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Tom Crowell of Peterborough, Mandy Cawthorn of Hillsborough, Mark Mackesy of Bennington and Jen Grant of Hancock stand in shock after moving from 30-degree water to below-freezing winds Sunday at Hampton Beach.NEW TODAYTaking the plunge
After the first time he jumped into the 30-degree water eight years ago, Mark Mackesy swore he’d never do it again. “Every year I say I’m never doing it again,” said Mackesy yesterday. “Then when it comes to July or August and I’ve had a chance to thaw out, I say,. . . (read more)
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Nila Gandhi-Schwatlo chops mangoes to make her Sweet Heat chutney in the Monadnock Fusion kitchen in Peterborough on Saturday morning.HANCOCKBecoming a New Englander
HANCOCK — After years of living between two cultures, Nila Gandhi-Schwatlo has learned to blend the two in creating her own recipes of a traditional Indian condiment. Nila’s chutneys mix both Indian and New England cuisine, as her chutney recipes have names like Cranberry Craze, Pumpkin Power and Nutty Apple. “These are. . . (read more)
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Orthopedic surgeon Bradley White of Jaffrey uses sunlight to examine an X-ray.JAFFREY/PETERBOROUGHOperation Haiti
Bradley White had two weeks off in January, and no concrete plans. So when an earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12, he scrambled to find a way to the small Caribbean country to offer his skills as an orthopedic surgeon. White and Dr. Joseph Lupo, of Monadnock Anesthesia Associates, managed. . . (read more)
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Sara and Benjamin Hardwick of Francestown watch over their 2-day-old son, Hunter, who went from 98 to negative 10 degrees when he entered the world Saturday in the passenger seat of his parents’ truck.FRANCESTOWNEarly entry
FRANCESTOWN — Hunter Hardwick got his first real taste of New England living a little earlier than most. In Saturday’s wee hours, just minutes after his mother, Sara, went into heavy labor, Hunter entered the world in the front passenger seat of a Toyota pickup in below-zero temperatures.
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With a slight pump fake, WLC’s Kyle Jennings gets a pair of Sunapee defenders to leave their feet during the second half of a 50-39 win on Friday.BOYS BASKETBALLA big win
WILTON — The Wilton-Lyndeborough boys basketball team needed a statement win. The kind of win a team can hang its hat on.
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NEWS
Bennington: Taking the plunge
After the first time he jumped into the 30-degree water eight years ago, Mark Mackesy swore he’d never do it again.
Business: Changing landscape for region’s artists
Local artists, who say artwork isn’t moving as fast as it used to and commissions are down, have had to adjust to the present market.
ConVal: Bond, smaller budget to go to ballot
At Wednesday's ConVal School District Deliberative Session, following a motion by ConVal Education Association president Micky Johnson, 187 people voted to reduce the district budget by $150,000 with the intent of eliminating a proposed reading curriculum.
ConVal: Ask and ye shall receive
After a deluge of donations allowed them to double their goal, students in the ConVal High School Life Skills program on Friday assembled hundreds of hygiene kits to be sent to Haiti.
Dublin: Copper stolen at cell tower sites
Two cell tower sites on Beech Hill Road in Dublin were broken into and some copper equipment stolen, Police Chief James Letourneau said Friday.
Dublin: Town to switch prosecutors as of March 1
Dublin is planning to switch prosecutors, according to Police Chief James Letourneau.
Francestown: Is sign attacking town selectman free speech?
Francestown Police Chief Stephen Bell said yesterday that it would be unlawful for him to remove a hand-painted sign calling for Selectman Tom Anderson to be tarred and feathered.
Jaffrey: Chamber honors Houghton, Red’s, Sequoya, TEAM Jaffrey
Owen Houghton of Jaffrey is The Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year for 2009.
Jaffrey: Budget rises 2.3%
Funds for a School Resource Officer in Jaffrey’s budget for police contracted services raised questions at a budget hearing Saturday.
Jaffrey-Rindge: No changes in school budget
The 30 voters who attended the Jaffrey-Rindge School District deliberative session left the district’s budget intact and made one change to a different warrant article.
Peterborough: At this community clothing store, one price (free) fits all
Prior to Saturday’s fundraiser at the Community Clothes Closet, the shelves were stocked full of new and gently worn clothing. Now the shelves are all virtually empty and need to be restocked with more clothing donated by area residents.
Peterborough: In Depot Square two stores are closing doors
Two decade-old Peterborough stores are closing their doors.
Peterborough: 2 hurt in armed pizzeria robbery
Peterborough Police are searching for two men that robbed the Pizza Peddler at knifepoint Wednesday night and assaulted two employees in the act.
Peterborough: Shaheen stops to visit
In between stops in Keene and Manchester Friday U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen stopped for lunch at 12 Pine in Peterborough and a chat about jobs, healthcare and energy technology with the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript.
Peterborough: Town may drop joint prosecutor
There is a strong possibly that the Peterborough Police Department will drop out of the Jaffrey-Peterborough prosecutor program June 30, Police Chief Scott Guinard said Thursday. “We are doing our best to trim budgets down and do the best with what we have.”
Sharon: Board cuts legal expenses line
The Sharon Select Board is proposing a $352,641 budget for 2010, which is 26 percent higher than last year’s $279,992 budget, but the increase reflects the inclusion of the police budget as a line item this year.
Volunteers: Just scratching the surface
A day in the life of a cat shelter offers an inside view of all that goes into providing care
Wilton: Budget up, revenue down
Despite cutting town expenses by 2.8 percent, Wilton residents will see a 9.6 percent increase the amount to be raised through taxes this year due to significantly decreased revenue.
WLC: Special-ed costs drive up school budget
The proposed budget for the new Wilton Lyndeborough consolidated school district is up about 1 percent over last year’s combined budgets, an increase fueled almost entirely by rising special education costs.
SPORTS
Basketball: Vikings earn a win with late run
Sometimes teams just have an off night. And sometimes that off night can be disastrous. But the Mascenic boys basketball team managed to escape one of its worst performances of the year with a 48-37 win over Fall Mountain on Thursday.
Basketball: Milestone
Jimmy Peard needed 18 points versus the Cardinals to become the 15th player in Conant High School history to reach the 1,000-point mark.
Basketball: ConVal beats Milford by 9
The ConVal girls basketball team snapped its five-game losing streak with a 49-40 win over Milford on Friday.
Indoor track: Bolduc wins class title
ConVal junior sets school mark in 1,000 meters
Past Month
License plates would offer park access
A proposed license plate program could be the answer to the state parks’ budget woes.
Behind-the-scenes look at bond proposal
PETERBOROUGH — Residents and officials from nine towns toured ConVal High School Monday in an effort to expose voters to the quality of the buildings and the merits of the bond proposal.
Snowboarder on top of the world
Any child dreams of being a professional athlete, standing at the top of their sport and getting paid to do so.
Cougars in the hunt
In his 28 years as head of the ConVal wrestling program, Brian Whittemore has had it all — great wrestlers, good teams, as well as his share of down seasons.
Revival on the farm
“Greetings of 1908. Peterborough Grange has
entered upon its 34th year. Be known it has prospered, as the records show, financially as well as in membership. Success this year rests with each member. The word Forward is a tingling, blazing, fighting word. It’s every sound indicates victory.”
In defense of safety
WILTON — Self-defense classes are in demand lately in Wilton, where a martial arts class for women filled up within days.
An era comes to life
The Folkway closed its doors for good nearly 15 years ago, but the fond memories residents have for Peterborough’s venerable music venue have been slow to fade.
Teachers respond to contract impasse
PETERBOROUGH — Just two weeks after teachers began working to the contract — and with no new contract in sight — tensions between students, teachers and administrators have begun to surface.
Rescuing a ‘little monster’
JAFFREY — A calf that was found roaming on Peterborough Street in June has found a loving home with the Baird family of Brook Street, where the animal is now a family pet.
Global crisis, local response
As accounts of horror and heroism continue to flood in from the earthquake-ravaged capital of Haiti, residents of the Monadnock region are turning to church pews, retail aisles and concert stages alike in a broad effort to turn their sympathy into money and goods for the international relief effort.
A place on the wall
Now in its 62nd year, the Sharon Arts Center Members’ Exhibition opens Friday, giving each member of the Sharon Arts Center the opportunity to display a personal work of art at the exhibition gallery on Grove Street.
Life in the ring
The wide range of emotions felt in the ring can be a boxer’s best friend or worst enemy.
Boynton’s Starratt is principal of the year
On Monday morning, the halls at Boynton Middle School were anything but quiet as students and faculty celebrated the news that Thomas Starratt was chosen as the state’s 2010 Middle School Principal of the Year.
A builder who cares
RINDGE — Andre Aho, owner of ATA Construction and this year’s choice for the Rindge Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year, brings a literal definition to the term “community building.”
Preaching the word of mouth
Wearing a pair of wings and a broad smile, Pam Delahanty passes out sets of plastic teeth to Appleton Elementary School third- graders to teach them how to brush and floss the right way to prevent tooth decay. It’s just another day at work as the Tooth Fairy’s Assistant for the dental hygienist.
A vet with a Bronze Star
Now in his 90s, Robert Capellaro, a resident at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, recalls being “Hell on Wheels.”
Weight limit set on Main Street bridge
PETERBOROUGH — Selectmen approved a 15-ton weight limit on the Main Street Bridge Tuesday night, in a recommendation that could for up to two years impact downtown deliveries and the Fire Department, but is not expected to disrupt ConVal School District bus schedules.
Friends back home for Toadstool show
Nyiko Beguin and Ethan McBrien were born on the same day a town apart, in Hancock and Dublin, respectively. Now both students at the University of Vermont in Burlington, they started a band named for grades at Mountain Shadows School in Dublin, which they both attended.
$16 million: What the local arts are worth
Who can put a price on arts and entertainment that nonprofits bring to the Monadnock region? A new study commissioned by Arts Alive!, a Monadnock region nonprofit consortium, has put the price tag at $16.6 million for 2008.
Welcome, Elizabeth Rose
PETERBOROUGH — The first baby of 2010 at Monadnock Community Hospital was born to a Rindge couple at 2:29 a.m. on New Year’s Day.
In the club
Brooke Springfield’s resume speaks for itself.
Nuisance or art?
JAFFREY — The line between freedom of artistic expression and the responsibilities of state park rangers to manage Mount Monadnock is at the center of a challenge the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union is taking on.
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