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Concord may buy insurance company building for $4 million to be a new police station
11-14-2023 4:25 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

The iconic green office building facing North State Street that held the Concord Group Insurance for more than half a century may become the location of the city’s next police station.A Dec. 11 public hearing has been set on a proposal for Concord to...


Veterans Day: Sometimes, you can’t go back, so listen up the first time 
11-10-2023 3:55 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Three weeks ago, nearly 80 years after his cousin stormed a beach in France during an invasion that changed the course of World War II, Ken Georgevits of Concord dusted off a long-forgotten box in his basement and was shocked by what he found.Sure,...


Marines in NH – and around the globe – celebrate a shared birthday
11-09-2023 6:05 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Friday is Mike Martioski’s big day.He’ll celebrate a birthday at his home in Manchester. His wife will prepare something special for the occasion. Lobster, steak, veggies and what Martioski called “a super sweet dessert.” There will be a birthday cake...


Concord communal kitchen preps for opening Nov. 17
11-09-2023 4:04 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Casey Neal, Alex Stoyle and Jordan Reynolds seek to introduce your palate to new food in Concord.They’re opening the State Street Kitchen on Nov. 17, offering budding restaurateurs the chance to build a business without investing thousands of dollars...


“New blood, new vision” – Champlin elected as Mayor, Sekou first New American on Concord City Council
11-07-2023 10:06 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

To witness Democracy in action, Damian and Jennifer Kennedy brought their extended family visiting from Australia to the polls on Tuesday. For the Kennedys, who have lived in Concord for nine years, voting in local elections is tradition. Especially...


Hometown Hero: Seniors continue to flourish following the merger of the Penacook Community Center and the Concord Boys and Girls Club 
11-05-2023 3:18 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Before the Penacook Community Center closed last year, Kristen Pinard-Kenney was the intergenerational outreach coordinator, working to bridge the generation gap through activities in an official capacity.She doubled as the senior program director at...


In Lewiston last week, a letter, even a bill, went a long way
11-04-2023 3:00 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Jon Binder learned last week that small deeds, under the right circumstances, go a long way.He’s a mail carrier in Concord, born in Bow and a graduate of Concord High School. His boss asked for volunteers to work in the Lewiston, Maine, area to help...


In Franklin, Plymouth State partnership latest tool to address teacher shortage
11-03-2023 4:26 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Long after the school day ends, class is still in session on Thursday nights in Franklin Middle School as teachers trade their lesson plans for a seat in a graduate course led by Plymouth State University.Last spring, a pilot version of the...


Police: Man shot by brother-in-law in Franklin
11-03-2023 3:27 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Franklin police are investigating a shooting Thursday night at a residence on Webster Lake Road that injured a man before another man, who was waiting outside the residence when police arrived, was arrested and charged with two felonies.Police allege...


Area 23 has new name – The Forum Pub – and new location in Penacook
11-02-2023 5:22 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Kirk McNeil hopes his new business in the Thirty Pines plaza, sandwiched between a laundromat and the Post Office, will alter Concord’s nightlife in a big way.Gone is Area 23, a local hotspot that added flair to the entertainment climate in the city,...


Concord High cross country coach Rusty Cofrin practiced what he preached
10-31-2023 3:07 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Rusty Cofrin never demanded anything from his runners at Concord High School that he wouldn’t demand of himself.For 30 years, he told members of his cross country and track teams to reach within, for an element that Cofrin believed many of them didn’t...


In Hopkinton, the legacy of a local giant runs on 
10-29-2023 12:49 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

The question of whose face and legacy should be attached to a recent local fundraiser had an easy answer.When the event is a road race and the town is Hopkinton, there’s Tom Walton and then there’s, well, Tom Walton.“He was always an instrumental...


Another mass shooting, and more voices step forward
10-28-2023 4:39 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

This time, it felt different. It felt closer.This time, the shooting occurred 70 miles from Berlin, Dan Dalphonse’s hometown growing up, and less than 80 miles from his favorite camping spot.The number of dead, killed in the latest mass shooting, this...


A road leading to a school bus stop in Epsom needs more leg room, a resident insists 
10-24-2023 5:06 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

She sees a narrow area to walk by the side of the road. Too narrow, she believes, and that’s before snowbanks have started to pile up.She sees knee-high grass, adding to the difficulty in maneuvering safely down the street in Epsom. And cars, she...


Epson firearms dealer gets the okay, again
10-24-2023 4:23 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

A firearms business in Epsom remains cleared to open after the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment declined to rehear concerns that the operation was not allowed in a residential area.Robert Topik had asked the board to reconsider its decision that...


Hometown Hero: Helen St. Pierre never turns a dog away
10-24-2023 11:41 AM

By RAY DUCKLER

Her name is Helen St. Pierre and she owns and operates Old Dogs Go To Helen in Epsom. She cares for dogs – 13 at the moment – who are near the end of the line, be it from illness or old age. She spoils them in a separate building, called the...


Outside State House, flags, posters and red hats support Trump as he files for NH ballot 
10-23-2023 6:08 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Forget Mount Rushmore. For Kathy Holmes, former president Donald Trump deserves his own granite glory. Outside the State House on Monday, she waved a homemade sign high over head with Trump’s face as the Old Man on the Mountain.Holmes stood with her...


Development debrief: Mapping Concord’s current housing projects 
10-23-2023 10:51 AM

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...


Wanted: drivers who can work for Meals on Wheels
10-20-2023 5:00 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Mark Wunschel was ready to roll.He zipped up his suitcases packed in the back of his hatchback, each storing frozen meals covered with plastic wrap. The trays were sectioned into compartments like a Hungry-Man TV dinner, giving the three food groups...


Hometown Hero: Brady student has planted roots in his community
10-16-2023 6:03 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Nick Pagauisan, a sophomore at Bishop Brady High School, is growing in more ways than one.While he’s at the age, 16, in which height and maturity are often on the rise, his vegetable plants are, too, giving him a green thumb that would fill the Jolly...

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