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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Journee LaFond arrived in New Hampshire in 2018, their first thought was that the state had the potential for a strong community. But two questions lingered.“Where are the Black people and where are the queer people?” said LaFond. “Where’s...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Homelessness is a complex issue in New Hampshire, compounded by a housing shortage and often exacerbated by mental health and substance abuse. But at the state and federal level lawmakers have a solution – provide funding to local agencies to help...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Rick Hubbard started his cross-country journey walking with an American flag on his back he had one goal in mind: fix the current state of democracy.It was the fall of 2022, and the 82-year-old Vermont resident set off for Los Angeles. By the end...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Friday morning started like any normal day for Carol Stiasny. She woke before the sun rose and left for work by 6:30 a.m. – going through the motions to keep her mind off the reality that soon she’d need moving boxes.By 2 p.m., while she was finishing...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

To vote in his first United States election, Kayitani Ndutiye put on his Patriots football shirt and a blazer and attached a gold American flag pin to the lapel.“Proud to be an American” it read. Eighteen months ago, he sat in a classroom at...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

There was no question who Chris Shaw would be voting for when he pulled up the leg of his pants. On his left calf, former President Donald Trump’s face is front and center – tattooed in black ink with the Statue of Liberty in the background.The...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Lying awake in the middle of the night, Chris O’Connor felt physically sick. He had one number he couldn’t get out of his mind: $176 million – the approved cost of a new middle school in Concord.In December, the Concord School Board voted to build a...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Marty Parichand’s vision for a new whitewater park may sound repetitive.For years, he has said that investing in recreation in Franklin will put the state’s smallest city on the map as a New England destination and spur economic growth.It’s a message...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For weeks, in order to reach her two chicken coops in her backyard, Tessa Dyer put on chest waders. At its worst, the water that had flooded her property surpassed her waist. On a good day, it was still knee-deep.As temperatures dropped, her flooded...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The state’s education funding formula will be the focus of a select group of lawmakers this session hoping to make it more equitable and pass constitutional muster.The bipartisan group, comprised of members of the House committees on education and...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When New Hampshire courts offer translation services for non-native English speakers, there’s often a mismatch between intent and execution.Forget differing sentence structures, tenses and not to mention baseline words – when each word is directly...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

At their first full meeting Monday, Concord city councilors are expected to hold off discussing the future of clubhouse renovations at the Beaver Meadow golf course. Plans for building a new clubhouse have been sent back to the Ad-Hoc Beaver Meadow...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When it was a homeless shelter, the old First Congregational Church site on North Main Street, got busy on winter nights when doors opened each evening and then again first thing in the morning when it closed.When the church was an active parish with...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Several changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will make more students eligible to receive financial assistance this year. The new FAFSA, which was released on Dec. 31, is a simplified version with 36 questions, instead of 108 which...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Matt Walsh can draw a timeline of development in Concord of peaks and valleys. In 1986, residential development was at a high, with colored vinyl panels and geometric shapes putting a mark on new construction. The Great Recession of 2008 marked a low...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When P.T. Wood arrived in Salida, Colo., 30 years ago, it was an old mining town that was becoming a shell of its former self. Ranching had slowed down, the railroad was leaving town and many homeowners were looking to move away.If you took a trip to...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

After approving $15.6 million for the Concord Police Department this year, the city will send an additional half-million dollars directly to officers in an attempt to address recruitment and retention issues.The money, which was approved unanimously...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Under Gabriel Reynolds’ bed in his dorm at New England College, three white signs with black Sharpie letters are tucked away.One reads, “to take away our 26th amendment, you’ll have to take away our 2nd.” Another says, “no forever war in Mexico.” And...