Concord Monitor
While New Hampshire tops child wellbeing rankings again, overall progress is mixed
For the fourth consecutive year, New Hampshire took the top spot in a national ranking of child well-being. While that’s good news, Granite State children slid in the education category. In 2024,…
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2mN.H. gas prices have risen by a third over the past year
Gasoline prices in New Hampshire rose 7.1 cents per gallon last week as the national average for gasoline set a new all-time record on Labor Day amid supply shortages caused by the wars in Iran and Ukraine.
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3mLighting at new state parking garage projects eerie shapes into Concord's night sky
A mysterious glowing rectangle seen in the Concord sky last weekend was reflections from the new state-owned legislative parking garage's exterior lights hitting low-lying clouds.
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2mConcord Ward 5 among places to be audited post-election
Eight randomly selected voting districts, including Concord's Ward 5, are scheduled to undergo manual ballot audits following Tuesday's primary election to comply with a 2024 law.
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2mFrom the polls: Voters weigh 'electability' in primary
Primaries – especially for Democrats in these midterms – are often dominated by talk about that elusive trait: electability. With a U.S. Senate race expected to be decided by a thin margin in November, Adam Pignatelli was primarily driven to choose a Democratic nominee based on who he felt was more likely to hold sway in a general election. That meant casting his vote for four-term Congressman Chris Pappas. “He’s got the experience, and he’s been there,” Pignatelli said. In New Hampshire, Pignatelli said, name recognition and electability are synonyms. “It takes a name to run in this state. We’ve already […]
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2mFlying car with (tiny) N.H. angle gets the OK in Europe
Flying cars may have lost their cutting-edge coolness to drones and electric aircraft, but New Hampshire still has a tiny piece of the action. And the action might actually become reality. PAL-V, the Dutch firm that has been working for decades on a flying car held aloft by a helicopter-like rotor, has gotten a production […]