Health

Column: Take care of the whole you

Monday, May 20, 2013

Did you know that what we eat is key to how we feel? Did you know that what we choose to do with our time, our thoughts and our bodies are all equally important parts of the equation to our overall health? Food and movement are important parts of the equation, we’ve all been told to “eat right and exercise,” but what about those other aspects of our best health? … 0

Keene: Workshop on Medicare

Monday, May 20, 2013

The Monadnock ServiceLink Aging and Disability Resource Center will present a “Welcome to Medicare” workshop on May 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. This workshop is designed for new Medicare enrollees, or those who will become eligible for Medicare in the next few months. It covers hospital insurance, medical insurance, prescription drug coverage, Medicare supplements, Medicare Advantage and preventing fraud and abuse. Every … 0

Jaffrey/Rindge: Food collection  set for pantries

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The post offices in both Jaffrey and Rindge will be collection sites for food items on Saturday. All food donations will stock shelves at local food pantries in Jaffrey and Rindge. Items collected Saturday will be delivered later that afternoon. Residents are asked contribute items such as cold cereal, canned vegetables and fruit, soups, tuna, peanut butter, spaghetti sauce and canned meats like … 0

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Military Moms Support Group meets April 20 in Peterborough

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Eight members of the Military Moms’ Support Group met for breakfast at the Common Place Eatery in Bennington on March 16. The food and the service were great, as always. The group thanks the owner and staff for letting them have their meeting there. The group’s mission is … 0

Heather Whipple-Simard of Francestown walks down Potash Road with her dog Millie in preparation for the Avon Walk For Breast Cancer in Boston in May. (Staff photo by Tim Goodwin)

Francestown mother walks to end breast cancer

Monday, April 1, 2013

Heather Whipple-Simard was just 19 and a freshman at Plymouth State when her mom, Nan, lost her battle with breast cancer at age 44. And while it happened more than 23 years ago, the fight against breast cancer … 0

Rindge resident recounts brain aneurysm

Monday, April 1, 2013

I am a brain aneurysm survivor. I like to tell people that I literally blew my mind. I was stricken while in Colorado in February 2008. Becoming violently sick and disoriented immediately sent us to a hospital, and … 0

Column: Are you raising your boys to be men or misogynists?

Monday, April 1, 2013

Parents of boys: What did you learn from the Steubenville rape case? Did you pay attention or did you think, “How awful, but oh well”. Last summer, two teen football players got a 16-year-old girl beyond drunk, carried … 0

Jaffrey-Rindge students rally against cancer

Monday, April 1, 2013

A local Jaffrey school is joining Rally Against Cancer SM to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Team Jaffrey-Rindge Middle School, led by Lisa Wilkinson, is rallying to win a visit from one of this year’s rally spokesplayers, Boston Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks or … 0

Peterborough surgeon inducted into academy

Monday, March 25, 2013

Douglass R. Weiss, MD, FAAOS of Peterborough was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on March 22 during ceremonies at the Academy’s 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill. Weiss was one of 585 new members inducted. The AAOS has more than 37,000 members … 0

KEENE: Caregivers workshop to be held this spring

Monday, March 25, 2013

The Monadnock ServiceLink Resource Center is taking reservations for Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a free, six-week course designed to help family caregivers reduce personal stress; effectively communicate their own needs so that they can remain healthy; and better … 0

Greenfield’s Crotched Mountain adds staff

Monday, March 18, 2013

Crotched Mountain Foundation has added the following new staff members: Billie Anderson, APRN, is a nurse practitioner certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She brings a wide range of nursing experience to her patients at Crotched Mountain … 0

Column: Digestion 101

Monday, March 11, 2013

You may be wondering why I am writing an article about how digestion works. We all digest our food, don’t we? It’s like breathing; it’s something we do without thinking about it. Well, hopefully by the time you finish reading, you will have a better grasp of what … 0

Well water testing recommended by state

Monday, March 11, 2013

March 10-16 is Groundwater Awareness Week and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is urging everyone to test the well water they drink. Anyone with a private well supplying water to their home is responsible for their own water testing, according to Sarah Pillsbury, administrator of NHDES’s … 0

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