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Communities search for common ground on tax cap question

In the Franklin Middle School cafeteria, with early autumn darkness falling beyond the windows, Justin Ethier marveled at the quality of the city’s school district. Today’s offerings are a far cry from what he remembered of his own time at Franklin High. “We were lucky to have doors on the bathrooms,” he said. “I think […]

New panels aim to offer context around Hannah Duston monument

Three interpretive panels that aim to provide broader context on Hannah Duston, the Pennacook people and Commercial Street will soon be erected near the Hannah Duston monument area in Boscawen. The panel content was created by Boscawen’s Duston Island Task Force, established in May as a response to State Rep. David Nagel’s legislative request to remove the statue in 2025. In January, Nagel drafted an amendment to his bill, proposing an advisory council to create an interpretive site rather than taking down the monument entirely. Over the past five months, the task force worked on three panels covering five subject areas: […]

New Hampshire Golf joins USGA's national development program

New Hampshire Golf has been selected to join the USGA's U.S. National Development Program, which will establish a state team of eight elite junior golfers for the 2028 season.

Granite Geek: An outdated observatory gets refurbished because telescopes are cool

Dartmouth College's Shattuck Observatory is undergoing a significant refurbishment project to restore its historic Clark telescope and modernize the facility for increased public use.

Logging truck clips utility pole and spills logs, snarling north Concord traffic

Timber spilled from a logging truck on North State Street near Hutchins Street on Tuesday morning, causing traffic delays while emergency crews responded.