N.H. stretch of Appalachian Trail had 2.88 million visitors last year

Opinion: What happened to education — and what are we going to do about it?

Former New Hampshire State Board of Education chairman Fred Bramante argues that the declining number of education graduates necessitates a rapid overhaul of the public school system to better prepare students for a modern workforce.

Opinion: The West Bank and Israel’s elimination project

An opinion piece critiques Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dismissal of West Bank settler violence, citing a B'tselem study that describes Israeli policies as a systematic project to dismantle Palestinian life through various forms of control.

State updates its process for fielding public opinion on transportation projects

When it comes to roads and transportation, everybody has an opinion. How exactly to gather all those opinions isn’t always straightforward. The state Department of Transportation is updating a document with a mouthful of a title — “Cooperative Public Process for Transportation Planning Efforts in Nonmetropolitan Areas of New Hampshire” — that tries to answer […]

John Stark breaks three-game losing streak with 17-6 win over HB

The John Stark Regional High School football team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 17-6 victory over Hollis-Brookline on Saturday, October 3, 2026.

Concord High Principal Jim Corkum hopes to foster student sense of belonging

In 2024, Jim Corkum realized there was a problem at Concord High School. Almost half of its students felt like they didn’t matter. The realization came from the results of the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. About 53% of high schoolers in the “capital area” answered that they felt they mattered to people in their community, and Concord High School was in line with that percentage. At the time, Corkum was assistant principal at the high school and shared the result with parents, students and staff. After 10 years in that role, Corkum stepped into the principal position in July. He […]