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Monday, May 4, 2026
NH's Local News Landscape Shrinks as Papers Close Across State
New Hampshire's vital local newspapers are vanishing at an alarming rate, leaving communities from Colebrook to Laconia without trusted news sources. Closures like The Citizen in 2016 and The News and Sentinel in 2024 have gutted coverage of town halls, school boards and local scandals. With only a handful of dailies remaining, residents fear a news desert is spreading across the Granite State.
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New Hampshire's vital local newspapers are vanishing at an alarming rate, leaving communities from Colebrook to Laconia without trusted news sources. Closures like The Citizen in 2016 and The News and Sentinel in 2024 have gutted coverage of town halls, school boards and local scandals. With only a handful of dailies remaining, residents fear a news desert is spreading across the Granite State.
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