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More tenants at Concord's Cranmore Ridge given ultimatum- pay more for a new apartment or move out
Recently, moving trucks have been a fixtrue in Cranmore Ridge's parking lot. Thye started arriving abour a month ago after the owners of the Concord complex informed tenanats their leases would not be renewed.
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Tiny house law proposed in N.H.
The NH house is considering a bill that would require towns to allow "tiny houses" alongside single-fmaily homes.
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Solo hiker failed to return from day hike on Mt. Moosilauke
On Sunday, the wind above treeline in the White Mountains howled at 60 miles an hour with gusts over 100. Temperatures dropped to 16 degrees below zero, not including the windchill.
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Firefighters in Webster used ladders to save woman, two children from burning home
The two Concord firefighters were part of a life-saving, conveyor-belt like rescue operation in Webster. Three people – a woman and two children – were passed through two upstairs windows, moving from Lt. Ben Smith of the Webster Fire Department, to Dolloff, to Costello, who, three times, climbed down the ladder and passed off the victim to a waiting medical team.
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New Hampshire pension fund liability balloons in two years, with brunt of cost on taxpayers
Last year, Concord boosted the salaries of its police department by nearly $1 million above and beyond contractual raises. Those pay increases carried a hidden cost through rising contribution rates to the New Hampshire Retirement System, which will compound city spending even higher.
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If sale to Concord Hospital is rejected, Franklin and Laconia hospitals could close by summer
The two financially troubled hospitals in the Lakes Region would be renamed Concord Hospital-Laconia and Concord Hospital-Franklin if their sale goes through – and if it doesn’t, they’ll probably shut down before the summer.
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Timeline for new Market Basket in Concord depends on next month's vote
A long-awaited Penacook Market Basket is expected to be up and running by fall 2022, with a new roundabout on Route 4 near Whitney Road planned to be finished by this Christmas, city officials say.
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Firm that owns Pleasant View nursing and retirement homes makes huge restructuring; status of Concord sites unclear
The huge, struggling company that owns Pleasant View and Pleasant View Retirement homes in Concord is preparing to sell control of 51 of its facilities around the country, including three in New Hampshire.
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Why is yet another grocery store coming to Concord?
Earlier this winter, Frank Carus, lead snow ranger for the Mount Washington Avalanche Center, spoke to two prospective skiers and recommended they choose to descend an area of the mountain with a low angle.
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Mount Washington Avalanche Center warns of hidden dangers of back country skiing
When news came that a grocery store was finally going to be built in Penacook after a decade of discussion, some people celebrated. But others were puzzled.
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