Affordability, availability, and access to early education and childcare are large problems for New Hampshire families and families nationwide.  In northern New England, these issues are intensified due to sprawling childcare deserts in rural areas, the region’s high cost of living, and housing challenges that make it harder for families to stay. Demographically, there are […]

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Lyla Jane Fall was born April 14, 2026, at Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine. She weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces.

Rita Pauline (Mycko) LaMountain was born in Holden, Mass., on July 19, 1931. She was the eighth of nine children born to Ignacy Mycko and Zofi…

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Todd N. Turner, 47, of Wentworth’s Location, N.H., passed away unexpectedly in a motor vehicle accident on Friday, April 3, 2026.

Renovations to the largest child care center in New Hampshire have caught the attention of local and national officials.  The Merrimack YMCA Early Education Center, a branch of the YMCA of Greater Nashua, hosted U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan on Monday for a tour, a month after a visit from Gov. Kelly Ayotte for the ribbon-cutting […]