Twelve acres near Concord Walmart cleared for future retail development



05-06-2025 3:01 PM

A Hopkinton-based logger cleared 12 acres of trees on land near Sam’s Club and Walmart in Concord to ready it for development.

















Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindness



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Sachi Schmidt-Hori has never played Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but facing an onslaught of online harassment from its fans, she quickly developed her own gameplay style: confronting hate with kindness.


























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Burton Hersh




Bradford, NH - Hersh, Burton David, "Burton," of St. Petersburg,
Florida and Bradford, New Hampshire passed away peacefully, April 25,
2025 at St. Petersburg's Bayfront Medical Center in the Hospice Unit.
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Noeleen Marie Macnutt




Concord, NH - In Loving Memory of Noeleen Marie Macnutt December 18,
1942 – March 9, 2025

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Noeleen Marie Macnutt,
82, of Concord, NH. She departed peacefully on Sunday, March 9, 2025,
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Stanley E. Cournoyer




Concord, NH - Stanley E. Cournoyer, age 85, passed away peacefully on
May 1, 2025 after a period of declining health with family members by
his side. Stanley was born in Penacook on September 7, 1939, the son
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John Lenoard Smith Jr.


John "Jay" Lenoard Smith Jr.

Concord, NH - John "Jay" Leonard Smith Jr, 68, of Concord, NH, passed
away suddenly on the 22nd of April, 2025. Born May 21, 1956, in
Boothbay Harbor, Maine, He was the eldest son of John and Barbara
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