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Healing Touch Pottery in Temple prepares to move operations to Central America
By ASHLEY SAARI
A year after a fire that all but destroyed the tools of her trade, Donna Rollins of Healing Touch Pottery is back on her feet and ready for the next step for her business – which includes moving the manufacturing to a new shop in Belize. In June of...
Northeast Products seeks to add 25 jobs in Peterborough
By ASHLEY SAARI
A Peterborough manufacturer could add 25 jobs in the next two years, with assistance from a Community Block Grant Loan.Peterborough is currently applying for a $500,000 community development block grant from the state’s Community Development Finance...
Lyndeborough Village Store is the heart of downtown
By TIM GOODWIN
Kelly Wheeler knows just about everybody who walks through the door of the RK Village Store in Lyndeborough – most of them by name and even more by face.Because for Wheeler, a longtime Village Store employee, it’s about the people as much as it is...
Business: New name and new owner for Peterborough burrito house
By TIM GOODWIN
After being closed for two weeks, Peterborough burrito house Cafe De Olla reopened Wednesday with a new owner and a new name, De Olla Burritos.The new owner, Ingrid Aho says she never really thought about owning a restaurant, but when the opportunity...
New England Forest Products in Greenfield has a new owner
By TIM GOODWIN
After almost 25 years as owners of New England Forest Products, Dave and Debbie Buxton knew it was time for a change.The longtime owners have gone through a lot over the last year-plus and realized there was “more to life than this,” Dave said. They...
Wilton discusses Garwin Falls parking and swimmers at the reservoir
By ASHLEY SAARI
Two swimming holes in Wilton were discussed at Monday’s Select Board meeting: Garwin Falls and the town’s former reservoir.Monday the board took feedback from residents on a new ordinance that would ban unattended parking at the Vale End cemetery,...
Family and friends plan to gather in remembrance of woman who lived life to the fullest
By ABBY KESSLER
Sue Walden, who is remembered for her adventurous spirit and living life to the fullest, died last year after succumbing to malignant melanoma. She was 47.Walden’s oldest daughter, Julia, has organized a remembrance to mark the one year anniversary of...
Antrim couples breed Maine Coon cats
By ASHLEY SAARI
Buster is massive.Stretched out in the arms of his owner, Marie Harriman, the tuxedo-colored Maine Coon is exemplary of his breed – nearly 20 pounds, tufted ears atop his huge head, and a fluffy coat. Buster doesn’t seem to mind the treatment,...
Peterborough police log
PeterboroughMONDAY, AUG. 21Noise complaint: At 1:20 a.m., a resident reported hearing a loud animal or person behind his residence. Police checked the wooded area and found a skunk playing with trash.Suspicious incident: At 9:30 a.m., a resident...
Jaffrey Police log
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30Motor vehicle complaint: At 10:40 p.m., police placed William R. Gustafson, 47, of Peterborough, under protective custody for alcoholism. The protective custody was in response to a previous report received by police, where Gustafson...
The search for the Dublin Lake monster
By NICHOLAS HANDY
At its surface, Dublin Lake may be a family-friendly body of water – offering the region a place to fish, swim, and recreate – but dive deeper and you might not like what you find.Legend has it that a yet-to-be-classified form of sea monster dwells in...
ConVal School District: Principal finalist had suit on record
By ABBY KESSLER
Editor’s note: An incomplete version of this story was published in the June 15 print edition. Here is the full story.The second finalist for the ConVal High School principal position, who was vetted out of 100 applicants by a national search firm and...
Hidden Hancock antenna helping astronomers explore universe
By ABBY KESSLER
Tucked along a remote section of Windy Row in Hancock, a 260-ton, 82-foot diameter antenna looms behind a patch of trees just out of sight from the public road.A dirt road leads to the unit’s base, and the massive, white orb becomes visible soon after...
Antrim: Accuser changes story after police handcuff, arrest her
By ABBY KESSLER
On a Tuesday late in March, a mother and a daughter were handcuffed by Antrim police, put in a cruiser, and taken to superior court in Manchester to testify in a domestic violence case against Michael “Mike” Frosch Sr.“This is the first time I’ve ever...
Meet the locals growing medical marijuana in Peterborough
By BRANDON LATHAM
Behind an unmarked door at 49 Vose Farm Road in Peterborough is one of the town’s most secure sites, its medical marijuana production facility.It has security cameras in every room and a direct line to the police department. No outsider is allowed...
Police arrest man after standoff in Jaffrey
By NICHOLAS HANDY
A Massachusetts man arrested on a fugitive from justice charge in Jaffrey last week has been connected to a recent unarmed robbery in Milton, Massachusetts.John Burke, 44, of Quincy, was arrested on the afternoon of Jan. 25 at his ex-wife’s apartment...
Small but mighty
By ABBY KESSLER
Billy Idol, a dark-red bull who lives on a sweeping 15-acre property called Clear Brook Farm, may not be a musician in a rock band, but he could still be a star.His owner Frank de Bem, who recently purchased the animal from a breeder in Texas, says he...
Rindge: Cause of death found in FPU case
By NICHOLAS HANDY
A Franklin Pierce University student found dead in a stream in March died of an accidental overdose, according to toxicology reports.The toxicology report of Douglas “Dougie” Usseglio, 22, of Waltham, Massachusetts, was completed by the Office of the...
Greenville: Child porn charges moved to higher court
By NICHOLAS HANDY
Child pornography charges against two Greenville men have been moved to Superior Court after probable cause hearings Thursday. Probable cause was found in a case against Robert White, 34, of Greenville, who was charged with with four counts of...
Reaching the peak
By NICHOLAS HANDY
Another day, another potential broken record. With every trip up Mt. Monadnock, Larry Davis further cements himself as the king of the mountain.Davis, 55, of Jaffrey, is widely considered to hold the record for most consecutive days up Mt. Monadnock...
