Sun Publisher Mark Guerringue used the scientific method to come up with the Top 10 news stories of 2025. First he asked the Sun editorial staff for their list of top stories. Then he counted how many stories received first place, second place, etc. If there were no clear winners in terms of hierarchy, he added up how many votes each of the remaining stories got. The result appears below. For readers’ top clicks, see Page 7. And I hope you all have a happy new year! — Managing Editor Margaret McKenzie
Leavitt's Country Bakery in Conway, seen May 20. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
1. Leavitt's court case decided
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A sign opposing possible paving of Whitaker Woods due to Phase 2 of the Rec Path is seen on a lawn on Kearsarge Road in North Conway on Sept. 19. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Erik Mogensen, seen here on the chairlift, bought Black Mountain to save it and hopes to sell it under a cooperative ownership model. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Town officials including (from left) then-Conway Selectman Carl Thibodeau, Selectmen John Colbath and Mary Seavey and Town Manager John Eastman joined Revo Vice President of Marketing Todd Moyer (on stage), Chief Development Officer Stefan Huba, Manager Chris Lavornia, President Aaron Gomes and Executive Vice President Jamie Hartman at the Revo grand opening Feb.4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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A sign points directions as traffic cycles around the new roundabout at the Route 302/East Conway Road intersection in Center Conway on Aug. 29, its first day open. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Jackson School Board members (from left) Jessica Della Valla, Majka Burhardt, James Glazer, Melinda Foley-Marsello and Nicole Auth vote Sept. 15 to give parents a choice of sending high school students to either Kennett or Fryeburg Academy. (LLOYD JONES PHOTO)
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A “ghost bike” memorial was installed at the corner of Eastman Road and Route 16 where a J-1 worker nicknamed Earn was killed in a crash on Aug. 22. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Jeannine Pearson of Freedom holds a sign near the crosswalk during the “Hands Off!” protest in Conway Village on April 5 that drew around 800 participants. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Candidate for selectman Peter Donohoe holds a sign in the electioneering area during Conway town voting at the town garage in Center Conway on April 8. He won, beating Carl Thibodeau. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Gary Sylvester (left) and his crew make adjustments as the old Jackson Town Hall rolls toward its final foundation on moving day for the historical society’s building on July 29. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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