Ashley Saari

Ashley Saari

Ledger Transcript staff

Position: Reporter
Phone Extension: 235
Bio: Ashley Saari started with the Ledger Transcript as a reporter in November 2011. She is a graduate of Mascenic Regional High School, and she graduated from Franklin Pierce University with bachelor degrees in English and mass communication. She participated in both the print newspaper, The Pierce Arrow, and the online newspaper, The Exchange, while in college, as well as the Franklin Pierce’s two literary magazines. She was born and raised in New Ipswich, and currently lives in Rindge.

History

Member for: 17 weeks 2 days

Establishing the artist’s space

The LifeSong Center for the Arts in Jaffrey is still a work in progress. The anticipated dance floor is currently under construction and where two newly installed windows only days ago showed a view of insulation. But what is beautiful are the dreams that its creators, Lisa Goodwin of Jaffrey and Joy Anderson of Swanzey, have for it.

Well-sanded and seaworthy

PETERBOROUGH — “Sanding is fun” says the sign hanging in RiverMead Lifecare Community’s woodshop. It must be so, because the six RiverMead residents in the shop on a recent Wednesday afternoon are eager to gang-press anyone passing by to join in.

Pub owner hopes to buy building

Leslie Johnson has a plot to support one of Peterborough’s favorite places to revel — by hosting a big revelry.

Red Molly trio takes the stage

New York-based folk trio Red Molly is no stranger to cooperative collaboration — the group is known for their trademark three-part harmonies.

‘Death be not proud’

The 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson, “Wit,” is the story of a scholar of 17th-century poet and philosopher John Donne who is dying from ovarian cancer. One might think it too serious a play for a high school drama club, but the students at ConVal support it just fine.

Show-stoppers

Sweeping dramatic landscapes with passionate heroes are the order of the day when it comes to cover illustrations for classic westerns and romances.

Canary in the coal mine

Local real estate agencies are beginning to see a rise in demand for housing after years of a declining market, a boost that echoes wider economic buoyancy in a sector long considered the proverbial canary in the coal mine.

What’s it like to be a ceiling?

BENNINGTON — “Think about what it must be like to be a ceiling,” suggests Kathy Brodsky to a class of fourth graders. “No one ever pays much attention to it, but it can see everything.”

Gearing up to show their mettle

BENNINGTON — Robotics team Rubix3 is gearing up to show its mettle this weekend at the 2nd Annual Wapack Northern New England FIRST Tech Challenge Championship.

Start of life in focus

From a wooden Albanian cradle to the traditional garments worn during a Bat Mitzvah — the traditional Jewish ceremony celebrating the transition from girl to woman — the Mariposa Museum’s upcoming exhibition crosses cultures to explore how children play, learn and grow.