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By EILEEN O’GRADY

Deerfield residents packed the basement community room of the town office building with one topic on their minds – the future of Deerfield’s high school age students.The event, a panel discussion on school choice, was put on by a citizens’ group that...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Hopkinton town officials hope a bond that’s on the table for the March annual meeting will help make a dent in a vast to-do list of road rebuilds. Meanwhile, residents are torn between supporting the higher of two proposed school budgets and keeping...

By DAVID BROOKS

There’s a town meeting truism that the smallest items can generate the most discussion. That proved accurate Tuesday in Henniker, where almost all the debate concerned summer concerts that would cost 1/10th of 1 percent of the operating budget.By the...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

For students at Hollis Primary School, diverting food waste from landfills is no difficult task. As many towns in New Hampshire struggle to get their residents to divert food waste, a program that was started through a grant fund at the school has...

CHICHESTERSchool board proposes 1.95% budget increaseChichester will hold a public hearing on Wednesday night to answer the public’s questions about the school board’s proposed budget for the upcoming year. The proposed operating budget for 2023-2024...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

A social media post threatening violence against Rundlett Middle School was still under investigation as of Tuesday morning, police said. The school was placed in “secure campus” mode Monday after a student allegedly posted a threat of school violence...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The Concord School Board voted Monday to appoint former Board member Tom Croteau to temporarily fill the open Zone A seat formerly held by Kate West.Croteau, who has been serving as School Board treasurer since 2021, is a former teacher and...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Deerfield parents who want to expand school choice options in their town are holding a panel discussion with state education officials Tuesday night as the town prepares to vote on a contract with Concord High School in March.It’s a conversation...

Monitor staff

Amid a national scramble for trained workers in many fields, the Community College System of New Hampshire is looking to boost a five-year-old apprenticeship program that lets students learn as they work at local businesses.“It has really accelerated,...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Hopkinton is holding a public hearing Wednesday on the proposed town and school district budgets for 2023-2024. The hearing, hosted by the Hopkinton Budget Committee, is an opportunity for members of the public to weigh in on the budgets before Town...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Passing a town operating budget of $10.6 million, purchasing town vehicles and adopting a new community power plan will be the focal points for Pembroke voters at town meeting in March.The proposed town budget is a 6.7% increase over the current...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

In Allenstown, steel framing rising two stories high reveals the steady progress on a new K-8 school on River Road.Construction of the school, which will replace the town’s current separate elementary and middle school buildings, has been underway...

By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

LACONIA — By writing policy, overseeing the superintendent, making plans and implementing goals, school boards shape the vision and current performance of their districts. A state law passed last year now requires New Hampshire school boards to have...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Pembroke is holding a public hearing Thursday on the proposed town, sewer commission, water works and school district budgets for 2023-2024. The hearings are an opportunity for members of the public to weigh in on the budgets before Town Meeting in...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Judy Tibbetts recalls that when she was interviewed for her first teaching job at Franklin High School back in 1970, the superintendent at the time told her he was interested in hiring her only if she planned to stay in the district.“I said, ‘Yes,...

By ETHAN DEWITT

A Democratic bill seeking to limit New Hampshire’s “education freedom accounts” to students who have spent at least one year in public school has reignited debates over who should have access to the program.Sponsored by Rep. Dave Luneau, a Hopkinton...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Increasing wages for teachers and renewing a tuition agreement with Andover are focal points for the Merrimack Valley School District this year.At the annual meeting on March 10, voters will be asked to approve a new contract with teachers and a...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Following a record year for school building aid applications in New Hampshire, state legislators are introducing bills this month aimed at increasing the amount of funding available for school construction and renovation projects.One of the bills,...

Tech Ed and Family and Consumer Science have returned to the middle school experience at the Henniker Community School at the hands of one versatile and creative teacher.Henniker teacher Todd Storro teaches Tech Ed and cooking classes to students in...

Plymouth State University will be receiving $2.1 million in federal funding next year to support nursing workforce expansion. New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen visited the school last week to meet with nursing program students and faculty and to tour...