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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

On any given day at the Waypoint Children’s Place and Education Center, Kelly Bozetarnik wears many different hats. Her formal role is the director. But most days at the child care center off of Loudon Road, she is a director, a teacher, an assistant...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

In the last year, Loudon has seen firefighters, EMTs, a highway employee, the planning and zoning board secretary and members of police department hand in letters of resignation.A pattern is clear among these losses – employees are leaving as other...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Rebecca Perkins Kwoka first discussed access to abortion in the New Hampshire Senate last year, she was 24 weeks pregnant. The 24-week mark holds significance in New Hampshire – it’s the timeframe in which abortion is no longer legal in the state...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Brandon Dumont spends the odd hours of the day sitting in the warmth of his blue 2004 Toyota RAV4. When Concord’s Homeless Resource Center closes, and before meals have begun at the Friendly Kitchen, Dumont says he’s lucky to have a vehicle to keep...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Three housing projects in Concord will add to the city’s affordable housing stock, with funding grants from InvestNH, the $100 million statewide fund to accelerate development.Developers at the three Concord projects – on Sheep Davis...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

After most New Hampshire mayors called for a better state response to the ongoing homelessness crisis, Gov. Chris Sununu, members of the Department of Health and Human Services, and select legislators will meet with city officials to discuss...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Pittsfield residents will be asked if they want to fund public safety infrastructure – like a new ambulance and tanker truck for the fire department – at this year’s annual meeting. The proposed $6.6 million town budget would increase the tax rate by...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

It was 2 a.m. on Friday morning when Samantha Lane was struggling to find the words that she would read in court just hours later.Trying to sum up her little sister's life, the pain of her family in the aftermath her death, and the build of up of a...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Mary Rose Deak sat in her car at night, she would stare up at the sky and let her imagination go.“You can look out at the stars and sometimes you can pretend you’re in ISS,” she said. “You’re in this little space, kinda how it must be like to be...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For Adam Hassan, Umuganda is a chance to show his 2-year-old daughter a slice of life from home. Gathering to do community activities, like the gardening and painting that happened in Keach Park on Saturday, is a frequent feat in his home country of...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

As cars speed around Turn 4 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend, fans will be able to stand just a few feet from the Loudon track while drinking a beer and playing lawn games on green turf.The track’s new bar and viewing area called Rock...