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

Monday, May 13, 2013

Peterborough Monday, May 6 Accident: At 5:55 a.m., a 2002 Subaru Legacy driven by Carrie Levesque, 37, of Wilton hit and killed a deer on Old Street Road. Levesque was not injured. Unwanted person: At 9:39 a.m., an Old Dublin Road resident reported her landlord was outside her … 0

Editorial: Stories of caring show us the way

Monday, May 13, 2013

In the last week or so, numerous stories of local people helping others speaks to the connection between our communities. It started with a three-alarm fire at New England Forest Products in Greenfield on the night of May 1, which brought out dozens of firefighters from surrounding towns. … 0

Antrim: The circus is coming to Great Brook

Monday, May 13, 2013

A circus show will be presented by students of Great Brook School on May 17, at 6:30 p.m. The show, featuring GBS students, is the culmination of an after-school program in circus arts, brought to the school by Vermont’s own Circus Smirkus. Artist-in-residence Rick Davis of Circus Smirkus … 0

ConVal: Principal out after scores stay low

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — Antrim Elementary School and Pierce Elementary School in Bennington will share a new principal next year, with the change being made after Pierce School failed to show improvement as required under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. At Tuesday’s School Board meeting, Superintendent Dick Bergeron … 0

ConVal: Ribbon-cutting at ConVal gym

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Ribbon-cutting at ConVal gym ConVal graduate Alex Skinner, left, and ConVal student Ryan Leonard share ribbon cutting honors Tuesday at the entrance to the ramp leading into ConVal High School’s renovated gymnasium wing. At the ceremony, ConVal Principal … 0

Antrim Police Log: May 9, 2013

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

antrim Tuesday, April 30 Services rendered: At 5:50 p.m. while on patrol, police observed a vehicle on the side of the road missing a left rear wheel and tire. The vehicle, a tan Chevrolet pick-up truck, was on an embankment just off Main Street near the High Street … 0

Dublin: Young artist award announced

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Monadnock Art / Friends of the Dublin Art Colony has announced a new Young Artist Award program and the first annual Young Artist Award. For nearly 20 years, Monadnock Art / Friends of the Dublin Art Colony has sought to connect art lovers with the people who make … 0

Keene: Fly fishing program benefits breast cancer survivors

Monday, May 6, 2013

This month’s Monadnock Chapter of Trout Unlimited talk is “To Fish is to Hope, the Story of Casting for Recovery.” Sheila Reid, the Vermont/New Hampshire Casting for Recovery Program coordinator, will talk about the free fly fishing retreats offered to women at any stage of recovery from breast … 0

Antrim: $40,000 payment sets off debate

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

ANTRIM — The Select Board voted Monday night to delay the decision whether to accept a $40,000 compensation from Antrim Wind Energy until after the state committee that turned down the project in February releases its final order. … 2