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Dunbarton: More students leads to 16% school tax spike
Lynne Hartnett understood the predicament the Dunbarton school district was facing – new families moving to town meant more students will be headed to Bow middle and high schools at a steep cost.With good schools and town services, Dunbarton is a... → Read More
Study to break away from Shaker Regional School District back before voters in Canterbury
After nearly a year considering a split from the Shaker Regional School District, Canterbury residents will be asked to explore the issue again – this time with a little added money to hire a consultant and get some legal advice. “We need to... → Read More
Oversight of SAU spending sought in Epsom
With the retirement of one of two co-superintendents from the regional school district, Epsom Selectwoman Meadow Wysocki wanted to know if any thought was given to eliminating one of the two highest-paid school positions.The process to replace... → Read More
Epsom: Police, fire look to add positions; school budget carries hefty tax increase
With almost daily drug overdoses and spillover from Concord’s homeless population, Epsom just isn’t what it used to be, the police and fire chief told town officials Thursday night.“Every time you watch TV and they close one of those camps in Concord,... → Read More
Monitor’s most-read stories from 2022
Online readers gravitated to stories about energy – especially how to save money – local businesses opening and closing, questionable police tactics and hikers who died in the White Mountains more than anything else we published in 2022.A look at the... → Read More
New Market Basket opening Friday won’t look like the other two in Concord
The long-awaited Market Basket supermarket set to open this Friday off Exit 17 of Interstate 93 dwarfs the other two stores in Concord.At 81,000 square feet, the new store is two-thirds bigger than the Market Basket at Fort Eddy Road and nearly triple... → Read More
To our readers: Why we counted N.H. cops
The number of police officers in New Hampshire – one of the safest states in the country – has grown by 20% over the last 20 years, nearly twice as fast as the population.Over the same period of time, the number of law enforcement officers across the... → Read More
Heat and drought pose growing challenges to gardeners
Tomatoes love the heat. Unfortunately, Jane Presby is not a tomato.This week amid temperatures close to 100 degrees, she spent hours pruning and watering vegetable plants inside the greenhouses at Diamond Hill Farm in Concord.“Hotter than hotter,” is... → Read More
Hot Air Balloon Rally returns to Pittsfield with asterisk on milestone
This year’s hot air balloon rally in Pittsfield will be a special one.For one, it’s the first time the rally has been held in earnest for the past three years after festivities were canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. Second, it’s the 40th... → Read More
Police looking for man who vandalized Concord gun show signs
The word written in red was striking: “Murderer.”Days before Concord’s gun show that had been planned for months at city-owned Everett Arena, an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and 2 two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. After the mass shooting,... → Read More
Concord School District announces plan to purchase 38-acre parcel on Clinton Street for new middle school
A 38-acre parcel of land on Clinton Street has been identified as the preferred location of a new Concord middle school after the district officially entered into a letter of intent this week to purchase the property currently owned by CenterPoint... → Read More
Tuition agreement between Dunbarton and Bow ratified for another 15 years
Dunbarton residents overwhelmingly agreed Saturday to renew and extend its agreement to send middle and high school students to Bow.By secret ballot, 128 voted in favor of continuing the arrangement to pay tuition to Bow for students in 7-12th grades,... → Read More
Happy to be back together, Hopkinton voters pass budget, solar farm and barn repair
After casting votes from their cars due to restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic, Hopkinton residents were able to come together Saturday for their first in-person town meeting in three years.Voters were in an agreeable mood and passed eight of... → Read More
Allenstown likes the idea of transitioning school to community center, but it’s not a done deal yet
Voters agreed to take a hard look at the Allenstown Elementary School before purchasing it for $1 and turning it into a new town hall and community center.The last two questions on the ballot Tuesday asked voters to approve buying the school for a... → Read More
State sees shortage of snowplow drivers
The job descriptions ask for someone to be on call 24 hours a day, able to fix complex highway equipment on the fly, pass a drug test and possess a commercial drivers license.The top end of the pay scale is about $25 an hour.The state Department of... → Read More
The Monitor’s top 10 most-read stories of 2021
Readers clicked on the Concord Monitor website more than 15 million times in 2021, but some news stories clearly stood out online more than others. A healthy dose of COVID-19 content along with stories of tragedy, mishaps and statewide issues with no... → Read More
Webster Meeting House getting long-awaited repairs
After more than two centuries of weather and decades of tinkering, the exterior of the historic Webster Meeting House is getting a facelift.“This is yet the latest restoration effort,” said Barbara Corliss, the treasurer of the Webster Historical... → Read More
Young Kearsarge team wins first boys tennis championship since 70s
It all came down to a tactical switch in the second doubles match of the state championship tournament against Trinity when Jared Roberts and Liam Miller were going back and forth against their opponents.Kearsarge had already won singles matches by... → Read More
Concord, Merrimack Valley, John Stark and Hopkinton heading to softball semifinals
Lightning struck twice for the Tide’s softball team on Saturday – first literal bolt struck in the fifth inning that suspended the quarterfinals game against Goffstown.After an hour delay, Goffstown scored two runs in the top of the sixth to take a... → Read More
More than a record: Barb Higgins, at age 57, has a new baby
Barb Higgins has set records before, like when she became the first female athlete in the state to run a mile in less than 5 minutes back when she was at Concord High School.Forty years later, at age 57, she’s set a new record – the oldest woman to... → Read More