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Education positions to grow in number, with fewer teachers to fill them, report predicts

Not enough educators may be available to meet the growing need for teachers across New Hampshire schools, according to a report released Tuesday by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute. Across the state, K-12 schools will have to recruit 1,114 teaching positions per year between 2024 and 2034, projections suggest. Teachers retiring or transferring to […]

Who's Running: Merrimack 22

Democrat Alison Murphy shared her policy positions on issues ranging from housing and education to taxation ahead of the general election for Merrimack District 22 in Concord.

West End Farm Trail facing potential closure after long-running dispute

For years, a Concord resident has complained to the city that a section of a wooded city trail is a blight on his property. The conservation commission is expected to weigh in Wednesday night on René Marro’s request to close down the portion of the West End Farm Trail nearest his property. “Not only can […]

'They failed her:' Mother recounts final hours before police shot daughter in Bath

Sonja Kull did not think that Thursday would be the last day she’d see her daughter alive. Less than two weeks after giving birth to a baby girl at Concord Hospital, Jeanne Seto, 36, was fatally shot by law enforcement in Bath on the evening of Oct. 8. Authorities said Seto was armed with a […]

State's snowmobile trail expanding alongside I-89 in Sutton

A 15-year effort to reconnect two sections of New Hampshire's snowmobile trail system near Sutton has reached fruition following legislative authorization to use a mile of the I-89 right-of-way.