Catherine McLaughlin

Bishop Brady students have their photo taken in front of the Fife and Drums of Early America group on the first day of school on Monday. The school is offering a year-long look at the America 250th anniversary. GEOFF FORESTER / For the Monitor Credit: GEOFF FORESTER / For the Monitor

Concord football's season opener vs. Windham shifts to Pembroke as officials continue working on plans for Memorial Field.

The Concord School District asked members of the community to suggest names for its new middle school. More than any other option, they said they liked the old one. Roughly 722 responses were counted as a result of the district’s callout across roughly six weeks at the end of last winter. Of them, 195 asked […]

While both would be first-time representatives, Tom Brennan and Jason Quinno both say they have the lived experience to represent the city of Concord in the state Legislature.

With the filing period opening to run for school board seats in Concord, two of the three incumbents aren’t sure if they will seek another term. Brenda Hastings, a longtime former teacher at Broken Ground, has said for months that she wouldn’t run for a third, three-year term on the board. She’s now reconsidering. Jessica […]

Cindy Warmington, left, with fellow Democrats, including State Senator Tara Reardon and longtime Rep. Mary Jane Wallner, outside her home polling station in Concord on Tuesday. Credit: CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN / Monitor

Concord City Manager Tom Aspell announced his retirement after 28 years at City Hall. He will step down from the role on January 31.

Tom Sullivan and Susan Lloyd were the first to quietly pull up chairs in front of the television as they watched the results of their efforts play out on cable news. They spent hours volunteering at the polls on Tuesday and arrived to the watch party in Concord for Karishma Manzur, a progressive candidate running […]

Tom Sullivan and Susan Lloyd were the first to quietly pull up chairs in front of the television as they watched the results of their efforts play out on cable news.

Construction of a new middle school begins, causing noise and vibrations for some students and teachers while others find it exciting.