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By GAIL DIMAGGIO

Gail DiMaggio lives in Concord. A friend challenged me to write about reproductive rights because, she said, “You’re old enough to remember.” She had a point. The young, of course, never experienced what women faced before Roe. And for a lot of...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Lawmakers moved to expand the proposed Bradley Haas Act to provide a death benefit not only to the family of the fallen security officer but also to other security officers who may be killed in the line of duty.Senate Bill 604, named after former...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Already struggling to enforce its green bag program in its shared transfer station, Hopkinton realized it faces a new issue: Concord residents trying to dump their trash in town.Last Saturday, select board members Thomas Lipoma and Jeffrey Donohue...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Kyle Repucci, current superintendent of schools in his hometown of Rochester, will be the new principal of Broken Ground elementary next year after the school board unanimously approved his hiring Monday night. It’s been awhile — eight years — since...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

For Sindy Chown, dance is belonging: within one’s own body, within a culture, within a community. “When someone dances with their heart, you see it in their face,” Chown said. Their eyes will light up, and a smile will bloom on their face. “It’s like...

By DAVID BROOKS

NASA’s return-to-the-moon program Artemis has 18 New Hampshire companies and institutions supplying products or services, from temperature sensors to gaskets to research projects, so it was no surprise that business was featured when astronaut...

By GIB WEST

Gib West lives in Concord. Many pieces of great literature explore the themes of power and hubris, and thus can be revisited to examine how we, as members of a community, can question ourselves or our leaders and in so doing seek a just path.It is...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

One hundred New Hampshire firefighters will be screened for cancer this week at the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire’s convention, kicking off an effort to develop long-term, regular testing statewide. Cancer is now the leading cause of...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The developer looking to turn the mostly vacant Steeplegate Mall into a bustling mix of residences and retail is seeking relief from the city’s minimum parking requirements to reduce the amount of pavement at the massive redevelopment project.The...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord School Board will vote on the nomination of Kyle Repucci, currently the superintendent of schools in Rochester, to be the next principal at Broken Ground elementary at its meeting Monday night. Repucci has been superintendent in the Lilac City...

By CHRISTOPHER HERR

Christopher Herr is a teacher at Concord High School and a resident of Concord. House Bill 1205 would prohibit transgender female athletes from participating in school sports “designated for women, females, or girls” in grades 5-12. The NH Senate had...

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.com This last week I went for my monthly haircut. At my age, I get a significant discount (thank you very much). However,...

By GEOFF FORESTER

The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Easter started Friday afternoon with the Service of Lamentation, marking the death of Christ. The highlight of Holy Friday is where the kouvouklion, a carved wood canopy, is decorated with ornate flower...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Empowerment, sadness and joy swept over Niyanta Nepal when Brown University’s administration announced their intention to deliberate and vote on divesting from companies connected to Israel’s military actions in Gaza.“We have the power to really...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Just as warm weather finally arrives in Concord, more than flowers will be blooming downtown this week: outdoor dining has returned, the Concord Farmers’ Market will officially launch for the season and this month’s First Friday will bring a boom to...

By DAVID BROOKS

You just knew that Rik Yeames had one last solar-eclipse extravaganza in him.Yeames has spent more than five years getting New Hampshire excited about the eclipse we just experienced – the Monitor first wrote about his efforts in March 2019 – so it’s...

By ARIANNA MACNEILL

A Concord man is facing three felony charges after police said he assaulted another man while holding a handgun at the Christ the King Food Pantry Tuesday evening.Bluestone Rhau, 48, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault with a deadly...

By DAVID BROOKS

A year after New Hampshire allowed dental benefits for adults on Medicaid, NHTI is using grant funding to start treating those patients in Concord, which should help alleviate a backlog in treatment as well as expand training for the school’s dental...

The Clinton Street entrance into New Hampshire Hospital will be closed for a time as part of continued expansion of the facility, which provides acute, in-patient psychiatric services. Other entrances are still open.Th​​​​e E Unit at New Hampshire...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A Concord man accused of keying the cars of 11 state Republican party members was denied bail Monday after prosecutors argued that he presented a safety threat to himself and others.Lawrence Dunlap will remain in the county jail despite objections...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Whether they’re running errands or socializing in the community, Greg Pollock and Amber Brouillette, are recognized as “the sunflower people” by Concord residents thanks to their Sunfox Farm, a sprawling 20-acre sunflower field on Loudon Road, that...