Athlete of the Week: Junior captain Owen Gitchell leads John Stark boys soccer toward postseason run

'Grateful I'm still here': Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk returns to Memorial Field on Sunday

Jenn Kane recently returned to the helm of her fifth-grade classroom at New London Elementary School for the first time in over a year, diving back into lessons and forging bonds with her newest students. “I wanted to get my life back, and I wanted to have something else driving that wasn’t cancer,” she said. […]

Figueira hopes to bring a listening ear to school board

Jackie Figueira aims to represent Beaver Meadow School and listen to all perspectives as an incoming member of the Concord Board of Education. Figueira, who has two children in the district and is an active volunteer with Beaver Meadow, is running unopposed in Zone A, which includes city wards 1-4. She said a school board […]

Affordability, education funding among priorities in Senate District 7 race

Senate District 7 candidates Dan Innis and Rebecca Harned presented differing views on budgeting, taxation, and school consolidations ahead of the November 3 general election.

Send us your spooky season photos!

It’s the most haunted time of the year, and the yards around Merrimack County certainly show it. With skeletons lighting up and candy corn sprinkling the grass, orange lights flashing, Halloween is almost here. Send us photos of your spookiest decorations or anything related to the upcoming holiday. We’re looking for a little creepy, a […]

Opinion: Strengthen child abuse protection laws

A Concord resident and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Paula Czech Lesmerises, calls for stronger laws and better support systems to protect children from exploitation within their own homes.