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  • The New Ipswich Fire Department’s old fire engine gets a new look to increase awareness of cancer. Deputy Chief Meredith Lund is currently driving the painted engine across the country for the Guardians of the Ribbon organization.
    NEW TODAY

    Fire-engine pink

    Most fire engines are painted red, a color that can bring to mind the bravery of those who fight to protect their community from danger. Yet applying a slightly different color of paint can serve to remind people of the fight that cancer patients struggle with every day.

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  • Featuring traditional Cambodian dance, the Angkor Dance Troupe based in Lowell, Mass., performs at the Peterborough Town House, Oct. 30.
    Mariposa Museum exhibit through December explores Vietnam, Philippines and beyond

    Southeast Asia: Spiritual journey

    A new series of exhibits, performances and workshops at the Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center in Peterborough will bring the culture and art of Southeast Asia to life through December.

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  • Jim Eddy, left, Bruce Hautanen and Damon Poor, all employees of the Jaffrey Department of Public Works, operate the controls to dam gates at the Jaffrey Main Street impoundment of the Contoocook River.
    JAFFREY

    Main Street Dam work under way

    JAFFREY — The look and feel of downtown Jaffrey may be altered for a period of time between now and the first part of 2011, while water levels at the Main Street dam impoundment are lowered to allow for repair of the dam’s control gate operators. The dam is part. . . (read more)

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  • Antrim’s Civil War statue rests in three pieces behind the fire station. Built and installed in 1892, the statue was removed in 2007 to prevent further disfiguration of the base.
    Antrim

    Civil War statue to be stored in Deering

    ANTRIM — The Select Board on Monday authorized the movement of a decommissioned Civil War monument from the storage area behind the fire station to a hangar in Deering.

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  • Republican Senate candidates, from left, Jim Bender, Bill Binnie, Dennis Lamare, Ovide Lamontagne and Kelly Ayotte face each other in the final round of the Monadnock Debates at Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday.
    MONADNOCK DEBATES

    GOP candidates turn up the heat

    RINDGE — Terse exchanges and pointed accusations ranging from overseas jobs to negative attack ads were traded by the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night in the final round of the Monadnock Debates.

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