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Detail of “The Allusionist's Choice,” an oil painting by Jeanne Duval of Jaffrey. It is among the works going on the auction block at the 2012 Monadnock Arts Auction on Saturday in Jaffrey.ARTS & LEISURE10 years and counting
The Monadnock Arts Auction has become a tradition for many of the region’s art lovers and artists, some of whom have been involved from the very beginning. Sponsored by the Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce, participants are celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
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ConVal senior Ryder Thompson beats a Kearsarge defender up the ice during Tuesday’s 7-3 win, the first victory of the season for the Cougars. Thompson collected his first hat trick of the season and also had an assist.HOCKEYConVal wins 1st game; defeats Kearsarge, 7-3
WINCHENDON, Mass. — It was a tough week for the ConVal hockey team. It all began last Tuesday with the resignation of head coach Pete McLaughlin. Then on Wednesday, the Cougars squandered a 3-2 second period lead to undefeated Alvirne to lose by five and it continued into Saturday’s shutout home. . . (read more)
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Jaffrey-Rindge Middle School students Ben Burnett, left, and John Evans, participants of a new after-school program, play cards in the cafeteria at the school Thursday.JAFFREY-RINDGEChild's Play
JAFFREY — As fathers went off to fight in World War II and mothers took on jobs in industry, the term “the latchkey kid” was born. With a house key tied around their necks, children often returned home after school to empty homes.
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Selectman Steve Osienski, left, and Chair Philip Germain listen during their Jan. 25 meeting as Energy Committee members David Mckenzie and Peter Martel present the findings of an energy efficiency study done on four public buildings.BENNINGTONEnergy upgrades could yield savings
BENNINGTON — Small investments into energy efficiency for four town buildings could save the town thousands of dollars a year, according to a study commissioned by the Energy Commission done by Peregrine Energy Group.
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Former artistic director of Opera Boston Gil Rose, founder of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, will fill the role of artistic director for Monadnock Music’s summer concert series.ARTS & LEISURENew beginnings
The former artistic director of Opera Boston, which ceased operations abruptly in December due to severe financial issues, has a new job — one that will get him out of the city during the summer months.
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ConVal board takes show on the road
ANTRIM — Easels holding three sets of drawings illustrating possible renovation options of the gymnasium wing at ConVal High School dominated the back of the Great Brook School cafeteria Tuesday night. They were there to provide information to voters attending a School Board presentation on the proposed $4 million bond for renovations and the proposed 2012-2013 operating budget.
Radio station boosted
DUBLIN — Sermons from pastors in the Monadnock region, interviews with town officials and student-produced radio dramas could soon be a part of the Fairwood Bible Institute’s regular programming on its new full power station.
Scam targets local house
JAFFREY — “House not for rent” and “Craigslist scam” are the signs posted in the widows of 9 Nelson Circle — the home Kari Lindstrom-Quiter and her family have rented since last summer — to warn people about an ongoing Internet house-leasing scam plaguing the residence.
Precautions taken after spike in stomach bugs
PETERBOROUGH — Monadnock Community Hospital staffers were greeting visitors with hand sanitizers and surgical masks yesterday, as they sought to play it safe after noticing an increase in the number of patients with symptoms of gastrointestinal illness. And at press time, hospital officials said the precautionary measures would remain in effect at least through today.
The music plays on
In October, Laura Gilbert and Jonathan Bagg lost their jobs as artistic directors for Monadnock Music, the region’s longtime summer showcase for classical music performances, in a restructuring that surprised many area supporters of the organization.
A Different Kind of Rich
NEW IPSWICH — A local family renowned for its generosity is benefiting from some karmic payback — and just in the knick of time.
Ready for a challenge
When ConVal senior Tori Yerkes first picked up the game of field hockey in sixth grade, the game came naturally to her.
A legacy of conserving carved in stone
BENNINGTON — With snow on the ground, the Bruce Edes Memorial Forest is now open for snowshoers, cross-country skiers and snowmobilers to enjoy the forest’s rapids, glacial boulders and plantation of red pines.
And then there was light
PETERBOROUGH — In 1981, sports fan Mike Crowe, a 1975 graduate of ConVal High School who had played soccer there and went on to coach soccer, became convinced that something was missing from his alma mater’s athletic program.
Rivalry renewed
PETERBOROUGH — The thing about the Conant boys basketball team is that they constantly go after opponents.
’60s Musician remembers when
Hey, let’s go now! That’s the opening shout on “Always, Always,” a song recorded by a Long Island, N.Y., band called the Abstracts in the early 1960s. Dressed in tight white pants and matching knee-high boots, the group of high school students had a loyal local following at about the time the Beatles were making it big in America.
Great expectations
PETERBOROUGH — As polls closed across the state on Tuesday evening, Republican supporters rallied at campaign parties in Manchester and waited in nervous, but short-lived, anticipation of results that confirmed the national punditry’s yearlong prediction: Mitt Romney won the first-in-the-nation primary, advancing his second bid to clinch the presidential nomination.
Taxes on the line
MASON — Town administrators, employees and residents gathered in the Mann House on the evening of Jan. 3 to discuss the preliminary 2012 town operating budget put forth by members of the Budget Committee and Select Board. The proposed budget is $1,658,057, up five percent from the 2011 operating budget of $1,572,002.
Out for a good old- fashioned skate
PETERBOROUGH — The ConVal hockey team needed some ice time heading into its first game of 2012.
Praxis notes
Christian Hoschek was selected for the second year to represent High Mowing School at the 13th Annual New Hampshire All-State Chamber Festival last Saturday in Plaistow, along with two other High Mowing students, Fiona Graham and Nimrod Sadeh, who were attending for the first time.
Well-timed arrival
PETERBOROUGH — Liam Halbedel waited until New Year’s Day before making his entry into the world. And he didn’t do it just after the stroke of midnight. Instead, the first baby of 2012 at Monadnock Community Hospital kept his mother and father waiting until early afternoon.
Coming off the squeaker
PETERBOROUGH — Fresh off a virtual dead heat tie with Rick Santorum in the Iowa caucuses, Mitt Romney turned his attention to New Hampshire last night, speaking to an enthusiastic crowd filling the upper floor of the Peterborough Town House.
Scout makes his mark on cemetery
ANTRIM — There’s something stirring about lines of flags dotting gravestones on Memorial Day. In Antrim, Boy Scout Troop 2 is responsible for putting those flags on all of the veteran’s graves in anticipation of the holiday.
Valuable experience
KEENE — If the ConVal boys basketball team had seen a doctor after its first two games of the regular season, the team likely would have been prescribed a spot in a holiday basketball tournament.
Tee-time
FRANCESTOWN — Since the Crotched Mountain Golf Club installed its new, high-definition golf simulator last month it’s mostly been used by young people looking to hit golf balls during the winter, now that the outdoor course is closed. With one exception.
New Hampshire Theatre awards nominees named
Finalists in professional, community and youth categories have been released ahead of the 10th Annual Theater Awards Night at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on Feb. 3. To purchase tickets, call the Palace Theatre box office at 668-5588.
Emphasis on local brings respite to some; others buckle under economy
Despite the recent economic downturn, many Monadnock region business owners are getting a boost this holiday season, thanks in part to a growing push to buy local.
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