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By DAN ATTORRI

Summer conditioning is done, equipment has been handed out and, on Friday morning, area high school football players donned helmets for the first time, marking the official beginning of the 2024-25 NHIAA season.This fall is also the beginning of a new...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLINand DAVID BROOKS

Eleven people have died on New Hampshire roadways in less than a week, including two motorcyclists in Concord in the last two days.“Across my 27 years in law enforcement I can’t remember there being this many fatalities this close together,” said...

By RAY DUCKLER

Now and then, Donna Kuethe, 71, feels like the second-oldest person among 24 others, each riding a bicycle across the country in an organized group to raise money for a cause of their choice.The youngest riders are 50.“Riding would have been different...

By RAY DUCKLER

Maddie Dionne smiled her way through much of a 90-minute conversation when speaking about life’s simplest things.They’ve taken on greater importance over the past 14 years.She has coffee with her son, Ken Dionne, each morning in New Boston, sitting on...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISINAN

The Attorney General’s report into a police sergeant’s deadly use of force against a 17-year-old in a mental health crisis gave a look at how quickly events unfolded inside the Gilford home on Jan. 1, 2023.At 9:52 p.m. on New Year’s Day, dispatchers...

By DAN ATTORRI

Several area football players were named to their respective division’s All-State roster, as selected by the NHIAA coaches. Gilford-Belmont led area Division II East programs with four First Team selections (including first-year quarterback Anakin...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Lisa Madden sees progress in the state’s collaborative efforts to better handle and de-escalate volatile mental health crisis situations without the use of deadly force.By engaging in collaborative efforts and leveraging the expertise of both law...

FootballKennett 14, Gilford-Belmont 7Key players: Gilford-Belmont – Anakin Underhill (129 rush yards, TD; 2-for-5 passing, 20 yards, INT), Hutch Haskins (106 rush yards), Zakk Ober (interception)Highlights:  Kennett scored a touchdown in the first and...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBELand DAN ATTORRI

Progressing from three wins in his first season to five NHIAA wins and his program’s first playoff appearance since 2014 last year, Concord High School football head coach Jim Corkum has overseen a strong upward trajectory since taking over the...

By RAY DUCKLER

Judy Ellis knows the drill.She’ll talk about her granddaughter, the late Sydnie Quimby, with a jovial tone filled with pride about her kindness mixed with her competitive spirit.She’ll talk about members of the support group she’s found, called the...

By DAN ATTORRI

The New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association released All-State teams and awards late last week, and two area competitors were honored as Player of the Year in their respective divisions.Concord senior Brooks Craigue was named the Division...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Two and a half months have passed since the state Attorney General’s Office began investigating a fatal police shooting of a Gilford teenager by a police officer.Attorney General investigations into fatal police shootings are made public once they are...

By DAN ATTORRI

A year ago they lost the championship and headed into the offseason with the goal of winning it the next year. One season later, on the same ice, against the same team, the Bulldogs completed that mission.The No. 1 Belmont-Gilford hockey team (19-1)...

By DAN ATTORRI

Some players are so good that they make their teammates better. Sophomore forward Evan Guerin scored a goal and set up teammates for three more, and five different Bulldogs found the back of the net as No. 1 Belmont-Gilford defeated No. 5 Kingswood,...

By RAY DUCKLER

Sheri Dow of Gilford had every reason to believe that the investment she made 14 years ago was a sound choiceShe trusted the central players involved. Two of her brothers were experienced in the investment game, always searching and searching and...

By ADAM DRAPCHO

GILFORD — In the wake of the New Year’s Day shooting that left a teenager dead, one of the many yet-unanswered questions is whether the police officer who used deadly force will face any charges.A spokesperson for the state Attorney General’s Office...

By DAN ATTORRI

There’s always a lot to play for when the Belmont-Gilford Bulldogs and Berlin-Gorham Mountaineers face off, but Saturday’s game at Laconia’s Merrill Fay Arena had some extra meaning.Not only was it a rematch of last year’s NHIAA Division III hockey...

By ADAM DRAPCHO

Gilford Town Hall is taking a fresh look at the town beach, after a proposal to rebuild the bathhouse drew strong public reaction on several fronts.Town Administrator Scott Dunn said the selectboard has “pulled” a proposed warrant article, which would...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Just a fraction of the state’s police officers have completed training that is considered the “gold standard” for law enforcement to better respond to mental health emergency calls.About 16% of all 2,900 sworn police officers in New Hampshire have...

By JON DECKER

Sydnie Quimby, a 15-year-old student at Gilford High School, died on Monday following a head injury sustained in a skiing accident at Gunstock Mountain Resort.According to a statement from Gunstock’s president and general manager, Tom Day, witnesses...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Mischa Fay got his boating license when he was 15 and would often take solo sailing trips around Lake Winnipesaukee. He was a “Star Wars” fanatic who was an encyclopedia of trivia. Like a lot of 17-year-olds, he loved pizza and hot sauce.More than...