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Concord Monitor - Why did a giant plane fuselage come through Concord? Good question

If you’re wondering why an enormous Air Force plane was hauled through Concord on Wednesday, you’re not alone.

Concord Monitor - Speaker's death calls into question the refusal by many House Republicans to wear masks

The announcement that New Hampshire House Speaker Dick Hinch died of COVID-19 upended state politics Thursday, throwing into question how the state’s 400-member legislative body plans to meet next year, how elected officials and staff might be protected, and why some lawmakers have refused to wear masks as the pandemic has hit its second wave.

Concord Monitor - New Hampshire House Speaker Richard Hinch dies from COVID-19

Newly elected New Hampshire House Speaker Richard Hinch died from COVID-19 a week after he was sworn in, state officials announced.

Concord Monitor - Sununu holding off on restoring COVID restrictions as cases rise

As COVID-19 cases surge to new records in New Hampshire, Gov. Chris Sununu is standing by one clear position: No new state-ordered lockdowns.

Concord Monitor - Jake Deware, a young man with a "huge heart"

His impact continues, with no end in sight.

Concord Monitor - GOP lawmakers contracted COVID and leaders were slow to tell colleagues

An unspecified number of New Hampshire House Republicans have tested positive for COVID-19 after an indoor caucus, state health officials and legislative leaders said Tuesday, throwing the state political scene into uproar a day ahead of an important meeting.

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Concord Monitor - Mary was homeless in Concord for 10 years. She died outside at age 70

The icy granite bench outside St. Paul’s Church got a lot of attention Tuesday morning. Mary Rittacco, a homeless woman who died last month, likely from natural causes, used to pray from it and sleep on it, even on winter nights. Like the bench, she could be hard and unmovable, supportive and reliable.

Concord Monitor - At UNH, missing COVID tests can result in eviction, mark on permanent record

Just a few weeks before final exams, Dixon received an email informing her she was being evicted from her dorm at the University of New Hampshire, where she was finishing her first semester, for failing to comply with the university’s testing guidelines.

Concord Monitor - Investigation launched into treatment of COVID patient at N.H. Veterans Home

The New Hampshire Veterans Home is launching an internal investigation into accusations that the health of a resident with COVID-19 was neglected

Concord Monitor - Closing Carmelite Monastery in Concord was home to nuns for 74 years

The Carmelite Monastery on Pleasant Street is closing after 74 years of providing a home for nuns to live the cloistered religious life, part of a pattern that has seen the number of nuns in the United States decline by some 85% since the 1960s.