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The Friendly Kitchen provides breakfast and lunch to Rundlett's summer program

Eleven-year-old Elliot Prizeo has gotten to eat some of his favorite lunches this summer at Rundlett Middle School’s summer program: “They serve the best hot dogs,” he said. Another student, Jhosep Morales, doesn’t always bring a snack with him. By lunchtime, he said, “We’re tired and we’re hungry.” Housed this year at Concord High School […]

Concord man pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material in federal court

A Concord man with a prior child pornography conviction pleaded guilty in federal court this week to possessing child sexual abuse material after investigators traced him to a darknet streaming site. Concord Police received an investigative report from the Department of Homeland Security in July 2025 concerning “Kidflix,” a streaming platform dedicated to distributing child […]

Report: N.H. childhood food insecurity rose for third year in a row

Childhood food insecurity has continued a steady upward march in New Hampshire, rising for the third consecutive year, according to the most recent census data analyzed by Feeding America. In 2024, the last year for which the U.S. Department of Agriculture collected food insecurity data through the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey, an estimated […]

'They need it': Local gardeners share their bounty with Hopkinton Food Pantry

Hopkinton resident Binney Wells donated surplus garden produce to the Shared Harvest of Hopkinton, a community organization providing fresh food to local families through the Slusser Center food pantry.

New buffet to take over former Red Apple

Good news has arrived for those who lamented Concord’s long-lost Red Apple Buffet, known for serving endless quantities of multiple kinds of cuisine. A new restaurant is in the works at the old Red Apple, and its management told the Monitor it will be a lot like its predecessor. City Buffet will feature many of […]