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Punk Rock Skate Night benefits Antrim Elementary PTO
Monadnock Roller Derby recently partnered with Antrim Elementary PTO for Punk Rock Skate Night. Over 225 people were in attendance for the punk rock-themed skate night in support of the Antrim Elementary PTO. The event was held at Greenfield...
Monadnock region gets back to normal after last week’s storm
STAFF REPORTS
Although there’s still a lot of cleanup to be done, Dublin Fire Chief Tom Vanderbilt said the town was coming down the homestretch in dealing with last week’s snowstorm, as power had been fully restored and all roads were open as of 10:30 a.m. on...
Joan Hanchett Nature Series in Francestown presents talk on nocturnal creatures
The Joan Hanchett Nature Series will present Slater Roosa, education coordinator for Audubon’s Massabesic Center, to speak about nocturnal creatures such as salamanders, owls, bats and skunks Friday, April 5, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Francestown Town...
Community remembers World War II vet, avid volunteer, lawmaker and entrepreneur Joe Manning of Jaffrey
By ASHLEY SAARI
Joe Manning, a veteran of World War II, entrepreneur, former state representative and avid town volunteer in Jaffrey, died at the age of 97 March 28.“He was many things,” said his friend Marc Tieger. “He was an entrepreneur, a devoted citizen and a...
NASA eclipse ambassadors prepare students, citizens
By ASHLEY SAARI
On April 8, the southern edge of New Hampshire will be experiencing an eclipse with more than 95% total coverage – an event that won’t occur for the area again for more than 50 years.In anticipation of the event, NASA has tasked “eclipse ambassadors”...
Ella Cademartori takes the reins at Stephenson Memorial Library in Greenfield
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Ella Cademartori, previously director of children’s programming at Stephenson Memorial Library in Greenfield, is the library’s new director, having been named to the position under difficult circumstances.Cademartori began in the new role Feb. 13...
Dublin Select Board meets with education advisory committee chair
By CAMERON CASHMAN
The Dublin Select Board met with Dublin Education Advisory Committee Chair Jay Schechter Monday, with the intention of aligning the two groups’ goals – specifically, narrowing the committee’s focus and coming to an agreed-upon timeline for their work...
ConVal School Board member Jim Kingston of Temple questions board emails
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Newly elected ConVal School Board representative Jim Kingston of Temple said at Tuesday night’s meeting that he believed RSA 91:A, the public Right-to-Know Law, had been breached in recent email communications among the board and requested the board...
Donated New Ipswich fire truck to get refurbishments
By ASHLEY SAARI
A donated fire vehicle will be going out for refurbishment, after the Select Board approved a bid for the work on Tuesday night.Town Administrator Deb Deaton said the board had a scheduled bid opening on Tuesday for the work, but only received one...
Send us your snow photos
We at the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript would love to see your photos from this April snowstorm, as long as you’re able to get them safely.Send photos with captions identifying the people in the photos and where you took them to...
Susie Spikol to share stories in Jaffrey
On Friday, April 5, the Jaffrey Civic Center will present the seventh speaker in this season’s “Stories to Share” series.Naturalist and writer Susie Spikol will speak on the subject of “Everyday Wild: How Nature Connects Us.” The program will begin at...
AT&T proposes data boost for Route 202 in Rindge
By ASHLEY SAARI
A “micro” site to boost data access for AT&T users may be coming to the main shopping strip along Route 202.During a Planning Board meeting Tuesday, Vincent Paquette, the director of small cell installations for the Northeast for Centerline...
Antrim Elementary School launches Lunches with Lions
Antrim Elementary School has launched a new program, Lunches with Lions, in collaboration with the Antrim/Bennington Lions Club. Lunches with Lions kicked off March 5, and volunteers from the Antrim Lions Club visited AES and had lunch with students...
Peterborough First Friday is April 5
First Friday in Peterborough will be Friday, April 5, from 5 to 7 p.m.Activities include a fifth-year celebration at Dogs on Depot in Depot Square, Starting at 5:30 p.m., people and their dogs can take part in activities that include a “yappy...
ConVal residents, students speak out in favor of Kevin Proctor
By JESSECA TIMMONS
An overflow crowd of more than 100 parents, community members and students filled the SAU1 conference room during Tuesday night’s ConVal School Board meeting to protest the non-renewal of ConVal Athletic Director Kevin Proctor’s contract.On Friday,...
Happy Hardware looks to put the fun in hardware shopping
By CAMERON CASHMAN
It may be hard to find a more appropriately named store in the area than Happy Hardware in New Ipswich, where de facto manager Lisa Belliveau makes sure people have the most fun they’ve ever had in a hardware store. “I don’t want anyone to ever come...
Peterborough fire station architects meet with public
By JESSECA TIMMONS
About 40 residents took advantage of the last formal opportunity to meet with the architects of Peterborough’s proposed new fire and rescue station Wednesday evening at the Peterborough Town Library.The proposed station, which will be voted on...
New Ipswich man converts limo into mobile sauna
Luke Moran of New Ipswich recently fulfilled a longtime dream by converting the back of a 1994 Lincoln Town Car limousine into a red cedar wood-fired sauna.Moran used scrap wood from other sauna construction jobs, installed a stove and chimney and...
Petition calls for return of ConVal athletic director
By JESSECA TIMMONS
More than 1,600 ConVal parents, students, alumni and community members had signed a change.org petition by Monday afternoon, protesting the non-renewal of ConVal Athletic Director Kevin Proctor’s contract at the end of the school year.Proctor, who has...
Silver Scone neighbors file additional case with Housing Appeals Board
By ASHLEY SAARI
Neighbors of the Silver Scone Teas tea party events business in New Ipswich have filed a second appeal with the state’s Housing Appeals Board regarding the Zoning Board’s decision to uphold the Planning Board’s site plan approval of the business.A...
