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Proctor Academy kicks off ski season with snow farming success

Proctor Academy's ski teams kicked off the 2026-2027 season on November 9 using a snowpack preserved through a Snow Secure insulation system, marking a successful first year of the school's snow farming experiment in New Hampshire.

Two downtown shops relocate to Main Street, a 'much more hopping place'

People sometimes referred to Penumbra as a “hidden gem,” according to its co-owner, Alison Murphy. Just a block away from Main Street, the plant shop may have been hiding in plain sight. Murphy is confident moving her store that one block will make all the difference. The plant shop opened its doors at its new […]

Overnight bridge construction taking place on East Side Drive over I-393

Traffic flow will more slowly on the East Side Drive bridge over Interstate 393 in Concord for four nights, beginning Sunday, as a result of construction. The state Department of Transportation will be carrying out the construction from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. until Thursday. The work is part of a $3 million bridge preservation […]

Warehouse project brews coffee shop hopes in Bow

In Bow, there’s no place to sit down with a cup of coffee and catch up with friends or family. The nearest coffee shop for residents is a drive away in Concord or Hopkinton. But a new development proposal could change that. For months, people in Bow have wondered about the large stretch of trees […]

Football: Merrimack Valley season ends in semis

AMHERST – Merrimack Valley High School football coach Matt Shaw knows very well that it’s not how you start but how you finish. With that in mind, the Pride had a great start to Saturday’s Division II semifinal joust with No. 2 Souhegan at Calvetti Field, grabbing a 7-0 lead less than five minutes in. […]