressed by former UN Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki...

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Work to bring a Friendly Toast restaurant to the city’s main drag will get cooking this spring after the Concord Planning Board renewed approvals for a major downtown development.The regional retro brunch favorite is the flagship of Arts Alley, the...

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Excavators have started preparing the former Department of Justice building in downtown Concord to be demolished to make way for a four-story legislative parking garage at the site. Plans detail a 409-space garage filling an entire city block. The...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A proposal for a new South Main Street property was reduced to two stories and dropped 16 units of market-rate housing from its previous plans. The Concord Planning Board approved the construction of a four-story building — featuring a “Friendly...

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With workforce shortages and a bare-bones rental market, employers are eager for a boost in city housing stock. Developers behind two major mixed-use projects are eager to provide it — once they get a green light from the city.Representatives for the...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The committee considering the future of the clubhouse at Beaver Meadow Golf Course will move at a slower pace while considering a wider slate of plans that includes possible renovations.The city hit the brakes on a proposal to spend $10.3 million to...

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Construction on the city’s first fully accessible playground at White Park is expected to begin later this year after the Concord City Council approved funding Monday night.Plans for the Monkey Around Playground include ramps, a wheelchair-accessible...

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For a second consecutive summer, there will be no lifeguards on duty at Weirs Beach.Though there will be on-duty guards at Bond Beach, the city Parks and Recreation Department was unable to sufficiently staff Weirs Beach, which requires a larger team...