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Following in their footsteps: Class of 2024 looks back on 100 years of Franklin High School graduates
Brothers graduate together from Bow High School
Opinion: New Hampshire’s growing tax burden
Opinion: Divisions, decisions, democracy: Overcoming the demand for only one way
Seized and Sold: Inside a tax deed auction in Plymouth, where a familiar face emerges as the buyer
Eversource seeks large increase in electric rate
Forester defends 'shocking' Whitaker tree cut
On the trail: Ayotte fires back at Morse over conservative credentials
Algae bloom warnings issued along Lake Winnipesaukee
‘Don’t fall behind’ - Taking and selling properties left to local discretion
Days before the city of Concord was set to sell his house, Jeffrey Cyr made a budget to spend his life savings.His son had taken out a loan for $16,800 to save his father’s house from the auction block. In return, Cyr agreed to pay him back in $400...
Planning the end: Remembering Barbara Filion's joy in life's simple pleasures
Barbara Filion’s celebration of life unfolded just as she would have wished.The grass remained damp from the earlier downpour but the sun’s rays filtered through the canopy of trees, casting golden hues upon the ground at Newcastle Commons,...
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Concord’s new ice cream shop offers unique flavors
Opinion: A look at the Elderly Property Tax Exemption
‘Don’t fall behind’ - Taking and selling properties left to local discretion
Rolling out the red carpet for Concord High prom
Hometown Hero: A walk around the mall with Darbster volunteer Uncle Ross
Opinion: Outstanding issues at the Broken Ground site
Editors Picks
New estimate puts Concord middle school project between $136 million and $166 million
Felines of all kinds put on a show for area cat-lovers
Aissa Sweets blends Syrian flavor with innovation
Despite governor’s order, hundreds of properties seized for unpaid taxes during pandemic
Sports
Monitor Sports recognizes Spring 2024 Players of the Season
From top-tier pitching and hitting to prolific scoring, stout defense and incredible athleticism, the Spring 2024 season saw numerous standout student-athletes in the Concord area.Here are the Monitor’s Players of the Season:BaseballAnthony Paolicelli...
Baseball season recap: Bow claims D-II crown, Belmont, John Stark turn in strong 2024 campaigns
Softball: Concord’s Wachter wins Gatorade Player of the Year; Coe-Brown’s Bieniek (D-II) and Brady’s Bryson (D-III) also selected by NHSCA
Boys’ lacrosse season recap: Bow reaches championship game, Hopkinton falls in semis, numerous others make big jumps
Girls’ lacrosse season recap: Bow, Hopkinton headline area teams in 2024Opinion
Opinion: How I’m celebrating Father’s Day this year
Brinkley Brown of Concord is a Peace Corps Volunteer currently serving as an English teacher in Rwanda. Years ago, my dad wrote a story for the Monitor about Father’s Day. He said that while this day usually means kids honoring their dads, it’s also...
Opinion: Finding hope in the midst of despair
Opinion: Outstanding issues at the Broken Ground site
Opinion: New Hampshire picking the wrong side in battle for climate accountability
Opinion: An election official’s view on HB 1370 and HB 1569
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Politics
Updated: House torches legal recreational marijuana bill by narrow five-vote margin after Senate approval
New Hampshire’s bill to legalize marijuana got a breath of fresh air after receiving Senate approval, only to be tabled by the House by a five-vote margin, halting its progress towards the Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk this year.Rep. Jared Sullivan said he...
Cannabis, immigration, freedom accounts, and bail: What to watch in the final legislative session
Kangaroo ownership, rodent traps, brass knuckles: The bills you may have missed
‘The viability of hospitals is at stake’: Lawmakers, governor, hospitals fail to reach deal on Medicaid payments 
On the trail: Van Ostern and Goodlander face off in first debatee-Edition
Arts & Life
Take Me Outside: Golly, it’s a gall
A friend sent me a text message recently in which she asked, “Any idea what these are?” An attached photo showed some round, white, pompom-like objects.I knew the objects were galls but to identify the specific kind, I needed to do a bit of...
Jaffrey Civic Center to host third annual Artist and Garden Tour
Mo Rocca joins Writers on a New England Stage with new book “Roctogenarians”
Board game “Clue” comes to life in downtown Concord through this Sunday
Beatles instrumental tribute takes the stage at Derry Opera House
Obituaries
Perley Herbert Morse
Perley Herbert (Pete) Morse Longmont, CO - Cpl. Perley H Morse Jr. passed away peacefully at home September 24th 2023 in Longmont Colorado after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Staten Island, New York on August 27th, 1946 to Pe... remainder of obit for Perley Herbert Morse
Christopher Scott
Bow, NH - Christopher Scott was born on August 26, 1942 in Peterborough, NH and passed away on June 6, 2024 in Boscawen, NH after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. Christopher grew up in Weston, MA, attended Belmont Hill School... remainder of obit for Christopher Scott
Arthur Urie
Andover, NH - The Rev Arthur C Urie of Andover, NH passed away on May 29, 2024. He was born August 6, 1943, son of Leslie & Isabel (Anderson) Urie. He and his three brothers and one sister were raised on a dairy farm in South Albany... remainder of obit for Arthur Urie
Laura S. Thompson
Laura S Thompson Keene, NH - The force of life that was Laura Susan Thompson, 65, passed away on May 12, 2024, after a brief battle with cancer. She passed in very much the same way that she lived her life, on her own terms and with her ... remainder of obit for Laura S. Thompson
