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Notable NH Deaths: Former School Superintendent Ed Melanson; Former NESN President John Claiborne
InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column. The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some...
New Hampshire High School Football Top 10 State Rankings -- Oct. 20
It was a rough weeked for teams in the New Hampshire Top 10 Rankings as three ranked teams suffered their first loss of the season, and another ranked team was beaten on its home field. Bedford strengthened its hold on the No. 1 spot by remaining...
New Hampshire Canadian Trade Council continues efforts to strengthen ties despite tariffs
New Hampshire leaders, including the governor, have been working to improve the state's relationship with Canada through personal visits north of the border.They say that open communication is key, following the tariffs President Donald Trump...
League champions, school records, and the fastest middle schooler in Boston among Thursday’s HS takeaways
As of Oct. 16, just eight girls’ volleyball players in state history had recorded 2,000 career assists. Amazingly, two have reached the mark in the past week. After Canton senior Erin Bigham got to 2,000 last Friday, it was Burlington senior Ula...
New Hampshire electrical line workers take on international competition
Eversource electrical line workers are spending the weekend showing off their professional skills at an international competition.This year's International Lineman's Rodeo is in Overland Park, Kansas, where 300 teams from all over the globe go...
3 charming New Hampshire Towns that are straight of storybooks
From Uncle Sam’s house to covered bridges, these three New Hampshire towns have charm to spare. Anybody who has seen a Hallmark movie set in a picturesque small town sprinkled with colorful fall leaves, white church steeples, and cozy coffee shops...
The Monitor Weekly | ‘Ingrained resistance to cannabis’: New Hampshire’s medical marijuana program
Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. State House reporter Charlotte Matherly joins the podcast to discuss her story ‘Ingrained resistance to cannabis’: New Hampshire’s medical marijuana program...
2025 Data Shows New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the Top 5 Best Schools in America
When it comes to sending our kids to a good school system, all parents want the same thing. We want our kids to get a quality education and most of all, we want our kids to be safe. RELATED: These 4 Massachusetts Colleges Chosen on National "Best...
New Hampshire healthcare coverage projected to decline following federal welfare cuts
Healthcare coverage for New Hampshire residents is projected to decline over the next decade following cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act Marketplace in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Medicaid reductions will cause 17,000 to...
The Monitor Weekly | ‘Absolute devastation’: Housefires in New Hampshire
Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Community editor Rachel Wachman sits down to discuss her story, ‘Absolute devastation’: Fire destroyed their homes. Now they must rebuild their lives from...
Federal Government Shutdown Puts State’s Safety Net in Peril
By GARRY RAYNO, Distant Dome The state’s social service safety net is fragile. Just how fragile became very clear with the continuing government shutdown and the needed fast footwork of the Department of Health and Human Services to cobble...
Daylight Saving Time Could End In 2025: What To Know In New Hampshire
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Daylight saving time is scheduled to end in a couple of weeks, moving both sunrise and sunset back an hour in New Hampshire. Americans will set their clocks back one hour on Sunday, Nov. 2. That will put sunrise in New Hampshire at...
Former Senator Meets With Southern New Hampshire Chamber Of Commerce Members
WINDHAM, NH — The Southern New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs Committee was proud to welcome former U.S. Senator John Sununu for a lively and insightful Coffee & Conversation event bringing together business leaders, community...
Former Rundlett teacher launches write-in campaign for Concord school board
Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. After missing the filing deadline due to a voter registration snafu, a former special education teacher at Rundlett Middle School is waging a write-in campaign...
Will Fessenden, Rochester School Board candidate 2025
ROCHESTER — Will Fessenden is a candidate for Rochester School Board Ward 1, Seat B, in the 2025 city election on Nov. 4. Here is the candidate's response to a questionnaire from Foster's Daily Democrat: Age: 45 Education: Bachelor of arts,...
Vermont positioned to become gender-affirming care haven for New Hampshire families
When Michelle purchased her house in a small town near Keene in 2017, she thought she would never leave. Yet, less than a decade later, she was back to house hunting and saying goodbye to the wide porch and the basement apartment that she so loved...
Q&A with Bank of New Hampshire’s Robert Magan
Robert “Bob” Magan has more than 25 years of experience managing money for individuals, nonprofits, charitable organizations and municipalities throughout New England. ‘As the baby boomers retire and age out, the transfer of wealth that’s going to...
Gun-Owning New Hampshire Teen Sues School Officials Who Searched His Truck
A New Hampshire teenager sued his former high school principal and others Thursday, alleging they illegally searched his truck based solely on his status as a gun owner. Jack Harrington, 18, graduated from Hillsboro-Deering High School in June,...
Central Mass. by the Numbers, Sunday, Oct. 26
817-823 A shopping plaza on Main Street was destroyed by fire Monday, Oct. 20. Flames and heavy smoke filled the building at 817-823 Main St. at the corner of Benefit Street. The fire was reported about 8 p.m. and continued to burn late into the...
Littwin: Could local hero Chauncey Billups really be the mobbed-up gambler the FBI says he is?
I wasn’t surprised — no one should have been — to hear of the latest NBA betting scandal. Sports and gambling have always been intertwined, but never like today. Today, professional sports leagues have not only embraced and encouraged legalized...