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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

On the football field at Concord High School, Joseph Gimaranzi’s teammates became teachers.It was 2016, and he was a freshman – having just moved to New Hampshire from the Democratic Republic of Congo with his single mother and three older siblings....

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

In the downstairs of Warner Town Hall, Christine Frost took her place behind the plastic folding table, with board members Jody Sloane and Harry Seidel on either side, and called the select board meeting to order.With a light agenda for last Tuesday’s...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Debbie Auger owned a home in Tilton well before Walmart or the Tanger Outlets came to town. For years, promises of lower taxes were backed by claims that these commercial businesses would bring more revenue.But for 22 years, Auger saw her tax bill...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Anthony Poore thinks about ways to retain young people, especially people of color in New Hampshire, he knows no single solution exists. But as he breaks it down into smaller pieces, he considers the lived experiences of his two daughters.His...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When President Joe Biden announced plans to forgive student loan debt last fall, nearly 200,000 New Hampshire borrowers could have been eligible for repayment relief. But the promise was short-lived. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The former CEO of a national youth diversion program will lead New Hampshire’s Division for Children, Youth and Families beginning Aug. 1.Jeff Fleischer is known for decades of work with the Youth Advocate Program, a nonprofit based out of...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

If New Hampshire could solve the state-wide childcare pinch, improvements are expected to related problems with the state’s workforce shortage and economic growth. Simply put, it’s a domino effect of positive generational outcomes, according to Joe...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The New Hampshire housing shortage is squeezing businesses trying to recruit workers, taxing families looking to find an affordable place to live, and has become a focal point for state politicians trying to chip away at a solution. The statistics are...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A state budget is heading to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk after a historic level of consensus in both the State Senate and House of Representatives.It’s the first time both chambers have bypassed a Committee of Conference period where House and Senate...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

It wasn’t Norah Garland’s first time at Bow High School graduation. But instead of joining the band as she’s done in years past, she traded her flute and piccolo for a cap and gown.In many ways, the Falcons’ graduation resembled the joyous culmination...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

In Joe Ribsam’s first year working in New Hampshire, following legislation in the State House was practically a full-time job.Ribsam, the new head of the Division for Children, Youth and Families, found himself reiterating requests for funds and...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

After months of speculation that he may seek a White House bid, Gov. Chris Sununu announced Monday that he will not run for president in 2024. It’s a sharp change of tune for Sununu, who has publicly discussed his potential run for president in the...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The Democratic race for governor has its first official candidate as Cinde Warmington, the Executive Council’s lone Democrat, launched her bid for the corner office Thursday.Warmington, who is serving her second term on the five-member council,...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

As a high school student, Feleke Baininwa thought she might want to go to school to be a hairdresser or beauty technician. But when graduation came, she wasn’t convinced – so she decided to work before heading back to school.  Now, Baininwa knows she...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For the 200 portraits in the New Hampshire State House, there’s a common theme – most depict old, white men. Nine portraits recognize female leaders. But if a portrait of the late Rogers Johnson, former civil rights leader and state representative,...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For years, advocates pushing for marijuana legalization have highlighted that when it comes to policy, the live-free-or-die state stands on an island. With Maine and Massachusetts legalizing marijuana in 2016 and Vermont following suit in 2020, the...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

New Hampshire homeowners can get a reprieve on property taxes through a state-run Low and Moderate Income Homeowners Property Tax Relief program. Since 2002, the program, run by the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, has distributed...

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When most voters think of what makes the first-in-the-nation primary special in the Granite State, three words often come to mind – living room conversations.Intimate conversations with candidates in cramped spaces where microphones are often...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When it came time for a teenager to learn to drive, consider what it would be like if they were reluctant to even get in the car.Then, when they finally got behind the wheel, these drivers quickly became overwhelmed by a winding road, riddled with...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Sometimes when Kaleigh Greene tries to list her volunteer roles, it’s hard to know where to start. There’s her stepson’s Boy Scout Troop, his school parent-teacher organization in Northfield, the Concord Young Professionals Network and the Greater...