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A pair of amendments to the Concord School District’s charter decisively passed on Tuesday, throwing the future of Concord’s controversial middle school project into question.The votes could ultimately lead to the reversal of the school board’s...
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Democrat David Croft narrowly won re-election as Merrimack County Sheriff, fending off a challenge from Republican Frank Cassidy in a race that pitted former coworkers against each other.Croft, who will serve a third two-year term, captured 52%...
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Long Island native and Twiggs Gallery owner Adele Sanborn credits realism rather than blind ambition for leading her to New Hampshire.“I knew I wasn’t going to be good enough to make it in New York,” said Sanborn, who studied photography in college....
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A retired Navy commander who registered as a Democrat earlier this year is challenging a Republican businessman and marketing professor in a race that could determine control of the state Senate.Political newcomer Stu Green grew up in Andover and...
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Lawyers on Thursday asked a federal court to rule New Hampshire’s controversial transgender sports law unconstitutional for all students – not just their two clients – setting up a potentially precedent-setting court decision.The new request – made...
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Prosecutors dropped all charges earlier this month against one of the 11 individuals accused of abuse in the sprawling youth detention center case, citing a lack of evidence.Trevor Middleton, 56, of Belmont, had been accused of sexually assaulting a...
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Facing a request to contribute funding to a non-profit emergency medical services provider that responds to calls at the Merrimack County nursing home and jail, County Commissioner Chair Tara Reardon raised the prospect of launching a county-wide EMS...
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Local election results in Concord on Nov. 5 will include tallies for a pair of amendments to the school district’s charter that would give the public more say over major decisions involving school building moves and property sales.While those...
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Rundlett Middle School’s three eighth-grade science teachers have grown accustomed to nature’s intrusions.Last year, a bird laid six eggs in the exhaust pipe connected to Amy Schaeffner’s fume hood. When the nest grew too heavy, the pipe broke and a...
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An overwhelming majority of Concord residents support stripping the Concord School Board of some of its power, yet residents are split on whether the decision to build a new middle school about six miles away from the current location should be...
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Over 200 students with disabilities have enrolled in the Concord School District since last summer, an influx that has far exceeded the district’s projections and strained its support services.The unexpected increase will cost the district about...
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On the evening University of New Hampshire police arrested 12 people outside the building that would soon become her office, Elizabeth Chilton was 3,000 miles away, serving as the Chancellor of Washington State University’s flagship campus.Six days...
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For three years, Frank Cassidy worked under Merrimack County Sheriff David Croft, but he resigned in 2023 after alleging that Croft fostered a “hostile work environment,” according to his resignation letter, which was shared with the Monitor.Now...
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First-year enrollment at the University of New Hampshire has held steady this fall compared to last year, but has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels.The 2,671 students who enrolled at UNH’s Durham and Manchester campuses was nearly identical to the...
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Canterbury residents are set to see a major increase on the school portion of their December tax bill, town officials wrote late last month.The 25% jump means a homeowner with an assessed property value of $400,000 will experience a tax hike of...
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Merrimack Valley’s bus driver shortage grew so dire on Monday that Superintendent Randy Wormald found himself behind the wheel of a van en-route to Loudon.“We’re paper thin and have everyone driving,” Wormald said. “If I’m driving a van, we’re getting...
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The Merrimack Valley School Board voted Monday to transfer approximately $1.1 million from two trust funds to cover gaps in special education and capital improvement expenses that have arisen since voters approved the district’s $48.3 million...
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They came from opposite ends of world: she from Rio de Jainero, Brazil, population 6 million; he from Fort Kent, Maine, five hours north of Portland, population 4,000.And they arrived for different reasons: she to support her sick sister in 1994; he...
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A pair of amendments that will serve as a referendum on the autonomy of the Concord School Board will require a supermajority of 60% to pass, rather than the lower state law threshold of 50%.In interviews, two Concord attorneys dismissed any argument...
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When Michelle Beauregard’s son has no money in his lunch account, he doesn’t eat.The Concord High School junior could, to be clear, purchase the cafeteria’s hot lunch option. But Beauregard’s middle child is a loyal pizza eater, and pizza is an à la...
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The town of Salisbury failed to reach an agreement Wednesday with its non-profit emergency medical services provider on a new cost-sharing formula after asserting that the amount it pays was “just not fair.”Salisbury shares the services of Penacook...
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