‘What’s best for the animal’: State claws back foster care, shelters warn of danger to mothers and newborns

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. […]

'Really frustrating bureaucracy': Totally Tea + Coffee owner to create documentary about court battle against Facebook

Emmett Soldati, owner of Concord's Totally Tea + Coffee, is producing a documentary following his legal victory against Facebook after the company deleted his business's Instagram account without notice.

Associated Grocers strike in Pembroke continues into second week

A week-long strike by Teamsters Local 633 at an Associated Grocers warehouse in Pembroke continues following a breakdown in contract negotiations over pensions. No violence or vandalism has been reported.