Dear Fellow Hobby Lobby Shopper,

Though we live in an age where it is easier to stay connected with loved ones through technology, life can still feel lonely and isolating. I have noticed a significant decrease in interactions between strangers over the past decade and to be quite honest, I miss them! It is one of my favorite parts about being a human.

You didn’t let your own busyness prevent you from helping a stranger at Hobby Lobby that day. The fact that you went above and beyond to assist a perfect stranger had more of a positive effect that you realize.

You overheard a customer expressing to an employee that his straps ripped off his motorcycle’s saddlebag. He needed to sew them on and was looking for the materials to do so. It was then you emerged, seemingly from the heavens.

You work with leathers and walked this guy around the store and told him exactly what he would need. The employee sat this one out at you seemed to have it handled!

The friendship blossomed beyond the Hobby Lobby aisles, a Facebook friendship was born. Website services were traded for leather work, a true New Hampshire transaction. And Mr. Broken Saddlebag’s straps are totally reattached the proper way (something called a saddle stitch) and the bike is ready for his wife’s “carry-on,” stuff again just in time for Fall.

It was one of those wholesome moments that couldn’t have happened if everyone was consumed with their phones that day. Sometimes you just have to look up at the human being standing right in front of you.

Thanks for making an effort in this age of convenience and reconnecting us all to our humanity. You are a real one!

Sincerely,

The woman wandering the aisles in pursuit of Fall tchotchkes.

CONCORD, NH — It is time to head to the polls.

The weather will be great on Tuesday in New Hampshire, and there are competitive races for governor, Congress, and other races.

Voting

Voters in Concord cast ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the following polling locations:

• Ward 1: Merrimack Valley High School gymnasium, 106 Village St.
• Ward 2: The Barn at Bull Meadow, 63 Bog Road.
• Ward 3: Beaver Meadow Elementary School, 40 Sewalls Falls Road.
• Ward 4: Green Street Community Center, 39 Green St.
• Ward 5: Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, 17 N. Spring St. (Rumford Street, gymnasium entrance.
• Ward 6: Christ the King Parish Hall, 72 South Main St. (Thorndike Street entrance).
• Ward 7: Abbot-Downing School, 152 South St.
• Ward 8: Bektash Temple, 189 Pembroke Road.
• Ward 9: Citywide Community Center, 14 Canterbury Road.
• Ward 10: Broken Ground School, 51 South Curtisville Road .

Voting Ward Street Listing (PDF)

Ward Map (PDF)

Candidates

The following candidates are involved in competitive races on Tuesday.

Governor (Democrat)

Executive Council (Democrat)

Karen Liot Hill

Mike Liberty

Executive Council (Republican)

Mary Rose Deak

County Sheriff (Republican)

Frank Cassidy

Jason Gerhard

Register Of Deeds (Democrat) Vote for 1

Erica Davis

Mark Dunn

City sample ballots

Voter ID Law

New Hampshire has same-day voter registration. Here is the Voter Identification Law, linked in .pdf format, and the Explanatory Document. For more information about Voter ID, visit this state website.

Primary Election Day Issues

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office will operate an Election Day hotline from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The AG encourages voters and election officials with concerns or questions to call 1-866-868-3703. If a caller receives a voicemail, they should leave a message, and attorneys in the office will address each message.