BY DAN DeCONINCK and MATT SCHOOLEYCell phones – it seems like everyone has them. After all, this is the age of technology, and being without mobile capability is like being without shoes – you could probably make it through the day barefoot, but you certainly wouldn’t like it. Everywhere you look, cell phones are present: in ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSConcerns raised by some residents have education officials defending a proposal to put laptops in the hands of students in Windham’s new high school. Longtime resident Tom Case said he worried that students would be unable to properly care for the equipment, though he is not fully opposed to the plan. “Kids can ...

BY JENN McDOWELLHonors and advanced placement students at John Stark Regional High School will not be able to partake in one of the many rewards of hard study and determination next year, known as “crisping.” And Weare resident Helen Ray is not happy about that, especially since her daughter, Sarah, 14, just completed her freshman ...