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See the data: Nation’s Report Card results a mixed bag for NH students
02-06-2025 11:03 AM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

New Hampshire students showed marginal academic improvement in most subjects over the last two years, but their scores continue to trail those seen immediately before the pandemic, according to data released  by the National Assessment of Education Progress.

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Charities in New Hampshire could face donation caps under new bill
02-06-2025 11:01 AM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Last year, My Friend’s Place, a homeless shelter and transitional housing program in Dover, received $135,000 from its partnership with Revo Casino. The money raised through charitable gaming helped the nonprofit keep its doors open for the dozens of people who rely on it every day.


Do you want to vote but are confused about Town Meeting? Here’s how it works
02-04-2025 12:02 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

It’s Town Meeting season in New Hampshire, a statewide tradition that gives everybody a voice in how their community works. For many, the concept of annual meeting is so foreign that it can be unapproachable. With those newbies in mind, we have created this little guide.


End-of-life-care option bill in New Hampshire stirs conversation on death
02-04-2025 12:01 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At age 75, Rep Bob Lynn says he loves life. But he knows he’s no “spring chicken” and his days are finite.


Granite Geek: Do heat pumps change the ‘turn down the thermostat at night to save energy’ equation?
01-15-2025 12:02 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

The belated arrival of cold weather to New Hampshire has brought back the eternal home-heating question: Do you save energy by turning down the thermostat at night?


Remembering Mark Travis, an enduring presence in local journalism
11-12-2024 1:11 PM

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...


‘It's borderline criminal’ – Manufactured housing was an affordable homeownership option. Now, investor-owned parks are pricing residents out
08-12-2024 9:05 AM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

At the end of the month, Edmund McGahey plans to load up his U-Haul with the American flag neatly rolled behind his front door, take his wind chimes down from his front porch, pack his eight potted Christmas cacti, and leave for Texas.With an...


Jaffrey urged to call ‘timeout’ on community power plan
02-19-2024 12:39 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

On Thursday, the state consumer advocate called for a “timeout” implementing community power program in Jaffrey, Milford and New Boston, all of which are starting with community power this spring.Community power is a model that allows...


Granite Geek: Slash walls can keep deer from damaging young forests
06-14-2023 2:13 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

Of all the problems that are plaguing New Hampshire’s forests these days, the cutest are the deer.Those deep eyes! Those big ears! That flash of white tail as they bound through a field!  Who doesn’t love them?Anybody (like me) with a deer-ransacked...


Salinger aside, after 50 years and 18 books, Joyce Maynard of Bennington has earned her own literary fame  
08-09-2021 4:21 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Joyce Maynard remains weary. The local author, whose own life has served as the core for much of her nonfiction and fiction work, has conquered mediums of every kind during her 50-year career.She’s written bestselling novels, magazine pieces and...

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