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In today's newsletter:

  • Dating app meetup at Concord Target leads to serious assault charges
  • Vacant South End lot fetches $1.02M for future custom Colonial
  • Concord budget hike sparks debate over taxes, staffing, and land sales

Also on today's calendar: Concord Farmers' Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did Tennessee see? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 64.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.

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1. ‘Open Minded’ Dating App Hookup At Target In Concord Leads To 3 Month Rape, Assault Investigation (patch.com) — Concord police spent months investigating a reported sexual assault that began with a dating app meetup in the Target parking lot on D’Amante Drive, ultimately identifying a suspect through social media, store video, and cellphone data. A Sandown man is now facing multiple felony and misdemeanor assault charges, with strict bail conditions including GPS monitoring and an evening curfew while the case proceeds in Concord’s courts.    

2. Not Yet Built Custom Colonial Sells For $1.02 Million In Concord’s South End: May 2026 Sales (patch.com) — Concord’s housing market stayed active in May, with 53 properties changing hands from modest manufactured homes to high-priced condos and townhouses across the city. A South End lot at 29 Carter Street topped the list, selling for $1.02 million for a planned three-bedroom custom Colonial, highlighting strong demand in that Concord neighborhood.    

3. Concord’s Finance Committee To Vote On Fiscal Year 2027 Budget; Host Public Hearings Thursday Night (patch.com) — Concord residents are being urged to weigh in as the city’s Finance Committee and council take up a proposed fiscal 2027 budget with a 5.5 percent increase and major impacts on property taxes. Officials are scrutinizing staffing costs, TIF transfers, and big-ticket projects like a new police station, while also floating revenue ideas from selling city-owned land to potential housing near Beaver Meadow Golf Course and other Concord sites.    

4. Concord And Franklin Residents Rack Up Criminal Trespass Charges In Concord And Penacook: Police Log (patch.com) — Concord police recently arrested several local residents and visitors on criminal trespass, theft, and related charges at spots including Concord High School, Market Basket on Storrs Street, and Cumberland Farms on North Main Street. The police log lists names, ages, hometowns, and general locations of each incident, while noting that the arrests do not indicate convictions.    

5. New Hampshire Supreme Court in Concord hears pivotal school funding case that could force state to boost aid to districts in Manchester, Nashua, and small North Country towns (newenglandnewspress.com) — A major school funding lawsuit decided by the New Hampshire Supreme Court in Concord has declared the state’s base education aid unconstitutionally low and set a new minimum of $7,356.01 per pupil. While the case centers on districts like Manchester, Nashua, and North Country towns, the ruling pressures lawmakers to revamp statewide funding and could eventually affect taxes and education resources for families across New Hampshire, including Concord.    


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  • Annual Price of Child Care for Granite State Children Remains High as Number of Providers Decline —New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Read on Patch
  • NHTI gives scholarships to Concord area graduates —Emily Marsh Read on Patch
  • On 603 Day, Five Reasons to Feel Optimistic About New Hampshire’s Future —New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Read on Patch
  • “Harleys for Hospice” Returns with Harley-Davidson® Motorcycle Raffle to Benefit Granite VNA Hospice Services —Montagne Powers Read on Patch
  • Granite VNA Hospice Home & Garden Tour Returns to the Lakes Region July 15 —Montagne Powers Read on Patch
  • Tonight at 7 pm at Gnomies 254 N state St Unit H in the smokestack, I am hosting an event to celebrate a STRONG athlete, Selena.
    She is headed to nationals for Strong Man this coming Saturday in Iowa. Come meet her and have some snacks along with some healthy hydration from… (Nextdoor Fosterville)
  • We have lived at the same address in the south end for 17+ years.
    I have a torn meniscus and am trying to go away with my husband for the first time in over a year but my mobility issues are a problem. Does anyone… (Nextdoor South End)
  • Buffalo Wild Wings posted a job opening for Cashier in Concord. Apply here.
  • Michaels posted a job opening for Retail Service Team Member Early Mornings in Concord. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Concord here.

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