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Mountain Shadows School hosts Olympic Studies Night
According to Temple Brighton, one of the co-founders of Mountain Shadows School, the school’s Olympic Studies Night was inspired by the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. “There was so much energy around those Olympics, and all this excitement, and...
Jaffrey kicks off Earth Week with no-waste potluck and environmental speakers
There were no paper plates or plastic utensils to be seen during the Jaffrey Climate Initiative and Jaffrey Conservation Commission Earth Day kickoff potluck on Tuesday, where participants were asked to bring their own plates and utensils for a...
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Conant girls’ tennis gets first win
The Conant girls’ tennis team picked up its first win of the season against three losses Wednesday, beating Trinity 6-3.In singles, Jess Yap, Caroline Rockhill, Riley Goddard and Emily Lewis all won their matches, while Nobley Walker and Grace Lewis...
Opinion
Viewpoint: Jay Schechter – ConVal agreement no longer works
On Wednesday, April 10, the Monadnock Center For History and Culture and Monadnock Ledger-Transcript sponsored a Community Conversation. Several members of the Dublin Education Advisory Committee attended.The presentation was billed as an event to ask...
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Peterborough Planning Board approves 14-unit development near High Street
The Peterborough Planning Board voted 4-2 Monday to approve Ivy Vann’s and Hugh Beyer’s application for construction of a 14-unit development off High Street after a public hearing.The hearing on the subdivision application followed a site walk of the...
Arts & Life
Gnome Notes: Emerson Sistare – Amor Towles weaves tapestry in ‘Table for Two: Fictions’
A book review by The Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough.“Table for Two: Fictions,” by Amor TowlesWhile some authors have name-recognition, others have “title-recognition” -- when one or more their works is so widely read that it has overshadowed its...
Obituaries
Bennington, NH - Bonnie (Adams) Paquette, 65, of Bennington NH, passed away on April 13th, 2024, at Concord Hospital, surrounded by her family. The daughter of Ruth Greeley and Robert Adams, she was born on November 20th, 1958, at Monad... remainder of obit for Bonnie Paquette
Francestown NH - Katherine W. Allen of Francestown, NH and most recently of Hailey, Idaho died peacefully on February 16, 2024 at the age of 94. Born April 26, 1929 she was the daughter of G. Karl Wisner and Madeline V. McCaugherty Wisn... remainder of obit for Katherine W. Allen
Bath, ME - Kenneth Herbert Noyd was born November 27, 1930 in Norwood, Massachusetts. Ken passed away on April 7, 2024 at the age of 93 near Bath, Maine, after enjoying heartfelt conversations with his family. Having served with honor i... remainder of obit for Kenneth Noyd
, 80 Jaffrey, NH - Karen Backstrom Ayers of Jaffrey, NH, passed away in Keene, NH, on April 12, 2024. Karen was born on September 9, 1943, in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter to Melvin Leslie and Margaret Keenan Backstrom. She spent her format... remainder of obit for Karen B. Ayers