Peterborough

The parade of puppets heads down Grove Street during the 2006 Children and the Arts festival. The theme for this year’s 20th anniversary festival is ‘Puppet Palooza’ and many giant puppets from previous years will be back for the parade.

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 the Mariposa Museum, was that the movie be shown to the community. So the filmmakers arranged to use the Peterborough Community Theatre … 0

Peterborough: Crash into pole closes 202

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — Route 202 near New Hampshire Ball Bearings was closed briefly Monday night, after a car went off the road and knocked down a utility pole. According to Peterborough Police Chief Scott Guinard, Melissa Frechette, 25, of Pelham, Mass., may have fallen asleep at the wheel shortly after 7 p.m. Her 2003 … 0

Candidates Barbara Miller and Sharon Monahan campaign outside the Peterborough Town House on Tuesday. (Staff photo by Dave Anderson)

Peterborough: $11.9 million budget gets wide support

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — Voters approved an $11.9 million operating budget for fiscal year 2014 on Tuesday and also supported $205,000 for two capital reserve funds. In the only two contested races on the ballot, Sharon Monahan defeated Bob Lambert, 273 to 126, for a seat on the Zoning Board of Adjustment and Ronald Bowman … 0

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Work by Peterborough photographer Anastasia Dubrovina will be on display at Boston Architectural College.

Boston: KSC student’s art  in Boston exhibit

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Anastasia Dubrovina, an independent-study photography student at Keene State College, will have her work featured in the exhibit, “Undergraduate Photography Now: A Celebration of New England’s Best Student Photographers,” at Boston Architectural College. This is an exhibition of … 0

Jackie Stetser, a board member of Rabbit Ear Films, left, and Donna Kluk, right, at the summit of Mount Monadnock on January 1, 2013.

Jaffrey: The mountain that shaped our region

Monday, May 13, 2013

One of the most climbed mountains in the world has inspired both centuries old and contemporary forms of creative expression, including poetry, literature, paintings and photographs. And to many who call this rural region their home, Mount Monadnock … 0

Peterborough: ZBA approves sign at business park on 202

Monday, May 13, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — A 79-square-foot sign for the Brookstone Business Center will soon be going up at the corner of Route 202 and Vose Farm Roads, following Zoning Board of Adjustment approval of a variance on May 6. The sign, which will replace two smaller signs on the property, … 0

The Blair family playing crochet in Australia in the late 1980s. From left are Same, Linda, David and Anna.

Viewpoint: A look at life through visits to the Philippines

Monday, May 13, 2013

In June 1987, Linda and I moved to the Philippines with our children Anna and Sam. The day after our arrival in Manila, we took a four-hour van ride around Manila Bay and through the mountains of the … 0

Steve Hoadley sets up film reels for a showing of "The Great Gatsby" the last 35-mm film that will be shown at the Peterborough Community Theatre. After the two week run, the theater will shut down for a week while digital projection equipment is installed. (Staff photo by Dave Anderson)

Peterborough: Theater to close for upgrade

Monday, May 13, 2013

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Peterborough: Man, 24, faces heroin charge

Monday, May 13, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — A Peterborough man was charged with possession of heroin after he fled from police on Wednesday evening. Alan Wheeler, 24, of Peterborough was arrested outside Riverview Apartments shortly after 6 p.m., according to Peterborough Capt. Ernie … 0

Local Cub Scouts gather for their annual Chuck Wagon, where they learn a bevy of new skills during a themed gathering. This year's theme: Harry Potter. (Staff photo by Ashley Saari)

PETERBOROUGH: Testing their skills

Monday, May 13, 2013

A little rain Saturday afternoon was no deterrent for local Cub Scout troops, as they met at MacDowell Dam in Peterborough for their annual Chuck Wagon Derby. Sixty-five boys, aged six to ten, gathered together to learn new … 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

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

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