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On Monday, Ben Watson weeds his apple tree nursery in Greenfield, where he grows rare varieties to preserve diversity. He said of 14,000 apple varieties, 14 are sold widely in markets.
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Staff Photo by Dave Eisenstadter
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| By Terri Oberg on July 3rd, 2009 |
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| By Monitor photo staff on June 30th, 2009 |
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| By Monitor Sports Staff on June 28th, 2009 |
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| The streak continues |
| By Monitor Sports Staff on June 27th, 2009 |
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| Gibbs looking good |
| By Monitor Sports Staff on June 27th, 2009 |
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| 50 to go |
| By Monitor Sports Staff on June 27th, 2009 |
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| Shift at the front |
| By Monitor Sports Staff on June 27th, 2009 |
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| Halfway home |
| By Monitor Sports Staff on June 27th, 2009 |
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| Short day on the short track |
| By Monitor Sports Staff on June 27th, 2009 |
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| We're on YOUR side |
| By Monitor Sports Staff on June 27th, 2009 |
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| Bumping up front |
| By Monitor Sports Staff on June 27th, 2009 |
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| Trouble on the restart |
| By Monitor Sports Staff on June 27th, 2009 |
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Featured Stories
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Race has sizzle
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By TIM GOODWIN
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Staff
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HANCOCK -- Every week during the past 13 summers, running enthusiasts have gathered for the Summer Sizzler running series.
July 2, 2009
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My automobile memories and the GM bankruptcy
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Looking Back, a column by JOSEPH STEINFIELD
For the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
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Growing up in Claremont was all about cars. And Cadillac was king. We didn't have one, but Ronnie Agel's mother did, and it made him special -- not to mention the fact that she looked like a movie star. My Uncle Bill had a gray Oldsmobile, and my mother drove a blue Buick -- both very nice cars. For some reason the cars never changed colors, even though they got "traded in" every two years. When the new models came out, they actually looked different. One year it was lethal tailfins, another year the wraparound windshield. Once in a while they came up with something practical -- seatbelts, for instance.
July 2, 2009
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Writing for a foreign people
Don Burness's 23rd book a biography for Nigerian readers
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By DAVE EISENSTADTER
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Staff
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A lover of language and literature, Don Burness long ago turned those passions into a vehicle to see the world.
July 2, 2009
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Switch leaves viewers in dark
Digital conversion means some residents out of options
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By JOSH BOND
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Staff
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For a handful of area residents, the federally mandated switch from analog to digital television signals means the end of free TV.
July 2, 2009
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This Week's Headlines
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Cigarette may have sparked car fire
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Ledger-Transcript
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A carelessly thrown cigarette may have caused a car fire on McCoy Road Tuesday morning, deputy fire chief Brian Wall said yesterday.
July 2, 2009
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Skate park set to reopen
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Ledger-Transcript
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The Select Board has agreed to reopen the skate park on a trial basis, now that a resident and his wife have volunteered to monitor activity there, and establish a skate park policy.
July 2, 2009
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Cash register grabbed at Driving Range
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Ledger-Transcript
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A cash register containing an undisclosed amount of money was stolen from the Driving Range on Route 124, last Tuesday night, in what police are calling a 'smash and grab' robbery.
July 2, 2009
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Series goes on musical journey
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Ledger-Transcript
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Johnny Appleseed left a trail of trees across America; Hansel and Gretel left a trail of breadcrumbs through the woods. With a special concert series, Peterborough based Monadnock Music plans to leave a trail of Beethoven performances throughout the Monadnock region.
July 2, 2009
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'Breath of Life' is a slow affair
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Ledger-Transcript
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I am about to do something usually avoided in theater and movie reviews -- I am going to give away the ending. Ready?Nothing happens.
July 2, 2009
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As American as apple trees
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Ledger-Transcript
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Just as Noah's Ark kept a catalog of creatures from drowning in 40 days and 40 nights worth of rain, an international organization called Slow Foods is hoping to save a list of disappearing foods with a metaphoric "Ark of Taste," and on board is a unique and nearly extinct New Hampshire apple called the Granite Beauty.
July 2, 2009
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A find for young viewers
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Ledger-Transcript
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In the Peterborough Players first offering for young theatre goers this summer, Players actress Sevanne Martin adapted and directed the Elephant's Child and How the Camel Got its Hump from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories into a fun 40 minutes of children's theater from the Players Second Company.
July 2, 2009
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2 injured as driver veers off road during storm
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Ledger-Transcript
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2 injured as driver veers off road during storm
July 2, 2009
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ConVal, PES principals to retire after next year
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Ledger-Transcript
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ConVal High School Principal Susan Dell and Peterborough Elementary School Principal Susan Copley have announced they will retire at the end of the next school year.
July 2, 2009
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Chief: No bike riding without a helmet
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Ledger-Transcript
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Police Chief Scott Lester presented the Select Board with a new procedure for warning and fining children under 16 who do not wear helmets while riding bicycles.
July 2, 2009
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No tax relief on Main Street
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Ledger-Transcript
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Town counsel Bart Mayer has advised the Select Board it does not have the authority to grant tax relief to facilitate a private purchase of 46 Main St.
July 2, 2009
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Into the depths of water
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Ledger-Transcript
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After months of being closed, the Sharon Arts Center Exhibition Gallery on Grove Street will re-open with a combined installation and photography exhibit called "Water: Mystery and Plight."
July 2, 2009
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Draper building sold
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Ledger-Transcript
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The Draper Energy Company Inc. building on Main Street in Wilton that the town once considered buying to use as a new fire station has been sold to Energy North Group, a wholesale gasoline distributor based in Tewksbury, Mass.
July 2, 2009
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New fund seeking gifts
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Ledger-Transcript
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In celebration of Temple's 250th anniversary, and with an eye on the future, a public charitable fund, established last fall by two residents, will soon begin accepting applications for the distribution of an annual grant.
July 2, 2009
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Two hospitalized following crash on River Street
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Two people went to the hospital yesterday morning, following an accident on River Street in Jaffrey, involving mechanical failure of the steering wheel and a collision with a telephone pole.
July 2, 2009
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6 sexual assault charges dropped
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Ledger-Transcript
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Indictments charging a Jaffrey man with six counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault of a child under the age of 13 have been dropped for now, but Assistant Cheshire County Attorney Melissa Pierce isn't saying why.
July 2, 2009
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Pets suffer in tough times
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Ledger-Transcript
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Animal surrenders due to financial troubles are on the rise, according to a horse stable and dog shelter in Jaffrey.
July 2, 2009
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Fiddler grabs prize in Mt. Airy
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Ledger-Transcript
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A local musician made a mark on some southern talent judges at the Mt. Airy Fiddlers Convention in Mt. Airy, North Carolina earlier this month.
July 2, 2009
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Emu on the loose
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Ledger-Transcript
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A large Australian bird is loose in Rindge, and no one knows exactly how it got there.
July 2, 2009
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Summer: Time for library fun
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Ledger-Transcript
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Summertime and there is a lot of fun to be found at the library from wild animals, to theater troops to magic shows.
July 2, 2009
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Adams Pool open at last
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Ledger-Transcript
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Adams Pool is ready to open for the season Recreation Director Jeff King said yesterday morning.
July 2, 2009
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Bank seeks to go private
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Ledger-Transcript
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Monadnock Bancorp, Inc., the publicly traded company that owns Monadnock Community Bank, is moving to become a private company.
July 2, 2009
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Peterborough to host sprint triathlon
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Ledger-Transcript
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On Aug. 22, the 1st Annual Monadnock Region Sprint Triathlon will take place in Peterborough with the hopes of making it a staple in the area.
July 2, 2009
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Home lost, but dog survives
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Ledger-Transcript
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A pet dog was injured in a house fire at 113 Hadley Road in Jaffrey Saturday night, as firefighters from the region battled fast-moving flames.
June 30, 2009
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Rain frustrates farmers
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The old saying about cornstalks, "Knee high by the Fourth of July," most likely won't be the norm this year at Coll's Farm in Jaffrey, where cool, rainy days have slowed the stalks' growth, along with that of the peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers.
June 30, 2009
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