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Two historic buildings in Boscawen – the 1913 library and the 1892 Torrent Building – have been sold and Select Board member Lorrie Carey couldn’t be happier.“We’re enthusiastic that we have changed the stewardship of two historic buildings to...

By DAVID BROOKS

Five years after COVID lockdowns supercharged the idea of talking to your doctor or nurse online from home, telehealth has become such a regular part of medical care in New Hampshire that advocates hope the state will loosen laws concerning...

By DAVID BROOKS

New Hampshire residents have always been pretty sensible about getting ourselves vaccinated, certainly better than those scared-of-modernity goofballs in Vermont because we know a good deal when we see it. And you can’t get a much better deal than...

By DAVID BROOKS

Steadfast Spirits, a distillery on Hall Street in Concord, has purchased the nearby Lithermans brewery and the owner plans to take the brewpub back to its earlier “vibe.”“The focus is on going back to those original beers, small batches of really good...

By DAVID BROOKS

After more than a decade, an unusual program to place markers on long-forgotten graves of 686 infants and adults in the former “poor lot” of Concord’s huge Blossom Hill Cemetery, the resting place of people who could not afford family plots, has wound...

By DAVID BROOKS

The long effort to create a permanent home for Concord’s famous horse-drawn coaches might get a $160,000 boost if the City Council goes ahead with plans to contribute to the renovation of the former Concord Stables building near the high school.The...

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When it comes to science, there’s something to be said for longevity. Consider the Lamprey River.The Lamprey, which flows 212 miles from Northwood through Durham to Newmarket, isn’t exactly a huge river but it is the largest contributor of fresh water...

By DAVID BROOKS

It was a little hard to hear him over the sound of “In the Mood,” but Mark Nelson had an explanation of why a big crowd is drawn to Concord every two months to dance to music that’s nearly a century old.“I think people are looking for a low-pressure...

By DAVID BROOKS

An Italian restaurant will be built in the middle of the Merchant’s Way development near Exit 17 of I-93 in north Concord, the latest step in the years-long expansion of the site.“This is the part we wanted to save for a full-service restaurant. We...

By DAVID BROOKS

Consolidated Communications, which operates the legacy telephone network in New Hampshire, has agreed to be bought for $3.1 billion by private equity firms Searchlight Capital Partners, and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI).The...

By DAVID BROOKS

When Ed Stein passed away in July after a long and happy life that was colored but not constrained by mild autism, his sister Kathy wanted to do something that would memorialize him.“He was the kind of guy where he would walk into a room and it would...

By DAVID BROOKS

Preserving land from development is all about woods and streams and birds and beasts. That’s the fun part.But it’s also about laws and contracts and tax rules and finance. That’s the boring part – yet without it, the woods and beasts are in...

By DAVID BROOKS

New Hampshire regulators have left in place the state’s net metering program, which pays owners of solar panels when they send power to the grid, but a looming expiration date could make financing more difficult.The order from the Public Utilities...

By DAVID BROOKS

A truck parked at the edge of the bustling mob scene during the Tradeapalooza job fair at NHTI encapsulated the difficult position that higher education faces these days.Plastered on its side was a picture of two women talking. One asked where the...

By DAVID BROOKS

Cutting your own Christmas tree is a snap. Unless, that is, it weighs 3,100 pounds, is as wide as a lane of traffic, and nature decided to make the whole process more complicated.“The wind makes it a little trickier,” said Ryan Rambeau, Concord tree...

By DAVID BROOKS

Thomas Kurtz, the Dartmouth professor who co-created the computer language BASIC and the networking system DTSS with John Kemeny, helping launch the computer revolution, has died. He was 96.Kurtz was interviewed via email for the Monitor’s Granite...

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 It looks like New Hampshire hunting has lost its COVID-era boost.Through Aug. 31, New Hampshire sold 31,266 hunting licenses, according to the Department of Fish and Game. That’s 14% fewer licenses than were sold during the first eight months of 2020...

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It will be smarter than ever to wear blaze orange when going into the woods this weekend, as New Hampshire heads into the year’s most popular hunting season.Firearm season for white-tailed deer began Wednesday, Nov. 13, and traditionally the first...

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High winds and very dry conditions fed multiple brush fires in New Hampshire on Tuesday, with no improvement in sight. Officials are urging people to delay any type of outdoor fires. “Even if you have a permitted campfire, use caution … the wind can...

By DAVID BROOKS

A fifth company will be offering health insurance to eligible individuals in New Hampshire in 2025 as the state enters the annual open enrollment period. WellSense Health Plan, a nonprofit health insurance company in Massachusetts, will be offering...