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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Celebrating what would have been his 220th birthday on Nov. 23, members of the Pierce Brigade, New Hampshire National Guard and Beaver Meadow students gathered to honor Franklin Pierce, the only Granite Stater to serve as U.S. President, at his grave...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The legs of the black Baphomet outside the State House stood standing, but its head was on the ground, robes crumpled and panel of Seven Fundamental Tenets shattered.On Tuesday morning, Rep. Ellen Read, a Newmarket Democrat, was picking up the pieces...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Thorne’s of Concord will close its doors by the end of the year, shifting away from retail and toward full-time intimacy advice and support.By nature of the field, Thorne’s has always been a source of education, affirmation and guidance for its...

By DAVID BROOKS and GEOFF FORESTER

Anybody who remembers the disappointment of Al Capone’s Vault, which was opened on live TV after being sealed for decades but turned out to be empty, will sympathize with the neighborhood group that has rehabilitated the Eastman tower clock monument...

By DAVID BROOKS

Cutting your own Christmas tree is a snap. Unless, that is, it weighs 3,100 pounds, is as wide as a lane of traffic and nature decided to make the whole process more complicated.“The wind makes it a little trickier,” said Ryan Rambeau, Concord tree...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Riverbend Community Mental Health is set to open a 12-bed facility in Concord, providing much-needed housing and on-site care for adults dealing with acute mental health challenges.Located at 278 Pleasant Street, the facility will offer 24/7 staffing,...

By DAVID BROOKS

In a long and storied journalism career, mostly at the Concord Monitor and its sister paper the Valley News, Mark Travis occupied just about every position available in local newspapers, from freelance writer to publisher. But it wasn’t those titles...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Extending the Northern Rail Trail to Concord has been bogged down in over four years of negotiations and delays, with completion still a way off.Initial work began in 2019 when Concord entered negotiations with Pan Am Railways to purchase a five- to...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

In an ongoing legal battle between Anthony Sanborn, owner of now-shuttered Concord Casino, and the New Hampshire Attorney General, a new issue involving the handling of privileged documents has emerged.On Aug. 21, Judge John Kissinger of the Merrimack...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Six-year-old Ollie Tyrrell knows all about Christa McAuliffe. He hopes to be an astronaut someday and frequently visits the planetarium at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord.When his mom, Danielle Vincent, heard a statue of McAuliffe,...

By DAVID BROOKS

The bald eagle who had been marveled at and enjoyed by thousands of people over the past quarter century, acting as one of New Hampshire Audubon’s most popular ambassadors at the Concord facility and in school trips, has died. He was 36.The eagle,...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Over the past three years, New Hampshire’s population has grown by more than 23,000 residents – about as many people live in the entire town of Bedford – with some communities like Pembroke growing a lot and others like Durham shrinking, according to...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At the start of the year, Concord Casino was ordered to close its doors and sell the business within six months, but, so far, no buyers have stepped forward to acquire the establishment.“There’s been no change in the status of the Concord facility,”...

By JIM KENYON

In less than two weeks, Jim Parker should know whether the state of New Hampshire agrees that after 23 years of incarceration he’s earned the right to re-enter society.Parker’s hearing before the state Adult Parole Board is scheduled for April 18 at...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Concord Casino’s doors are set to shut after the New Hampshire Lottery Commission suspended owner Andy Sanborn operating and gaming licenses for six months.The ruling announced Thursday on accusations that Sanborn fraudulently obtained and used...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Brian Reid knows his parents will always be remembered as humanitarians, loving family members, dedicated tennis players and global ambassadors.He hopes the name and memory of Logan Clegg, the man convicted of murdering Steve and Wendy Reid as they...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

If New Hampshire chooses to legalize recreational marijuana, the focal point should be redirecting revenue from marijuana sales toward public health and social justice programs, mental health and public policy advocates said.“What we have to...

By RAY DUCKLER

Merrimack County Sheriff David Croft and Bradley Haas were once professional neighbors.Croft was the police chief in Boscawen, while Haas was the chief over in Franklin, the state’s smallest city.They didn’t socialize outside of work, but their jobs...

By JIM KENYON

State Rep. Jonathan Stone isn’t the only one who has a great deal riding on the outcome of his lawsuit against the city of Claremont, which the New Hampshire Supreme Court heard last week.The public does as well.Stone, a Republican who was elected to...

By KATHY McCORMACK

CONCORD — A jury on Friday ended its first day of deliberations without issuing a verdict in the case of a man charged with fatally shooting a retired New Hampshire couple on a hiking trail, with prosecutors saying he lied to police to cover up his...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNANand JAMIE L. COSTA

Former state senator and Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn, now under criminal investigation for using COVID relief funds to pay for his extravagant lifestyle, has faced mounting scrutiny and criticism for his dealings inside the casino and his...