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Hello Concord! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Concord leader is poised for a powerful new state appointment?
  • How a Penacook farm just expanded Concord’s protected Merrimack River corridor
  • Which hot-button bills are coming to Concord’s State House this week?

Also on today's calendar: A Charity Raffle for Bourbon Lovers and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Monday: Colder; breezy this morning, with a high of 37 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sun giving way to clouds, temps: high: 41, low: 32.
  • Wednesday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 44 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. State House Dome: House GOP leader surprisingly kicks off bid for speaker (unionleader.com) — Concord readers will see several familiar names moving through state power circles, including local attorney Roger Phillips likely leaving the Adult Parole Board and Concord’s Lynne Blankenbeker poised to replace him. The piece also details shifting leadership at the State House, a razor-thin preference for GOP control in Concord, and how state tax amnesty and legislative decisions could shape New Hampshire’s political and fiscal landscape.
   

2. Morrill Farm sells 193-acre conservation easement (concordmonitor.com) — A long-time Penacook dairy farm has sold a 193-acre conservation easement that directly connects to Concord’s Randall conservation land, strengthening protection along the Merrimack River. The deal supports local agriculture while helping safeguard drinking water quality for hundreds of thousands of New Hampshire residents, including those served from Concord.
   

3. The week ahead: Death penalty, guns on campus kick off week 1 for NH Legislature (unionleader.com) — State lawmakers are kicking off a packed week of hearings in newly relocated House committee rooms at the Granite Place complex in Concord, while the Legislative Office Building undergoes major renovations. Concord will host debates on reinstating the death penalty, guns on college campuses, a red flag law, Trump tariff tax credits, liquor home delivery, SNAP restrictions, and more as legislators race toward early March deadlines.
   

4. Lacy Long, 77, of Manchester, New Hampshire (wkdzradio.com) — Concord’s theater community is mourning Lacy Eugene Long, a 44-year member of The Community Players of Concord who died in late December at 77. Friends are invited to honor him at a future Evening of Remembrance, and donations in his memory can be made to the Community Players in Concord.
   

5. New Hampshire, Nashua 2025 housing market showed positive signs (inklink.news) — From Concord, statewide housing data show New Hampshire’s 2025 market loosening slightly, with more listings, more sales, and a tiny bump in affordability. While prices remain high, Merrimack County saw the state’s biggest median price jump, and nearby Hillsborough County and Nashua logged strong gains in sales and inventory that hint at a slowly improving, but still tight, market.
   

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