Peterborough: Puppets on parade

In the spring of 1994, Jeannie Connolly, Nancy Brown and Laura Hanson of Peterborough obtained a grant so students at Peterborough Elementary School could make a Claymation film. A contingency of the grant, according to Terry Reeves of the Mariposa Museum, was that the movie be shown to the community. So the filmmakers arranged to use the Peterborough Community Theatre …0

Soldier helps save kids after crash

RINDGE — Senior Airman Charlie Coushaine IX is on active duty in the Air Force and stationed at a undisclosed base overseas. But he had no idea when he left his base for a little downtime with some fellow airmen that he would be called upon to use the training that the Air Force had provided. Coushaine, 24, a Rindge …0

Peterborough: $11.9 million budget gets wide support

PETERBOROUGH — Voters approved an $11.9 million operating budget for fiscal year 2014 on Tuesday and also supported $205,000 for two capital reserve funds. In the only two contested races on the ballot, Sharon Monahan defeated Bob Lambert, 273 to 126, for a seat on the Zoning Board of Adjustment and Ronald Bowman was elected to a one-year library trustee …0

Antrim: Town  to file wind  appeal

ANTRIM — The Antrim Select Board voted to appeal the state ruling that denied a 10-turbine wind project after deciding to accept a $40,000 offer from Antrim Wind in a contentious meeting Monday that led to one resident being escorted out by police and several others walking away in frustration. The board had earlier decided to continue a public hearing …0

Wilton-Lyndeborough: Bergeron finalist to lead WLC

Working in a smaller school district sounds attractive to two educators with close ties to the Monadnock region who are the finalists for the school superintendent post in the Wilton-Lyndeborough School District. Dick Bergeron, the current school superintendent for the ConVal School District, and Christine Tyrie, a Francestown resident and former teacher at ConVal who is now assistant superintendent at …0