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Construction of joint Peterborough/Jaffrey water facility over 50% complete

03-27-2024 11:14 AM

By ASHLEY SAARI

Work is well underway on a water treatment plant that will be co-owned and operated by the towns of Jaffrey and Peterborough – a model that allows both towns to share the cost of both constructing the facility and its future operations.With a total...


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Peterborough’s FIRST robotics team is headed to regionals

03-27-2024 8:31 AM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

 After earning a third place finish at the FIRST Robotics New England District Pine Tree Event March 15 to 17 in Lewiston, Maine, the high school division of Peterborough-based 4-H FIRST Robotics Team Inconceivable is headed to the University of New...


Farms, businesses, donate Easter items to St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Greenville

03-27-2024 8:31 AM

By ASHLEY SAARI

The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Greenville has received donations of Easter dinner main dishes to help ease the costs for residents in the area.Director Kevin Little said the donations were “significant” and came from local businesses and...


PHOTOS: Easter Bunny visits Mason Public Library

03-27-2024 8:01 AM

After a delay due to weather, the Mason Public Library held its Easter egg hunt and visit from the Easter Bunny, originally scheduled for Saturday, on Sunday afternoon.


Grey Horse Candle Company opens Peterborough storefront

03-26-2024 8:35 AM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Brian and Leyna Cannon, owners of the Grey Horse Candle Company, may have the best-smelling basement in the area.That’s because it’s where they pour and label their handmade candles, which are made with all-natural, locally sourced ingredients.“There...


HOMETOWN HEROES: Jessie Salisbury lives and writes Lyndeborough’s history

03-26-2024 8:35 AM

By BILL FONDA

Jessie Salisbury’s family was living in Alaska when her father had to retire for health reasons.According to her, he always said he would someday move to Virginia, where he was stationed in World War I. Instead, the family, including 12-year-old...


Francestown honors women at dinner

03-26-2024 8:33 AM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Despite slushy roads and pouring rain Saturday night, more than 100 people attended the first Francestown Recreation Commission dinner honoring the women of Francestown, held in recognition of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. “The...


PHOTOS: Event honors police officers and their families

03-26-2024 8:02 AM

Jim Coppo and Jimmy Tempesta hosted a Blue Line Appreciation Day event Sunday at Tempesta’s Restaurant in Keene, honoring 350 law enforcement members and their families.


Dan Bailey to speak about bears in Peterborough

03-26-2024 8:01 AM

Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., will wrap up its winter series, “Naturally NH, Conversations about wildlife and landscape,” with bear biologist Dan Bailey from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Thursday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m.Bailey...


Storm knocks out power, closes roads throughout region

03-25-2024 1:15 PM

STAFF REPORTS

Thousands of customers were left without power after an early spring storm swept through the area Saturday, and Eversource was still working to restore electricity on Monday.According to Eversource, as of 12:45 p.m. Monday, power outages numbered 72...


Mason women learn self-defense from Bedford Martial Arts instructor

03-25-2024 8:34 AM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Women from Mason and the surrounding area had the opportunity to learn self-defense techniques from instructor John Stewart at Mason Elementary School on Thursday night.Proceeds for the event, which was hosted by Bedford Martial Arts Academy and the...


Antrim Planning Board addresses complaints about lack of cell tower service

03-25-2024 8:31 AM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

A cell tower on Pierce Lake built and operated by Industrial Tower and Wireless (ITW) is causing concern for lakeside residents, who would like the tower taken down if it is unable to provide cellular service to the area surrounding the structure. At...


Volunteers invited to join Jaffrey-Rindge MLK Committee

03-24-2024 7:32 AM

The Jaffrey-Rindge MLK Committee welcomes new volunteers to join in organizing the Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. annual commemoration, along with student activities, National Day of Service project and other programs. Meetings to plan MLK Day...


100+ Women Who Care opens nominations

03-24-2024 7:00 AM

100+ Women Who Care Monadnock, a local giving circle, has opened nominations for a local nonprofit to receive more than $10,500 in donations.Being a member is not required to nominate a nonprofit. Nominations close April 3 at 5 p.m. The more-than-200...


Peterborough Town Library offers museum passes

03-23-2024 8:01 AM

Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., offers discount passes to several museums and attractions.The passes are all sponsored by the Friends of the Peterborough Library. This winter, three more passes were added to the selection. Library card...


Words about Wilton: Gail Hoar – Musings on the law

03-22-2024 8:03 AM

There’s an empty storefront on Wilton’s Main Street that once housed the law practice of Bill Keefe and his father, John.When you strolled towards the post office and passed Keefe & Keefe Law’s brick building, you were reassured that honorable men sat...


Fiber-optic expansion is on the way in Hancock

03-21-2024 7:35 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Hancock residents will be able to receive high-speed fiber-optic internet service later this year from Fidium, the fiber-optic branch of Consolidated Communications. Inc. (CCI), which are planing on expanding its coverage into the town.According to...


Former bus driver for ConVal transportation company charged in child pornography case

03-21-2024 10:11 AM

By BILL FONDA

One of the two Keene residents charged in connection with the alleged production of child sexual abuse material was a bus driver for the transportation company that serves the ConVal School District.According to a statement from U.S. Attorney Jane E....


Jaffrey roundabout project construction to start in April 2025

03-21-2024 8:36 AM

By ASHLEY SAARI

As a planned pair of roundabouts in the Jaffrey downtown enters the final design phases, residents can anticipate a three-year construction season, starting in April of 2025.Representatives from the Department of Transportation and the town’s...


Peterborough Select Board approves 53% trash bag price increase

03-21-2024 8:34 AM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Facing rising transfer station operation and trash hauling costs, the Peterborough Select Board approved a 53% increase in the price of dedicated trash bags to support the maintenance of the town’s pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) program at a public hearing...



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