Leah Willingham
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Jackson, MS, United States
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NH one of four states to receive first broadband funds
More than half a billion dollars in federal funding will be sent to four U.S. states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department announced... → Read More
No money for an escape: Working-class Louisianans left behind in hurricane
Robert Owens felt defeated and helpless Sunday as he waited in Louisiana’s capital city for landfall by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. → Read More
‘It’s going to backfire’ – Concord city councilors not keen on mask ordinance
Concord city councilors aren’t keen on following the example set in Salem, where officials are considering levying fines to anyone who fails to wear a facemask in a public indoor place. The proposed ordinance in the town near the Massachusetts state... → Read More
Concord High students bond over shared love of learning in quarantine literature course
Lately, Niyanta Nepal is spending a lot of time reading on the deck of her home in Concord.With her busy schedule as president of the junior class, reading for fun isn’t normally something she has much time for. But now that she’s learning from home,... → Read More
Concord’s Memorial Day Parade canceled because of pandemic
The Concord Veterans Council canceled the city’s annual Memorial Day parade on Thursday, following in the footsteps of other veterans groups across the state. “We just didn’t want to take a chance of getting a whole bunch of people around each other... → Read More
Bow School District to hold meeting online, drive-thru voting
The Bow School District will be holding its annual meeting virtually this year in a multi-step process that ends in drive-by voting Saturday. The first step of the process will start Tuesday night at 7 p.m., when participants will have the chance to... → Read More
Capitol Shopping Center wants to add restaurant, Starbucks on Storrs Street
The owner of the Capitol Shopping Center on Storrs Street in Concord wants to add an upscale casual dining restaurant and a Starbucks drive-thru in the parking lot where Market Basket, the New Hampshire Liquor Commission and several other major... → Read More
Concord School District seeks to dismiss lawsuit seeking investigator’s report into Leung
Nothing is stopping the Concord School District from giving the public a look at portions of a 100-plus page report into school officials’ handling of sexual misconduct allegations, a lawyer advocating for the disclosure of the report argued... → Read More
Police search Holiday Inn in Concord for attempted murder suspect
The Holiday Inn in Concord was briefly shut down Thursday afternoon as state and federal law enforcement agencies searched rooms for a man who is a suspect in an attempted murder case in the city. Concord Lt. Sean Ford said police received a tip... → Read More
Search launched for missing kayaker on Merrimack River
A New Hampshire resident is missing after their kayak overturned on the Merrimack River in Concord on Thursday morning, officials said. The identity of the person has not yet been released. Fire Chief Dan Andrus said Concord fire crews responded this... → Read More
Concord culinary students learn about ethical chocolate-making
The two chocolate samples looked almost identical.They were small, dark squares presented in white plastic cups to Concord culinary students.But as the young cooks and bakers prepared to try their first bite, Loon Chocolate Owner Scott Watson pointed... → Read More
Concord’s new American students have big college dreams
Faodice Bishaze visited Wellesley College and fell in love.Bishaze, originally from Burundi, toured the historic women’s college just outside Boston with a group of fellow students from Concord High. She applied for early admission and just found out... → Read More
Rabbi hopes man accused of threatening Concord temple ‘gets the treatment he needs’
Rabbi Robin Nafshi said she feels sorry for the man accused of sending emails to the CIA threatening Concord’s Jewish community. The leader of Temple Beth Jacob said family members of Brian Roberts have reached out to her expressing compassion for her... → Read More
Concord’s Rose Baker nominated for honor of ‘America’s Favorite Crossing Guard’
Rose Baker spends her days trying to make people smile. She said there are too many people who go to work or school looking tired, or unhappy.The Concord crossing guard said she sees the two hours she stands outside Concord High and Rundlett Middle... → Read More
Girl Scout who pioneered child marriage bill elected to N.H. House
Cassie Levesque feels like she is part of a movement.A movement where young people in New Hampshire – in particular women – are getting their voices heard in politics.Levesque, known for her efforts to increase the marriage age in New Hampshire as... → Read More
Annie Kuster elected to fourth term in U.S. House of Representatives
Suzi White knows the issues that matter to her the most: women’s rights, the environment and affordable health care. Standing outside the polls in Boscawen on Tuesday wearing a pink baseball hat decorated with cat ears, White said she has stayed a... → Read More
Three-story apartment building uninhabitable after fire caused by groceries left on stove, officials say
Franklin Fire Chief Kevin LaChapelle didn’t have to go far when he got a call about a fire on Central Street Monday night.LaChapelle was attending a city council meeting across the street when he walked out and saw the 3-story wooden-framed apartment... → Read More
‘Raise my taxes’: Franklin educators, parents protest another year of teacher cuts
Steve Bunker is sick of being asked to wait.Bunker, who has two children at Franklin middle school and one at the high school, said he sees the same thing happen every year with the Franklin school district’s budget: The numbers come up short, and... → Read More
Chichester woman believed to be dead was assaulted by son in January, police records say
The son of a Chichester woman believed to be dead was convicted of assaulting her earlier this year.Phillip Nash, 21, placed his mother Frances Nash in a choke hold inside her vehicle in January before pushing her out of her car, wrestling her to the... → Read More
Bears make an appearance in Penacook yard
Kathy and Ed Bush awoke to a strange sound resonating from the backyard of their Penacook home Monday morning.“Wrow, wrow,” it called in a medium-pitch gurgle.Kathy couldn’t quite place it. “I was thinking more of a bird, like, ‘What kind of unusual... → Read More