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Renovations to St. John the Evangelist Church on South Main Street are nearly complete after months of intense construction, which for a period of time forced worshippers to hold services under a tent.Services inside the church resumed in November,...

By LEAH WILLINGHAM

Lisa Taylor and Jay Corliss will tell you they grew up at Beefside Seafood on Manchester Street in Concord.And in many ways, they did.The two started working at the restaurant 30 years ago, the day after their graduations from Concord High School, for...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

An ex-Loudon firefighter convicted in December of negligent homicide in the death of his childhood friend will serve his two- to six-year sentence at the Merrimack County jail and not in state prison.The New Hampshire Department of Corrections...

By RAY DUCKLER

Two contrasting expressions surfaced during our 2019 coverage of homelessness, illustrating the sadness and hope that can accompany this issue.On one hand, we found Allie Eckersley, whose father, ex-pitcher Dennis Eckersley, is in baseball’s Hall of...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

Seated before the New Hampshire Parole Board on Thursday, convicted murderer Clifford “Edgar” Avery Jr. showed no remorse for killing a Concord woman more than four decades ago and continued to profess his innocence.“I don’t believe I pose any risk to...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

Concord police carried out a drug raid on Manchester Street early Friday morning that yielded five arrests.Additionally, police recovered a car on site that had been reported stolen from Vermont.Law enforcement executed a search warrant and arrest...

By LEAH WILLINGHAM

There is a corner of Paulette Boghosian’s store on South Main Street where customers can fill decorated bags with 10 cent Swedish Fish and FireBall candies. In another section, visitors sift through piles of patterned paper to make their own free,...

By LEAH WILLINGHAM

When Claire Lajoie left rehab to move into her new apartment in Penacook, it was cause for celebration.A family friend gave her furniture and a wooden dresser, which Claire polished in the yard of her childhood home in Concord.She went shopping for...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

All criminal charges have been dropped against a man accused of breaking into a stranger’s home and molesting a 13-year-old girl while she slept in Concord.Miles Anderson, who police said was homeless at the time, was found mentally incompetent to...

By DAVID BROOKS

If you look up while strolling South Main Street you’ll find there’s a colorful addition to downtown Concord, and if all goes as planned it will be an informative addition as well.“Last week they were red because St. Paul’s School went back to school....

By ALYSSA DANDREA

In the last seven months, the Merrimack County prosecutors’ office has experienced rapid staff turnover, the county hired an independent investigator to evaluate a potentially hostile work environment and some police chiefs are growing concerned about...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

A Concord man convicted of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl while he was on parole for domestic violence was sentenced Tuesday to 16 to 32 years in state prison.Nickolas Micucci, 32, is eligible to have his minimum sentence reduced by five years...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

A former Concord student and her father are asking a federal judge to force the school district to hand over four years of records as part of their lawsuit that says administrators improperly investigated the girl’s report of sexual assault and failed...

By CAITLIN ANDREWS

A different type of rail trail has opened up in Concord.Scenic RailRiders opened Friday off Sewalls Falls Road in Concord along an abandoned stretch of Pan Am Railways track that stretches from above the state prison to Commercial Street in...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

A former Concord High School student who says she was sexually assaulted by a classmate on a school bus in late 2017 is suing the district, alleging that its administrators improperly investigated the incident and failed to make accommodations to...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

Every night before falling asleep, Kayla Smith checked Facebook messenger to ensure there hadn’t been a significant lapse in time since her brother’s account was last active.She knew if he hadn’t logged in for 24 hours or more that something was...

By CAITLIN ANDREWS

It seemed like the spring would be a time of renewal for Rachel Hunger.As a molecular genetics student at the University of New Hampshire, the Concord resident occasionally took time during the winter months to share important parts of her life...

By RAY DUCKLER

The young woman with the familiar last name was seated in the Friendly Kitchen, her eyes focused on her cellphone, hidden under shoulder-length blonde hair.She’s homeless, short on money, her life stuffed into a knapsack, just like so many others who...

By CAITLIN ANDREWS

In 2013, Sarah Hoidahl’s life was complicated.She was a single mom, living with her mother and son Ashton in Henniker, making ends meet by waiting tables at Concord’s Ruby Tuesday out on Loudon Road.Her life was briefly turned upside down after she...

By JIM BAER

A recent article in the news caught my attention because of the author’s alarming statement. The writer commented on how important it was that our Constitution includes the name of God in its text. It does not. Nowhere in our Constitution does the...