Despite a consensus to build a new clubhouse at Beaver Meadow Golf Course, Concord City Councilors wondered whether the prolonged debate over this project had been productive or poisonous.
Hillsborough County’s sheriff department will soon be deputized to carry out immigration enforcement across the 31 municipalities in its jurisdiction, including New Hampshire’s two largest cities, Manchester and Nashua, both of which have significant immigration populations.
New Hampshire’s Republican majority added several notches on its belt this week as conservative priorities crossed key checkpoints.
Governor Kelly Ayotte signed into law a sweeping expansion to New Hampshire’s school voucher program on Tuesday, removing the income eligibility restrictions that had defined the program during its first four years.
In a major blow for advocates of public education funding reform, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that wealthier towns may continue to keep a portion of their statewide education property tax payments, reversing a lower court’s decision that had found the practice unconstitutional.
When Bishop Brady last played Conant on May 27, the Orioles won a 13-4 rout. In Wednesday’s semifinal at Robbie Mills Park in Laconia, the Giants turned the tables.
No. 2 John Stark 10, No. 7 Oyster River 4
DURHAM – Ever since he was a freshman, Rio Calle had been thinking about the state’s long jump record. Set in 1998, it was one of just a few that had stood since the previous century. On his final jump, in the final meet of his high school career, Calle broke it.
No. 6 Hanover 6, No. 3 Bow 5
Meet Cady Hickman, a marketing specialist who lives in Manchester and works at Rumford Stone in Bow. Her talents stretch far beyond the office. As a proud Concord Rotarian and PR Chair, co-founder of Queen City Improv and a national performer, Cady brings creativity and connection to every role she takes on. She travels the country singing the national anthem at marathons through her initiative, “Cady Sings & Strides,” and was named to the Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty Class of 2021.
The Coe-Brown softball team trusted its bats from beginning to end to outscore Merrimack Valley in the Division II semifinals on Wednesday. An eight-run first inning and a seven-run sixth saw the Bears run away and move on to the state finals.
High Range, a high-energy roots/folk/bluegrass group with a long list of superlative reviews from national publications as well as raves from local attendees, returns to Henniker to perform at the Angela Robinson Bandstand in Henniker, Tuesday evening, June 17, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Freshman pitcher Bailey Cassin did it again. She pitched 9 innings with her trustworthy freshman catcher Kiley Taylor and kept the Concord High softball team in its Division I semifinal game with undefeated defending champion Londonderry on Wednesday.
Benjamin Netanyahu and I agree on virtually nothing. But a statement he made three days after the massacre of 1,200 Israelis by Hamas in October 2023 rings true:
BEDFORD – The Merrimack Valley girls’ lacrosse team’s motto all season was “Who would have thought?” Despite losing in the school’s first-ever girls’ lacrosse state championship, the players stood proudly with their second-place plaque as their fans gave them one last round of applause.