Caitlin Andrews
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Meredith Hatfield clinches Ward 4 special City Council election
Meredith Hatfield will be sworn in next week as the newest Concord city councilor.The senior lawyer at New Hampshire Conservation Law Foundation garnered 149 votes to secure the special Ward 4 city councilor seat Tuesday night. John Cook came in... → Read More
Downtown: Mix of businesses making their way to Main Street
Spring just might be here to stay. And as the grass begins to turn green again, new businesses are popping up in downtown.Let’s start with the Post, a downtown branch of well-known Concord breakfast spot Newell Post up on Route 3. You might have... → Read More
Concord school board gives more time to class size policy question
As the school year approached, Concord’s Christa McAuliffe School was faced with a problem: 69 students were signed up for three kindergarten classes, which would have broken down to 23 students per class. That many 5- and 6-year-olds would have... → Read More
Concord ski and skate sale burglarized overnight, gear stolen
Someone broke into Concord’s annual ski and skate sale over the weekend and stole piles of gear from more than 40 people, according to event organizers.The sale, held on Saturday, featured new and used ski equipment, skates, clothing and accessories.... → Read More
Concord Sears to remain open despite bankruptcy filing
The Concord location for former retail giant Sears continues to survive the company’s ongoing decline.Sears Holdings, which operates both Sears and Kmart stores, will close 142 unprofitable stores near the end of the year, with liquidation sales... → Read More
Concord sex offender accused of molesting young girl three times
A Concord registered sex offender accused of sexually assaulting a family friend’s 6-year-old child is being held without bail pending trial.John Lessor, 64, was arrested at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday after Merrimack Valley School District officials... → Read More
Comfort dog joins Concord police ranks
Concord’s newest employee was showered with plenty of praise, attention and belly rubs from city councilors and staff alike Tuesday night.Liberty, a four-month-old yellow Labrador who will be serving as Concord police’s first comfort dog, was... → Read More
Downtown Concord yo-yo store to close: ‘We’ve basically become a showroom for Amazon’
After six years of moving around downtown Concord, Yo-Yo Heaven has run out of string on Main Street.The skill toy store will be closing its storefront this weekend and moving strictly online, said co-owner Andy McBride. Its last day is... → Read More
Concord woman hopes for the safe return of her beloved bonsai trees
Family heirlooms typically take the form of earrings or a watch, something small you can keep close by.Kaari Ward-Bayly’s family keepsakes are closer to the earth. She and her late husband, Steven, tended bonsai trees for more than 30 years, trees she... → Read More
Water main break shuts down Concord Hospital satellite office
A water main break on Commercial Street has closed down a satellite office of Concord Hospital.Concord’s water systems supervisor Marc Moore said the city’s department of public works learned of the break at about 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. He said 60,... → Read More
Downtown: Concord classes offer artistic outlet for women in recovery
Wanted: Young women in recovery looking for an outlet through art.Charge: None – the program, which will have two separate classes, one for girls ages 15-17 and one for women ages 18-22 – is called the Haley Rae Martin Creative Recovery program. It’s... → Read More
Jump around! Trampoline park coming to Steeplegate Mall
Something new and bouncy is coming to Concord’s Steeplegate Mall.Altitude Trampoline Park will be opening its third New Hampshire location to the mall, according to a company announcement. It’s expected to be opening later this summer. The 35,191... → Read More
Concord’s proposed city budget raises spending 5.3 percent, property taxes nearly 4 percent
Ambitious capital projects and public safety improvements bring a steep price tag in the Concord city administration’s proposed operating budget, resulting in a 5.3 percent spending increase and 3.96 percent increase in the property tax... → Read More
Downtown: Standout Rock ’N Race team honors a friendship
When it comes to the Rock ’N Race, there’s really no wrong way to participate. And when all your fundraising efforts go toward supporting Concord Hospital’s Payson Center for Cancer Care, every bit of help counts.Since 2015, one team has stood out,... → Read More
Plea bargain leads to 105 days in jail for Northfield man who pistol whipped woman
A Northfield man facing 3½ to 7 years in state prison for beating his girlfriend with a pistol earlier this year will serve 105 days in the county jail and have the rest of his sentence suspended.David Fielding, 35, pleaded guilty to one felony and... → Read More
Cities of Concord, Dover file lawsuit against drugmakers for their role in opioid epidemic
The cities of Concord and Dover filed a lawsuit Tuesday against multiple drug manufacturers and distributors who they say fueled the opioid crisis in the state through “false marketing.” “Defendants’ unfair and/or deceptive acts or practices in... → Read More
Bow man killed in Bedford tollbooth crash mourned
Caleb Scofield liked to work with his hands. Everything he loved needed his personal touch: the bass he played in a variety of bands, including Cave In, Old Man Gloom and Zozobra; the campsites he would put together to bring his family joy on... → Read More
Proposal grows for project near I-93’s Exit 17, aiming to open door for big business
A request to rezone land around Interstate 93’s Exit 17 has seen a major space upgrade, growing the footprint of a highly anticipated project set to go before the Concord planning board that would make way for retail and industrial development.The... → Read More
Fatal pursuit: Police records offer glimpse into moments before, after 2015 crash
Editor's note: No one has ever been held accountable for the crash on July 3, 2015, that killed Dunbarton teenager Trevor Gonyer. The ‘Monitor’ pieced together what led to the fatal accident through a detailed review of public records. The timeline... → Read More
Fatal pursuit: Police records offer glimpse into moments before, after 2015 crash
Editor's note: No one has ever been held accountable for the crash on July 3, 2015, that killed Dunbarton teenager Trevor Gonyer. The ‘Monitor’ pieced together what led to the fatal accident through a detailed review of public records. The timeline... → Read More