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The annual veterans’ breakfast at South Meadow School in Peterborough returned for the first time since 2019, when it was curtailed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.This year, 78 seventh-grade students participated, sending out letters to...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

In an open letter to the Dublin community, ConVal School Board Vice Chair Alan Edelkind stated that he had originally advocated for the ConVal reconfiguration vote to be held after a year of study with involvement from the district’s communities, but...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Dublin Education Advisory Committee (DEAC) and similar groups from Bennington and Francestown hope to improve communication between their three committees and the ConVal School Board after a meeting last Wednesday evening where members from all...

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After low response to a notice on the town’s website, Temple Select Board Chair Bill Ezell said it was unlikely that the town would hold a special Town Meeting to vote on a feasibility study regarding withdrawal from the ConVal School...

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High Mowing School held its annual May Day Festival Saturday.Students participated in several traditional festivities, including Morris dancing, a skit banishing King and Queen Winter and welcoming in spring, concluding with a maypole dance.Members of...

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Downtown Jaffrey welcomed a new business last week, as T&W Handyman Services moved into a new location at 10 Stratton Road.Owners Tina and Wayne St. Laurent were joined by friends, family and Team Jaffrey members to celebrate the move from their...

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Wilton has $72,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money to spend, funding that will expire if it’s not committed to projects at the end of the year. After Select Board Chair D.J. Garcia brought the issue to the attention of his colleagues, they discussed...

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New Hampshire state representatives sent 1,400 bills to the Senate for deliberation this year, according to state Rep. Molly Howard of Hancock, who was joined by state Sen. Donovan Fenton of Keene at Hancock Town Library Wednesday evening to discuss...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

When she moved from Florida to New Hampshire in 2011, Deb Caplan, a lifelong creative, was thrilled to find that her new hometown of Peterborough was a major hub for for creativity and the arts in the Monadnock region.“I love living around here. There...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Temple residents will have a chance to share whether they would be interested in holding a special Town Meeting on a potential feasibility study to withdraw from the ConVal School District.At the Temple Select Board meeting Tuesday night, Jim...

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Mark Fernald of Sharon took home his second consecutive win and third overall among the judges at the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript’s 42nd annual maple syrup contest Saturday.The event was held at the Bantam Grill in Peterborough, where attendees had...

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Cherry blossoms might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about New Hampshire, but some do grow here – notably, in Portsmouth.Hancock also now has a place in New Hampshire’s cherry blossom lore, as resident Sarah Hull was selected...

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Gene Jonas, owner and operator of Hungry Bear Farm in Mason, said New Hampshire imports about 90% of its supermarket food from outside the state. That's in spite of the almost 4,000 farms in operation within New Hampshire, according to a 2023 study by...

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The Dublin Select Board met with Dublin Education Advisory Committee Chair Jay Schechter Monday, with the intention of aligning the two groups’ goals – specifically, narrowing the committee’s focus and coming to an agreed-upon timeline for their work...

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It may be hard to find a more appropriately named store in the area than Happy Hardware in New Ipswich, where de facto manager Lisa Belliveau makes sure people have the most fun they’ve ever had in a hardware store. “I don’t want anyone to ever come...

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The Mason Planning Board is preparing to bring a zoning ordinance amendment that will permit residents to have a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on their property to next year’s Town Meeting.Accessory dwelling units are apartments built on the...

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The Hancock Town Library received 33 entries into its annual Literary Peep Diorama competition, topping last year’s count of 26 and making it the most submissions the library has received since the event began back in 2017.The competition gives...

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To prepare for the upcoming feasibility study into Dublin’s withdrawal from the ConVal School District, members of the Dublin Education Advisory Committee (DEAC) will contact surrounding school districts and local private and charter schools to gather...

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Brian and Leyna Cannon, owners of the Grey Horse Candle Company, may have the best-smelling basement in the area.That’s because it’s where they pour and label their handmade candles, which are made with all-natural, locally sourced ingredients.“There...

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Women from Mason and the surrounding area had the opportunity to learn self-defense techniques from instructor John Stewart at Mason Elementary School on Thursday night.Proceeds for the event, which was hosted by Bedford Martial Arts Academy and the...

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Hancock residents will be able to receive high-speed fiber-optic internet service later this year from Fidium, the fiber-optic branch of Consolidated Communications. Inc. (CCI), which are planing on expanding its coverage into the town.According to...