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concordmonitor. com > 05/18/2026 > opinion-mountain-views-and-mud-roads

Opinion: Mountain views and mud roads

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (266+ words) As a city boy who grew up in the Philadelphia area, New Hampshire means elbow room. With Mount Kearsarge in the background, the physical beauty of my town, Wilmot, is stunning. New Hampshire means a great place for dogs. For…...

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concordmonitor. com > 05/17/2026 > brett-clough-jacob-constas-powerlifting

Powerlifters Clough and Constas train for USA Games

17+ hour, 11+ min ago  (516+ words) The large roll-up door at Amoskeag Fitness was open on Saturday morning. Brett Clough and Jacob Constas needed some fresh as they lifted hundreds of pounds inside. The two young men are preparing for their biggest show of the year....

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concordmonitor. com > 05/17/2026 > capital-improvement-plan-reduced-concord-nh

With big projects underway, Concord may punt library, fire station improvements

21+ hour, 35+ min ago  (710+ words) With a police station gut-and-rebuild underway, the foundation laid for a new clubhouse at Beaver Meadow Golf Course, and talks progressing about improvements at Memorial Field, City Manager Tom Aspell has proposed Concord hit the brakes on several city projects…...

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concordmonitor. com > 05/16/2026 > with-working-group-underway-nh-food-alliance-explores-how-to-strengthen-housing-without-encroaching-on-farmland

With working group underway, NH Food Alliance explores how to strengthen housing without encroaching on farmland

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1517+ words) Strategic plans aren't made to sit on the shelf, but Jamie Pottern knew that making a concerted effort to improve the food system of an entire state " with its moving parts and ingrained habits "would be a lofty undertaking. The…...

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concordmonitor. com > 05/16/2026 > old-signs-back-roads

Vintage Views: Sign of the times

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (395+ words) Concord Monitor Enjoying the Concord Monitor? As I travel the back roads of New Hampshire navigating this way and that, I encounter some remarkable pieces of history scattered about. In Hopkinton, I pause to read a very old relic from…...

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concordmonitor. com > 05/16/2026 > my-turn-data-centers-community-legislation

Opinion: Who's actually benefiting from the data center boom? It's not you.

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (471+ words) I suppose it was just a matter of time until the data center conversation reached full pitch across the nation. As it filters through the layers and into state legislatures and communities across the country, there appears to be a…...

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concordmonitor. com > 05/16/2026 > kratom-regulation-new-hampshire

Franklin stopped the sale of 'gas station heroin' in 2019. Now, lawmakers want a statewide ban.

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (745+ words) Franklin was working on its opioid problem. The Three Rivers City was among those hit hardest by the crisis in New Hampshire, and as federal money began to flow into the state, first responders and substance abuse clinics worked toward…...

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concordmonitor. com > 05/16/2026 > obit-philip-duke-211403339

Philip Duke

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (429+ words) Concord Monitor Enjoying the Concord Monitor? Hillsborough, NH " Philip John Duke 88, of Hillsboro NH passed peacefully at home on March 24, 2026. He was his unique self until the very end, sharing his sharp mind and sense of humor with all. He…...

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concordmonitor. com > 05/16/2026 > obit-martha-marie-mahoney-211426727

Martha Marie Mahoney

2+ day, 10+ min ago  (188+ words) Concord, NH " Martha Marie Mahoney, 83, of Concord, New Hampshire, passed away at Concord Hospital on May 9, 2026, with family by her side. She was born on November 14, 1942, in Springfield, Vermont, to Robert and Marjorie Hazen. Martha lived a life centered on…...

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concordmonitor. com > 05/16/2026 > obit-captain-roger-p-hartgen-211432757

Captain Roger P. Hartgen

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (124+ words) Deerfield, NH " Captain Roger Putnam Hartgen, USCG (Ret.), of Deerfield, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2026, at the Granite VNA Hospice House in Concord, surrounded by his wife Gloria and his sons. He was 94. Born on July 11, 1931, in Minnesota…...