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The ConVal food service department uses locally grown lettuce in salads served at the high school (Staff photo by Dave Anderson)

ConVal Schools: Seeds of change found in the lunch line

Monday, May 20, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — The Caesar salads on the lunch line at ConVal High School look especially green this spring. That’s because Food Service Director Donna Reynolds is buying some of her lettuce from local farmers this year, and she’s hoping to add carrots, cucumbers, peppers and spinach before the end of the school year. “Right now, we just getting lettuce and … 0

A quick rhubarb dish can make for a tasty spring treat.

Column: Making the most of the early pickings

Monday, May 20, 2013

Spring seemed to take forever getting here this year, didn’t it? I am happy to be seeing green again, and grateful for the ability to work outside in a T-shirt and light shoes. This time of year I am also happy to move on from the heavy foods of winter. Luckily, Mother Nature … 0

Peterborough Town Meeting (Staff photo by Dave Anderson)

Peterborough: Town puts GAR Hall on market

Monday, May 20, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — Voters have given town officials the OK to sell the GAR Hall in downtown Peterborough, although the building will have to go on the open market for one year. The plan to sell was one of three options on the warrant at Wednesday’s open session of Town Meeting. A second choice … 0

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Peterborough: Practice focuses on movement, balance

Monday, May 20, 2013

Suzanne Capizzano is trained and has worked as a physical therapy assistant. She is also a practitioner of Qigong, a Chinese practice that focuses on inner movement and awareness of the body. Now Capizzano, a 54-year-old resident of … 0

Editorial: Going to work  for GAR’s future

Monday, May 20, 2013

The process was convoluted, but voters spoke clearly Wednesday at Peterborough’s open session of Town Meeting. They want the town to sell the GAR Hall on Grove Street. Everyone agreed that the hall, built to house the Peterborough Academy in 1836, is both historic and beautiful. They want … 0

Letter: Appreciative of rescuers

Monday, May 20, 2013

Dear editor: This is an overdue thank you to the Dublin Fire & Rescue and Peterborough Fire & Rescue who came to our house on a Sunday night to be sure our 2-year-old son was OK. Our son has shown care and steadiness going up and down the … 0

Court Log: May 21, 2013

Monday, May 20, 2013

Dublin Police Jill Breen, 33, Lowell, Mass., speeding, $83.33 fine with $83.33 suspended for one year, pending good behavior. Janice Edson, 51, Stoddard, speeding, $103.33. Hancock Police James Breeden, 26, Greenfield, speeding, $77.50. Jaffrey Police Zachary Cormier, 22, Jaffrey, receiving stolen property, 90 day commitment to the House … 0

Letter: Let’s hear from the taxpayers

Monday, May 20, 2013

To the editor: We only recently enrolled our three year old child into the Pine Hill Child Care Center (PHCC). I did not, however, anticipate my deep sadness and confusion regarding its closure. Do Peterborough residents know what is happening and the great value of what is about … 0

Letter: Pedal your way to a better world

Monday, May 20, 2013

To the editor: May is National Bike Month — a perfect time for our community to recognize and celebrate all the benefits of bicycling. Bicycling keeps us healthy, carries us efficiently from point A to point B, saves us from high gas prices, and makes our air cleaner … 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

Jaffrey: Habitat for humanity sponsors annual hike

Monday, May 20, 2013

Join the fun on June 1, for the 19th Annual Take a Hike for Humanity sponsored by Monadnock Habitat for Humanity. The event will take place at Mount Monadnock State Park, with registration starting at 8 a.m. Teams of hikers and individual hikers are welcome in this hike-a-thon … 0

Peterborough: Feasibility study  up next for library

Monday, May 20, 2013

The results of February’s Library of the Future Forum, attended by almost 100 people, are available at the Peterborough Town Library and the report is also available on the 1833 website at www.1833society.org, the Library blog at www.peterboroughtownlibrary.org ) and the library’s page on the town website at … 0

Peterborough: Hancock writer to discuss spirituality

Monday, May 20, 2013

Divine Mercy Parish will hold the next session in its winter/spring speaker series on May 28 from 7 to 8 p.m. Mary Catherine Bateson, writer and cultural anthropologist, will discuss “From Wonder to Wisdom: Spirituality Across the Life Cycle.” Bateson lives in Hancock and is a member of … 0

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