Hometown Hero: Betty Hoadley serves as a vigorous watchdog for the Concord Board of Education

Ruth Zimmerman Bleyler

Ruth Zimmerman Bleyler<br /><br />Hanover, NH - Ruth Zimmerman Bleyler, age 86, passed Friday, September 25, 2026.<br /><br />A Celebration of Life will be held at the Hanover Inn, Hanover, NH, on Sunday, November 15, from 1:0 ...

Randy C. Arrant Jr.

<html><head></head><body>Randy C. Arrant Jr.<br /><br />Penacook, NH - Randy Caldwell Arrant Jr., a devoted husband, loving father, gifted musician, passionate coach, and cherished friend, passed away following cardiac arrest, surrounded by the love o ...

Janet Hayne Geesling

<html><head></head><body>Janet Hayne Geesling<br /><br />Dunnellon, FL - Janet Hayne Geesling, 71, passed away at Cate's Hospice House, Ocala, Florida on Monday October 19, 2026. She was born in Athol on April 7, 1955 to the late Edward and Mary H ...

Warner planning board approves workforce housing project with conditions

The Warner planning board approved a 34-unit workforce housing project proposed by CATCH Neighborhood Housing with conditions requiring ground-floor retail space and annual tenant income recertifications.

'A different way to honor her': Mother turns tree from site of daughter’s murder into lasting memorial

Lori Desmarais gently ran her palm over the grain of a handcrafted wooden bench that had just been delivered to her Dunbarton home on Sunday, feeling every ridge and curve under her skin. She sat down and tears welled in her eyes. The bench was made from the pin oak that once stood outside the Steeplegate Mall in Concord, right in front of the Zoo Health Club. Seven years ago, beneath that same tree, her 21-year-old daughter, Zoe Desmarais, was shot and killed by her boyfriend, 22-year-old Alexander Thorne. “I don’t have to go there anymore because I have it here [&hellip;]