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Education committees gather in Dublin

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Dublin Education Advisory Committee (DEAC) and similar groups from Bennington and Francestown hope to improve communication between their three committees and the ConVal School Board after a meeting last Wednesday evening where members from all...

Francestown welcomes new Library Director Beth Crooker

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Francestown’s George H. Bixby Memorial Library was overflowing with community members eager to welcome Beth Crooker, the new director of the library, at a reception Friday evening. “We are so fortunate we found such a great candidate who is such a...

Temple unlikely to hold special Town Meeting on ConVal withdrawal

By CAMERON CASHMAN

After low response to a notice on the town’s website, Temple Select Board Chair Bill Ezell said it was unlikely that the town would hold a special Town Meeting to vote on a feasibility study regarding withdrawal from the ConVal School...

High Mowing School in Wilton holds May Day Festival

By CAMERON CASHMAN

High Mowing School held its annual May Day Festival Saturday.Students participated in several traditional festivities, including Morris dancing, a skit banishing King and Queen Winter and welcoming in spring, concluding with a maypole dance.Members of...

New Ipswich firefighters called on to rescue horse

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Wednesday morning, New Ipswich fire crews responded to a unusual rescue request – a horse that had fallen through the floor of his barn and was stuck in his stall.Shortly before 8 a.m., crews responded to 11 Preston Hill Road, and when they...

PHOTOS: A night at the sock hop in New Ipswich

The New Ipswich Recreation Department went retro-themed with a sock hop dance April 20, where families were encouraged to come dressed in their finest 1950s-era costumes.

Dr. Don Caruso to share stories in Jaffrey

On Friday, May 3, the Jaffrey Civic Center, 40 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present the eighth and final speaker in this season’s “Stories to Share” series.Dr. Don Caruso, who served for eight years as president and CEO of Cheshire Medical Center from...

PHOTOS: Rindge youths go on adventures

The Rindge Recreation Department held a "Wild Science" day on Tuesday and visited the EcoTarium in Worcester, Mass., Wednesday as part of the department's day camp for April vacation.

Peterborough Senior Program offers ‘Vet to Vet’ Tuesdays

The Peterborough Senior Program is currently offering a special program for veterans – "Vet to Vet" coffee and conversation.This program allows veterans with similar interests to socialize with one another and share stories and memories together. This...

Grapevine receives donation from 100+ Women Who Care

AntrimGrapevine receives donationAfter hearing presentations from three randomly selected nonprofits, the 6o women in attendance at the 100+ Women Who Care Monadnock April 18 meeting at Peterborough Town Library voted to award its donations this...

Dublin Community Church schedules rummage sale

Clothing, jackets, shoes, linens, housewares, jewelry, handbags and accessories, toys, children’s books, crafts, antiques and other items will be available at Dublin Community Church’s rummage sale Friday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday,...

The Greenfield Beat: Jesseca Timmons – Diana Dunbar Place focuses on life’s ‘third act’

Saturday, May 4, is the Greenfield Spelling Bee! “Bees” will be “buzzing” from 10 a.m. to noon, and the Friends of the Greenfield Meetinghouse will host bake sale with fabulous treats from Sharon, Warren, Linda, Lenny and other Greenfield...

T & W Handyman Services in Jaffrey celebrates new location

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Downtown Jaffrey welcomed a new business last week, as T&W Handyman Services moved into a new location at 10 Stratton Road.Owners Tina and Wayne St. Laurent were joined by friends, family and Team Jaffrey members to celebrate the move from their...

BACKYARD NATURALIST: Phil Brown – Kestrel conservation expands in the Contoocook Valley

Nest boxes are popping up in large fields across the Contoocook Valley (and beyond).From Hillsborough to Harrisville and Walpole to Wilton, these structures stand tall, perched atop a wooden post and mounted on a steel pole that extends the boxes even...

Lyndeborough yard sale benefits church purchase

On Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Lyndeborough Historical Society and Heritage Commission will hold a yard sale in Lyndeborough Center to raise funds for the purchase of the Congregational Church Building.Donations may be left at the...

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...