Opinion: How to overwhelm a neighborhood

'A hotter commodity': Manufactured homes hit hardest in Concord assessments, more than doubling in value

Frank Fucci pulled the dark wooden bench up to his kitchen table, flipped open a battered manila folder and thumbed through the papers. The assessment letter from the city showing his new home value, property records he pulled from Concord’s website and historical data on his neighbors’ property values were stacked in an orderly fashion, […]

Sticker shock: With median home values up 62%, Concord residents brace for new tax bills

A burgeoning wildflower meadow runs along a corner of South Street, dotting the landscape beside Michael Smith’s prominent, pale yellow home with black-eyed susans and milkweed. Smith saves the seeds each year to sow them in the next, an addition to his thriving albeit unruly garden. As he circles his home, he points out all […]

NH Supreme Court chief justice goes on medical leave

Gordon MacDonald, chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, is stepping away from the bench on medical leave, the judicial branch announced Friday.  His leave takes effect immediately, and no additional details were released, “out of respect for Chief Justice MacDonald’s privacy,” the judicial branch said in a statement. Despite his absence, court officials […]

USNH board votes to merge chancellor and UNH president roles

The University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees voted 20-5 in favor of a proposal to combine the roles of system chancellor and UNH president, a move that is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2027, if approved by the Legislature.

Opinion: Dubious property tax claims

Three New Hampshire state representatives issued a response to a political flyer criticizing their vote against House Bill 651, arguing that the proposed education spending increase could lead to higher local property taxes.