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UpdatedThu, May 20, 2021 at 9:37 pm ET Reply Certain political groups will be banned from Concord's Market Days Festival in 2021. (Tony Schinella/Patch) CONCORD, NH — As the Market Days Festival begins to ramp up for August, after a pause in 2020 due to coronavirus, a controversy has arisen after some political organizations have seen their requests for booths rejected this year. Back in January, the Intown Concord board of directors, not knowing how many booths they would be able to rent for the three-day event, slated for Aug. 19, Aug. 20, and Aug. 21, voted to disallow political organiza...

Letter: Democracy reforms won’t threaten FITN Published: 4/27/2021 10:05:46 AM The storied history of the New Hampshire presidential primary reflects the important role that our state has played in our national political life over many decades. Unfortunately, some of our fellow citizens are currently engaged in a campaign based in outright falsehoods, claiming that the future status of the presidential primary is somehow threatened as a result of support for national legislation that protects our democracy. Recent TV and digital ads here in New Hampshire have attacked both U.S. Sen. Maggie ...

Weatherize Concord program stalled by delay in NH Saves update Published: 4/13/2021 11:27:14 AM A delay by regulators updating a state efficiency program has left 32 Concord buildings in limbo as they wait for help to cut their energy use. “It was a bit of a surprise because both Liberty Utilities and Unitil had consistently communicated to the energy committee and city administration … that the most recent iteration delay would not affect the project in 2021,” said Councilor Rob Werner, who chairs the Energy and Environment Advisory Committee. The Committee oversees Weatherize Concord,...

A push to make buildings (and streetlights) more efficient in Concord Published: 3/14/2021 3:49:30 PM Acknowledging that the cheapest energy is the energy that you don’t need to buy, Concord is pursuing improved efficiency in buildings and light poles. Wednesday will see a COVID-delayed kickoff for Weatherize Concord, an effort to get more city businesses and residences, especially lower-income locations, to take advantage of money in the NH Saves program. “On an average basis there have been about 40 properties a year in Concord using it. We’re going to try to double that,” said City...