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Boys’ Alpine SkiingPortsmouth 372, Concord 369, Keene 369, Bishop Guertin 346, Dover 341, Spaulding 327Key players: Concord – Lucas Golden (1st), Brett McDonough (5th), Carter Pratt (11th), Pablo Winn (24th)Highlights:  Golden won with a combined time...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Each member of the Concord City Council stood next to signs identifying them with a color — red, green, blue, yellow — each representing a distinct personality type.The colors reflected the lighthearted scores they received on a personality test they...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When it was a homeless shelter, the old First Congregational Church site on North Main Street, got busy on winter nights when doors opened each evening and then again first thing in the morning when it closed.When the church was an active parish with...

By DAVID BROOKS

Canterbury won’t be deciding whether to withdraw from the two-town Shaker Regional School District this year, following the state Board of Education’s rejection of a request to put the issue before voters.The five-person state board rejected the...

By CINDY ROSENWALD

Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) is Deputy Democratic Leader. As a Jewish woman, I am seeing more and more people acknowledge there is a climate of antisemitism across the globe, in the United States, and, sadly, even here in New Hampshire. Over the past...

By COLIN VAN OSTERN

Colin Van Ostern served as Executive Councilor for District 2 from 2012-2016 and lives in Concord. Here’s a resolution for 2024: let’s make this year the year that New Hampshire trusts all our citizens to make their own healthcare decisions, both in...

WrestlingBow 78, Kearsarge 0Key players: Bow – Ryan Dolder (pin 138), Jared Dolder (pin 144), Jake Coulon (pin 150), Josiah Funches (pin 157,) Adler Moura (pin 126), Ben McDowell (pin 165), Joe McDowell (pin 174), Chase Flagg (pin 190), Jackson Hall...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

NORTHWOOD – Coe-Brown boys’ basketball might be returning just one starter from last season, but one thing’s remained consistent: the team’s ability to start fast.Boosted so often last season by strong first quarters, the Bears continued that trend at...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Pamela Walsh was chosen as the next president of the Concord School Board at the first meeting of the year on Tuesday.Walsh, an at-large member who was the previous vice president of the board, was selected with unanimous support from all...

By DAVID BROOKS

The financial benefit seen by communities who are part of the Community Power Coalition will be reduced this year because all New Hampshire utilities have cut their electric rates.Things are different, however, for four towns that are doing community...

By DAVID BROOKS

Voting will be a lot more colorful in New Hampshire’s presidential primary this year, and we’re not talking about candidates’ behavior.The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office has chosen three designs for the “I Voted” stickers given to people...

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The Concord region felt the second small earthquake in 10 days on Wednesday. A temblor registering 2.0 on the Richter scale and centered in Loudon struck around 2:50 p.m. That follows a 2.7 quake that hit Dec. 23 near the Steeplegate Mall in...

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...

Boys’ BasketballMerrimack Valley 61, Bishop Brady 27Key players: MV – Nic Oglesby (19 points), Andrew Surpenant (13 points), Ethan Dukette (8 points), Boston Bradicich (8 points); Bishop Brady – Owen Thorton (11 points), Ryan Casey (9...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW – It was far from a pretty game of basketball. In the first half, it was total slog. Pembroke (4-0) and Bow (2-2) ended the first quarter tied, 4-4, and headed to the locker room at halftime tied, 14-14. But over the final 16 minutes of play, it...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

With six new faces, the orientation meeting for the Concord City Council to be held Wednesday at the community center on the Heights takes on added significance this year.New and existing councilors will be presented with waves of information,...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Future attempts by Andy Sanborn to operate a casino in the state will be met with challenging regulatory hurdles after his gaming license was suspended last week by the New Hampshire Lottery Commission.Sanborn, a former state senator who owns and...

By DAVID BROOKS

New England’s wild turkey population seems to have avoided the population declines that are being seen in other parts of the country, and officials are asking for some citizen science help this winter to confirm our status.“We have not been...

By RAY DUCKLER

The ever-growing Common Man franchise has gotten even bigger.With 20 sit-down restaurants spread around the Granite State already in his stable, owner Alex Ray now has, as he calls it, a third “touch-and-go” business, this one at the Epsom Traffic...

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Back in November, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a new code of conduct. The announcement came in response to mounting criticism of the unethical behavior of certain justices, particularly Clarence Thomas. His...