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John Broderick is accustomed to talking to children about youth mental health, but on Wednesday, it was the parents who listened. Broderick relayed the words of a high school hockey player who confided in him: “I don’t think I ever had a childhood.”“I...

Concord■As childhood friends growing up in Denver, Colorado, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing were were born adventurers. Now, as the Grammy Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers, they have put this passion for the outdoors at the heart of their Americana...

The principles of sexual health education are not based on the hard sciences. Sex education is animated by a specific vision of how society must change, and because of this, sex ed curricula omit critical biological truths and endorse high-risk behaviors. The priority for SIECUS, Planned Parenthood, and Advocates for Youth is not the health and well-being of young people. These federally funded organizations are fighting “repression” and “intolerance,” not herpes or syphilis. But when se...

Carl was a generous and humble man. Through his Foundation and from personal resources Carl supported a vast number of organizations and people in their efforts to make a healing impact on this community and the wider world.

The Friends Program is holding a free family fun event in Keach Park on Saturday to celebrate International Friendship Day. The event, called Friends-a-Palooza, will run from 2 to 5 p.m. and will feature 15 different activities for kids including...

Last spring, Amber Frost found herself in an impossible situation. She had just fled domestic violence in North Carolina, and back in New Hampshire, she was desperately trying to finish college and keep a roof over her kids’ heads in one of the...

Environmental protection, food security, and crisis support are examples of the services offered by the Maine- and New Hampshire-based nonprofits selected

The first time Michael Franklin met Andy Julian, he was a little apprehensive.At 13 years old, Franklin was wary of new people and didn’t know what to expect from the mentoring program he had joined at his grandmother’s suggestion. He also hadn’t...

Columnist: For many caregivers, this is a role they were thrust into. Mom experienced a...

Three candidates vie for Ward 4 seat in special election  "> Published: 6/30/2021 4:37:16 PM The candidates running to fill the vacant Ward 4 council seat don’t have much in common when it comes to age or political experience. But all three agree that the rising cost of housing is one of the biggest issues facing Concord, and one they would fight to remedy if chosen by voters in the special election on July 13. “I think anyone who lives in Concord understands that this is an unprecedented...