Search Results

By Line search: By JAMIE L. COSTA

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Joining a community hiking group was a no-brainer for Betsy Clark and Bob Cole, a retired Concord couple who like to spend time exploring the White Mountains.The pair parked their car near the trail head of Contoocook River Park Trail in Penacook,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Evidence obtained by the Concord Police Department, including the gun police say was used to kill Steve and Wendy Reid on a hiking trail in April, could be excluded from Logan Clegg’s jury trial on double murder charges.The defense attorneys for...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Within 24 hours of learning that the suspect in the double murder of Steve and Wendy Reid was expected to flee the country, Concord police moved fast to locate and arrest Logan Clegg. Due to the immediacy of the situation in October,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Accused murderer Logan Clegg was indicted on additional felony charge of falsifying physical evidence in relation to the deaths of Concord couple Steve and Wendy Reid. On May 17, a Merrimack County Grand Jury indicted Clegg, 27, on the new charge....

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The Concord Police Department is looking to add a licensed social worker that would help manage issues that don’t require a sworn police officer, like homelessness and mental health. As part of the department’s $15.5 million proposed budget, Concord...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Mental illness in youth populations is rising at a steady rate across the country in a generation that is prone to the influences of social media and cyberbullying. On Wednesday, the Concord School District in partnership with the Concord Parks &...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Civilians and law enforcement gathered Friday morning behind the State House in Concord to honor New Hampshire’s fallen law enforcement in an annual ceremony held by the New Hampshire State Police. Governor Chris Sununu and Attorney General John...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

More money for Concord’s purple “pay as you throw” trash bags, as well as hikes in water and sewer rates are among the new expenses for residents beyond a 4% tax increase in the proposed budget. In the first of a series of budget discussions, Concord...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The fourteenth annual Concord area bike swap will take place this weekend with an opportunity to purchase a quality bicycle for less than new.Proceeds from the sale support bike programs and projects in Concord and surrounding communities. Since 2009,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Planning board members were left disgruntled Wednesday night when the applicant of a proposed casino and his consultants failed to produce an adequate emergency services assessment per the request of the board, further delaying the application.The...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

With the approval of the Concord Planning Board, a multi-story building on South Main Street featuring a restaurant, two outdoor patios and event space will now add an additional 16 market-rate apartments to downtown. The proposed project was...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A proposed multi-story building on South Main Street featuring a restaurant, two outdoor patios and event space could be downsized per the request of the developer who wants to replace three stories of office space with two floors of residential...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Concord residents want to see the banks of the Merrimack River near the Everett Arena restored and preserved, public restrooms installed, more access to green and open spaces and an updated skateboard park, they said while envisioning what the future...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A historical marker in Concord commemorating the birthplace of labor activist and feminist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was removed Monday two weeks after it was unveiled. Born in Concord in 1890, Gurley Flynn became prominent as a labor leader, feminist...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A Penacook woman was found guilty of fatally striking a bicyclist with her vehicle nearly five years ago after a week long trial where jurors deliberated for less than three hours. Jessica Warren, 46, was found guilty late Friday on a felony charge of...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The proposed operating budget delivered to the Concord City Council by City Manager Tom Aspell carries a potential 4% tax increase for city residents along with raises for both city water and sewer services.The total budget of $130.1 million for the...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The two civil libertarians who petitioned for a historical marker in Concord to mark the birthplace of labor activists Elizabeth Gurley Flynn wrote to state officials Thursday urging them to reject calls for the placard’s removal.Gurley Flynn was a...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Neighbors along North State Street near the State Prison were tending to their yards, a mother and son were unloading the car in their driveway, and a UPS employee was making deliveries as Patrick Bettens went out for a bike ride on an unusually warm...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Nearly five years after Army veteran and New Hampshire State Prison corrections officer Patrick Bettens was killed while riding his bicycle in Concord, the woman accused of driving the car that struck him is on trial for his death.Jessica Warren, 46,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Days before a formal budget proposal from the city manager, Concord City Councilor Stacey Brown proposed applying for a grant to pay for the installation of lights at Keach Park, which could give the city between $50,000 and $500,000 for a project...