Concord CAP bus system gets unexpected funding boost
At one point in their budget deliberations, the Concord City Council seemed on the verge of deflating the funding it grants the free bus system in town.
Author: Catherine McLaughlin/Concord Monitor
Concord City Council sets its priorities
Responsible monetary decisions. Clear and widely disseminated communication with the public, especially on the city’s finances and taxes. Helping people keep their homes and find new ones. Regulatory and cultural changes to make it easier for businesses and development, and investments in the roads, sewers and other infrastructure to support them.
Concord Hospital nurses in Franklin, Laconia vote to unionize
The vote is a culmination of months of organizing by nurses, fueled by concerns about chronic staffing shortages, burnout and corresponding worries about nurse and patient safety as a result.
Rail-biking business at risk by Greenway Trail expansion
Concord considers $535K rail purchase to extend Greenway Trail, raising questions for Scenic Railriders
12 acres near Walmart cleared for future retail development
A Hopkinton-based logger cleared 12 acres of trees on land near Sam’s Club and Walmart in Concord to ready it for development.
Updated Concord middle school design to cost another $3 million
For a school district trying to realize a near-decade-long plan to replace its middle school, the trifecta of tariffs, no state building aid and rising inflation cast long shadows.
Neighboring Fisherville condo projects break ground, up for sale
A steady drip of new housing will land on Fisherville Road in the next few years, as construction formally begins on one condo development and another begins to put listings on the market
‘That wasn’t the charge we were given’ – New city councilors question golf clubhouse options
More than a year after the Concord City Council put off a vote on the Beaver Meadow clubhouse to develop more options, city proposals and flaring tensions have boxed the debate back into a starkly similar binary: all or nothing.
Developer challenges zoning board denial of affordable housing proposal
City staff were firmly against the proposal, arguing that Concord’s relatively low amount of industrially designated land should be preserved for future economic growth
City and developer at odds over industrial versus residential use of Penacook land
Proposal to build nearly 200 housing units along the Merrimack River in Penacook is not in the 'public interest,' according to Concord’s city planner
Seven-figure buyout ends Steeplegate neighbor dispute
The developers looking to convert the former Steeplegate Mall into 600 housing units mixed with large-scale retail bought out a nearby property owner who had stalled the project.
City designing safer crosswalks, bus stops on North Main Street
With upcoming city projects on Storrs Street and Loudon Road as well as the state’s major interstate widening project, Concord is designing key safety improvements to crosswalks and bus stops until the future of traffic flow is better understood
Here’s what’s in the state’s decade long interstate project
Current design calls for a three-lane highway going through the city that will widen to four lanes in certain higher traffic areas where vehicles are getting on and off exits
Phenix Hall redevelopment clears major hurdle as City Council eases height restrictions
Council agreed to circumvent height rules on case-by-case basis for redevelopment that plans to add housing, restaurants and retail to historic Phenix Hall site
Who’ll foot bill for Concord water projects?
With the largest increases in proposed city spending next year tied to major water and sewer projects on the Heights of Concord, some Concord city councilors appear open to leaning harder on developers to pay for infrastructure improvements.
Concord fighting to stem employee outflow
In another move to stem the flow of city employee turnover, Concord city councilors recently approved a package of increased leave and other perks.
After years of abuse, former Boys and Girls Club member sues organization
Suit claims the nonprofit organization failed to prevent or stop the abuse despite 'widely known' red flags
Logan Clegg appeals conviction in Reid murders
Logan Clegg, convicted last fall of murdering Steve and Wendy Reid when they went for a walk near their Concord home, has appealed his case. He received two 50-year to life sentences, which he is currently serving at the state prison.
Concord South Main Street plans, sans housing, back before planning board
Proposal for property reduced to two stories and dropped 16 units of market-rate housing from its previous plans
More news from NHBR:
Making a bid on workforce development
New Hampshire employers are seeking polished professionals with real-life experiences, but they may have to look beyond the traditional recruiting methods to find them. One example of an overlooked workforce development program is the NH 4-H Livestock Auction.
What the new child care business tax credit could mean for New Hampshire
As a result of this legislative session, New Hampshire will have a Child Day Care Creation Tax Credit Program for businesses starting in 2027. The state joins 25 others with incentives for businesses to invest in expanding the child care supply.
Rochester looks to block data centers with zoning law. Will it work?
City officials are taking steps they hope will prevent data centers from locating in Rochester.
NH attorney general joins push for federal hemp regulations
New Hampshire is wading into the fight over federal hemp regulation.
Tenovi earns national ranking
Becoming a top-ranked private company in the United States came as a bit of a surprise to the team at Tenovi, a Portsmouth-based developer of connected medical devices.
The wonder of wool
Minus33 Merino Wool Clothing is a new, old company that in 2026 is celebrating 110 years of family ownership in Ashland, a small town in central New Hampshire, as well as a major expansion, all while being fully committed to making the best Merino wool products available.
NH’s commercial real estate holding steady
Interstate 93 corridor is becoming a big draw for both office and industrial
New state law empowers homeowners with ‘balcony’ solar panels
With a new state law set to go into effect with the dawn of a new year in 2027, Granite Staters will be able to install so-called “balcony solar” panels for home use.
Shortening the line: from food insecurity to job security
Gather’s new culinary education program, Fresh Start, is a way to teach people with employment challenges the kitchen skills and life skills they need to have a career in the food service industry
