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Following budget cut, Pembroke revisits future of elementary school re-build
A massive budget cut sustained by the Pembroke School District in March has thrust the future of a long-planned elementary school building project into uncertainty.The plan to renovate or rebuild the kindergarten through fourth grade Pembroke Hill...
Friends Program completing shelter renovation for families experiencing homelessness
Nancy McKeon hopes that when people think of their time with the Friends Program, where she is the executive director, they’ll remember that they lived in the white house on Thompson Street, rather than a shelter while they were experiencing...
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Boys’ lacrosse: Through the lumps, Concord coach thinks young team is ahead of schedule
CONCORD — On the face of it, there aren’t many positives to expect a coach to derive from a 10-3 loss at home. Concord head coach Jeff Smith, though, continues to be encouraged by what he’s seen from a roster composed mostly of sophomores and...
Opinion
Opinion: The slippery slope that should scare us? The trend of legislatures getting involved in personal medical decisions.
Cappy and Mark Nunlist live in Lebanon. HB 1283, the Medical Aid in Dying Bill (MAiD), has passed the NH House by a slim margin and is now before the Senate. The three primary objections to the bill are one, the bill will morph into a mandate to...
Politics
Transgender sports ban receives Senate committee support
A controversial bill that would ban transgender girls from participating on NHIAA- sanctioned girls’ sports teams in New Hampshire is expected to be voted on by the Senate next week, after it received support from the Senate’s Education Committee on...
Arts & Life
Northeast Coffee Festival comes to Concord this weekend
Coffee and tea amateurs and professionals will flock to downtown Concord on May 10 and 11 to experience the Northeast Coffee Festival. The free outside portion of the event will include two full days of live music and over 30 local vendors. Coffee and...
Obituaries
Cook, MN - Valerie Sue Pearson, 64, of Cook, MN passed away on Tuesday April 30, 2024. Valerie was born October 30, 1958 to Edgar and Zula (Corson) Riel in Concord, NH. She grew up and attended school in Pittsfield, graduating from Pitt... remainder of obit for Valerie Sue Pearson
Brentwood, NH - Timothy "Tim" Nelson, 57, of Three Ponds Drive, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Brigham and Women's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Tim Nelson was a man who loved his family. His unwavering dedication... remainder of obit for Timothy James Nelson
Concord, NH - Norma Magdalen Wells Keeler of 33 Lawrence Street, Concord, formerly of Epsom and Meredith, NH and North Ft Myers, FL, passed away in the early hours of May 1, 2024, after a short period of failing health. Norma was born o... remainder of obit for Norma M. Keeler
Concord, NH - Miriam Helen (Gaskell) Chamberlin, 92, passed away Saturday April 20, 2024 at Pleasant View Center nursing home, Concord, NH, after a long period of failing health. She was born in Concord, NH on February 25, 1932, the dau... remainder of obit for Miriam Chamberlin