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Group looks to close divide in Mascenic district
By ASHLEY SAARI
A community group is seeking to bring residents of the Mascenic School District together to find solutions and middle ground after a contentious voting season.Mitch Gluck started the group, which has about 17 members, after attending the district’s...
Rindge Recreation Department organizes a trip to Converse Meadow
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Rindge Recreation Department kicked off a week-long No School Extravaganza camp with a hike along one of Rindge’s largest conservation properties on the first day of April vacation.The camp for children in grades kindergarten through seventh grade...
Greenfield Community Power Committee approves identifying possible suppliers
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Greenfield’s Community Power Committee voted to move forward with the process of identifying potential power suppliers Tuesday night.“Our next step is to start doing the research and see who is out there, as far as power suppliers, and to see who...
Wilton Select Board discusses options for ARPA funds
By CAMERON CASHMAN
Wilton has $72,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money to spend, funding that will expire if it’s not committed to projects at the end of the year. After Select Board Chair D.J. Garcia brought the issue to the attention of his colleagues, they discussed...
The Rev. Barbara Thorngren of Temple works to build connections
By CAMERON CASHMAN
While the internet and social media have given people more ways to connect and interact, people in the United States and around the world are experiencing more isolation and loneliness than ever before, according to the Rev. Barbara Thorngren.“That’s...
Dublin Christian Academy students salute first-responders
On April 10, Dublin Christian Academy dedicated the entire day to recognizing and serving state and local first-responders.Children in preschool through 12th grade created thank you banners and put together 150 gift bags for first-responders in Dublin...
Peterborough residents to decide on zoning changes
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Peterborough voters will vote on five proposed zoning amendments at the town election May 14. “We are trying to simplify the zoning, and also give people more flexibility,” said Peterborough Planning Board member Carl Staley. Amendment 1 proposes to...
Bennington Earth Day celebration features classroom visit and cleanup
By MIKE MUNHALL
Earth Day in Bennington was a two-day event.It began with a celebration at Jenn Sutton’s third-grade classroom at Pierce School, where I visited the class to make a presentation and congratulated the students on their recent salamander project they...
Friends of Ingalls Library schedule May Day program
The Friends of Ingalls Library are hosting a May Day program Saturday, April 27, at 9:15 a.m. at the library, 203 Main St.The tradition of May baskets can be traced to the 12th and 13th centuries. In the United States, in the late 1800s and early...
Jaffrey Woman’s Club schedules rummage sale
The Jaffrey Woman’s Club will hold its annual spring rummage sale at the Cutler Memorial Building on Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27.The rummage sale offers clothing and accessories for all ages as well as footwear and linens. New this year will...
Antrim, Bennington and Francestown will explore Tri-Town Pit reclamation process
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Members of the Francestown, Antrim and Bennington select boards decided to move ahead with exploring the reclamation process for the Tri-Town Pit, a sand pit adjacent to the Bennington transfer station, at a special three-town meeting Monday night....
Dublin Community Center hosting forum on invasive plants
Jay Schechter and Katie Fetherston of the Dublin Conservation Commission will discuss invasive plants that grow in New Hampshire and what people can do about them during a Dublin Community Center forum Saturday, April 27, from 4 to 5 p.m.They will...
Crash on Route 202 in Jaffrey leads to trapped driver, fuel spill
By ASHLEY SAARI
A collision between a sedan and a dump truck on Route 202 in Jaffrey Wednesday afternoon caused a significant fuel spill across the highway and led to one driver being taken to the hospital.According to Jaffrey Fire Chief David Chamberlain, at 12:56...
End Sexual Violence on Campus group holding April 27 event
By ISABELLA MESSA
According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), females ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of sexual violence. In the Monadnock region, the End Sexual Violence on Campus organization is a...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Grants allow towns to study housing
By IVY VANN
In 2022 the State of New Hampshire, in recognition of the housing shortage in the state, created a grant program to fund work in towns that wished to explore the housing situation in their town and consider ways to increase housing availability and...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Dan Petrone – A guide to the commission settlement
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently reached a settlement regarding commissions.The settlement stems from accusations of anticompetitive practices within the real estate industry, particularly focusing on the structure of commissions...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY – New housing projects could provide relief
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Around the Monadnock Region, a number of new developments, some under construction and some still in the planning stages, could slowly bringing relief to the region’s housing shortage. In Peterborough, as of mid-April, the Peterborough Planning Board...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY – Antrim Planning Board approves Battaglia subdivision
By JESSECA TIMMONS
The Antrim Planning Board gave approval for a seven-lot subdivision proposed by Battaglia Foundations at Thursday night’s public hearing.The Planning Board also approved two lot-line mergers and a special use wetlands permit to enable a driveway to...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY – Bill looks to increase accessory dwelling units
By ASHLEY SAARI
Housing in the state is not keeping up with current or future needs, according to analysts. According to the 2023 New Hampshire Statewide Housing Needs Assessment, the state is currently short by about 23,500 to meet today’s needs, and the problem is...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY – Towns use amendments to increase housing
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Peterborough voters will decide on several proposed zoning amendments at the ballot on May 15, including rezoning the existing Family District to General Residence.Currently, more than half the lots in the Family District are nonconforming, so...
