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Concord landmark Makris Lobster and Steak House is back open after a rough ride

How a COVID shutdown has impacted the owner fo Makris Lobster and Steakhouse.

Is it a cold, allergies or COVID-19? Dartmouth-Hitchcock explains how to tell the difference

With spring upon us, it may be harder to distinguish seasonal allergy symptoms from those of a cold or COVID-19. Unfortunately, there is a gray area of symptoms that overlap all three conditions that include congestion, cough, sore throat, runny nose and fatigue.

On the Trail: Sununu addresses Windham recount results that show Republicans were shorted votes

Gov. Chris Sununu says he won’t let "slip by" an apparent voting discrepancy in a state House of Representatives race in Windham – which has grabbed national exposure and even caught the attention of former President Donald Trump.

Concord expands a TIF district to lure Market Basket; how does that work?

The City Council’s decision Monday to expand an existing TIF District is the latest step in bringing a Market Basket to Penacook near Exit 17, but it raises a question that often comes up: What is a TIF District and why is Concord using it?

Ivy League's wave of applications didn't carry down to all schools

Competition at Ivy League colleges this year has been intense, with schools like Dartmouth, Yale, Brown, and Harvard seeing a spike in applications and slimming acceptance rates.

Chichester lightning rod Jason Weir has sparked controversy over residency and mask-wearing

On Election Day in Chichester on Tuesday, Town Moderator Ewen MacKinnon had a question for Select Board member Jason Weir. Before Weir even got close to a voting booth a prickly relationship between an outspoken board member and several in town who say they’re tired of his grandstanding had already been laid bare. Last month, Weir’s refusal to wear a mask forced the postponement of a Select Board meeting

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Forensic audit lands in Pembroke, seeking answers about missing GOP votes in State House race

Foul play? No one is saying that. But some Republicans seized on the chance to question AccuVote’s reliability. That pulled the Granite State back onto the national stage, following the forensic audits in Arizona and Georgia in their pursuits of over-turning the presidential vote.

Late-night fire in Pembroke is a nightmare

First, at 11:05 p.m., their doorbell rang like crazy, in rapid-fire succession, suggesting something was wrong. Then came pounding on their front door, along with cries for a phone. Michelle and Michael Girard raced downstairs and opened the door, where their next-door neighbor on Borough Road in Pembroke stood, panicked and looking to call the fire department.

Second serious fire in nearby Concord apartment complexes this month

The fire at the Pinewood Village apartments off Bog Road in Concord was called in just before midnight Monday. It was the second serious fire in the area this month; the earlier one led to arson charges against a 22-year-old Concord man.

Concord has new offer to demolish downtown Employment Security building and add 64 new apartments

The empty Employment Security building on South Main Street would be torn down and replaced by a six-story apartment building under a proposal that gets a public hearing next month. The city has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement with the Flatley Co., one of the state’s biggest developers of commercial real estate.