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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Friday morning started like any normal day for Carol Stiasny. She woke before the sun rose and left for work by 6:30 a.m. – going through the motions to keep her mind off the reality that soon she’d need moving boxes.By 2 p.m., while she was finishing...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

To vote in his first United States election, Kayitani Ndutiye put on his Patriots football shirt and a blazer and attached a gold American flag pin to the lapel.“Proud to be an American” it read. Eighteen months ago, he sat in a classroom at...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Donna Eiden is confident she has Trump merchandise that no one else has. She’s got windbreakers that feature Trump’s 2020 ticket with Mike Pence. She displays a scarf she bought in New Jersey with the former president’s face embroidered and a slogan,...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

There was no question who Chris Shaw would be voting for when he pulled up the leg of his pants. On his left calf, former President Donald Trump’s face is front and center – tattooed in black ink with the Statue of Liberty in the background.The...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

With less than 24 hours until the New Hampshire presidential primary, Lester Reed put on his Nikki Haley shirt, his Nikki Haley baseball hat with his “NH loves NH” pin and lined up outside the Franklin VFW Post to see his favorite candidate in his...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Lucille Ketchum had never heard of Marianne Williamson. But as a registered Democrat looking for an alternative to President Joe Biden, she may have found her candidate at the Puritan Backroom in Manchester while having lunch with her husband on...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Marty Parichand’s vision for a new whitewater park may sound repetitive.For years, he has said that investing in recreation in Franklin will put the state’s smallest city on the map as a New England destination and spur economic growth.It’s a message...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For weeks, in order to reach her two chicken coops in her backyard, Tessa Dyer put on chest waders. At its worst, the water that had flooded her property surpassed her waist. On a good day, it was still knee-deep.As temperatures dropped, her flooded...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

New Hampshire attorney John Formella is accusing national Democrats of violating the state’s voter suppression laws by discouraging voters from participating in the primary later this month.Formella issued a cease and desist order on Monday in...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

At their first full meeting Monday, Concord city councilors are expected to hold off discussing the future of clubhouse renovations at the Beaver Meadow golf course. Plans for building a new clubhouse have been sent back to the Ad-Hoc Beaver Meadow...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Several changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will make more students eligible to receive financial assistance this year. The new FAFSA, which was released on Dec. 31, is a simplified version with 36 questions, instead of 108 which...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Matt Walsh can draw a timeline of development in Concord of peaks and valleys. In 1986, residential development was at a high, with colored vinyl panels and geometric shapes putting a mark on new construction. The Great Recession of 2008 marked a low...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Under Gabriel Reynolds’ bed in his dorm at New England College, three white signs with black Sharpie letters are tucked away.One reads, “to take away our 26th amendment, you’ll have to take away our 2nd.” Another says, “no forever war in Mexico.” And...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

It was 2 a.m. on Friday morning when Samantha Lane was struggling to find the words that she would read in court just hours later.Trying to sum up her little sister's life, the pain of her family in the aftermath her death, and the build of up of a...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Mary Rose Deak sat in her car at night, she would stare up at the sky and let her imagination go.“You can look out at the stars and sometimes you can pretend you’re in ISS,” she said. “You’re in this little space, kinda how it must be like to be...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For Adam Hassan, Umuganda is a chance to show his 2-year-old daughter a slice of life from home. Gathering to do community activities, like the gardening and painting that happened in Keach Park on Saturday, is a frequent feat in his home country of...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

As cars speed around Turn 4 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend, fans will be able to stand just a few feet from the Loudon track while drinking a beer and playing lawn games on green turf.The track’s new bar and viewing area called Rock...