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Community colleges play a powerful role in strengthening the regions they serve. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, areas with higher community college enrollment experience increased income levels and lower unemployment. That’s especially encouraging for our community, where Lakes Region Community College continues to grow. We are, without question, a college on the rise.

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At this spring’s Bristol Town Meeting, voters will be asked to consider whether the Town of Bristol should adopt the C-PACER program, which stands for Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resilience.

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When a grandmother writes that she is “thankful that screaming does not permeate this email,” it signals genuine alarm about where state policy is headed. HB 1793, the so‑called “Campus Carry” bill, would fundamentally change how University of New Hampshire and its host communities manage ri…

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My Dear Brothers and Sisters united through the Word of God in the Bible; united through the Sacred Tradition handed on through the millennia by the Apostles and the great teachers, the men and women Doctors of the Church and of the Christian Faith; united as we are by one faith, one Lord, o…

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I would like to thank my constituents in Belknap District 6 and the residents of New Hampshire, for allowing me to serve as your state representative for the past three years. In that time, I have come to believe I am not, nor will ever be, a politician. I am and always will be an advocate. …

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is more than just food assistance — it is a vital tool that keeps New Hampshire stable. Think of it as a community insurance policy. It protects hard-working families when life takes an unexpected turn, like a sudden illness or a job loss,…

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LIGONIER, Penn. ― All that remained of Ruthie's Diner on Jan. 21 was charred, ice-encased rubble ― the aftermath of firefighters' desperate efforts to extinguish the blaze that ultimately consumed the modest eatery, which for more than 70 years had served locals and the travelers, anglers an…

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JUPITER, Fla. ― Almost a century ago, in a famous Supreme Court dissent, Justice Louis Brandeis provided an enduring definition of the role of states in the American political system. They were, in a metaphor contained in his 1932 minority opinion in New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann, laboratori…

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The Jan. 12, Meredith Selectboard meeting included a meet and greet for residents, a public hearing on the authorization of a bond, approval of a grant, and information about legislation impacting our community.