Antrim

Students from Mountain Shadows School practice their routine for 'the Memorial Day weekend NHDI show.

(Staff photo by Dave Anderson)

Dublin: ‘Dance me  a story’

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Three hundred students from 10 area school will fill the stage of the Redfern Theater at Keene State College this weekend for the annual New Hampshire Dance Institute Event of the Year. This year’s production, titled “Dance Me A Story,” is an original show written by NHDI Artistic Director Kristen Leach. “With 300 children, this program really has 300 stories,” … 0

Bennington: Training day

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Peterborough Deputy Fire Chief Brian Wall looks on as a Francestown firefighter pulls a firehose into a burning house in Bennington during Bennington Fire and Rescue’s live burn training that took place Sunday. Bennington Fire Chief Mike Roina said over 20 firefighters, including nine new members from nearby towns, got the chance to … 0

Antrim: Court voids Antrim wind deal

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

ANTRIM — A Hillsborough County Superior Court judge David Garfunkel ruled Monday that town officials violated the state’s Right-To-Know law by holding illegal non-public hearings with Antrim Wind Energy and its counsel to negotiate a payment in lieu of taxes, known as a PILOT agreement. As a result of the ruling, the terms of the deal between the town and Antrim Wind Energy … 0

Peterborough: Bellows-Nichols  transition underway

Monday, May 20, 2013

Bonnie J. Christian, wife of the late Kenneth A. Christian, has announced that plans are well under way for change in ownership of Bellows-Nichols Insurance Agency of Peterborough. Kenneth A. Christian, agency owner and principal for the last 29 years, died in March. Since that time, the agency … 0

Peterborough: Puppets on parade

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

In the spring of 1994, Jeannie Connolly, Nancy Brown and Laura Hanson of Peterborough obtained a grant so students at Peterborough Elementary School could make a Claymation film. A contingency of the grant, according to Terry Reeves of … 0

Antrim: Town  to file wind  appeal

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

ANTRIM — The Antrim Select Board voted to appeal the state ruling that denied a 10-turbine wind project after deciding to accept a $40,000 offer from Antrim Wind in a contentious meeting Monday that led to one resident … 0

Antrim police log: May 16, 2013

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

antrim Wednesday, May 8 Assist other agency: At 12:25 a.m., dispatch advised police of a motor vehicle accident on South Bennington Road in Bennington. As there were no officers on duty in Bennington, Antrim responded to the scene along with Officer Giffin of Bennington, who was on call. … 0

Peterborough: Scholarship for ConVal area women

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The Peterborough Woman’s Club of New Hampshire is offering a $1,000 scholarship in memory of Janet Achilles. Any adult woman over the age of 21 residing in the ConVal School District who wants to obtain educational credentials or skills so that she may return to work, further her … 0

ANTRIM: Cut-a-thon to raise money for families in need Sunday

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Trends of Fashion in Antrim will hold its third annual Shear Hope Cut-a-Thon on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. to help support three local families in hopes of making a difference in their lives. The Emily Brynger family and Jon Queen family have been touched by cancer … 0

Antrim: Grange event features mustang foundation founder

Monday, May 13, 2013

ANTRIM — Two members of the 2011 “Wild Horse, Wild Ride” documentary film, where competitors in the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge spent 100 days using non-punitive methods to train and convert a wild mustang into a docile companion, … 0

Wilton-Lyndeborough: Bergeron finalist to lead WLC

Monday, May 13, 2013

Working in a smaller school district sounds attractive to two educators with close ties to the Monadnock region who are the finalists for the school superintendent post in the Wilton-Lyndeborough School District. Dick Bergeron, the current school superintendent … 0

Court Log: May 14, 2013

Monday, May 13, 2013

Dublin Police Justin Rounds, 18, Troy, possession of a controlled drug believed to be marijuana, $2,120 fine with $1,500 suspended for two years, pending good behavior, and 360-day commitment to the House of Corrections deferred for 346 days, pending good behavior; contempt and two counts of possession of … 0