Steve Leone joined the Ledger-Transcript as editor in December 2008, after spending nearly a decade on the West Coast. He grew up in Rhode Island, graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Rhode Island, and has worked for newspapers in Portland, Maine, Lynchburg, Va., and Santa Rosa, Calif. He lives in Peterborough with his wife and two kids.
At just four years old, Shawn Ahern starred in his first dance production, playing the role of John in Cinderella.
NEW IPSWICH — After performing in several Shakespeare plays over the past couple of years, the Mascenic High School Drama Club is ready for a change of pace with its rendition of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.”
NEW IPSWICH — Whenever students from the Mascenic Automotive Program participate in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition held each spring at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, they win the event, and the opportunity to compete at the national level.
Giving back is a mantra for all volunteers. But few give back in quite as literal of a way as one group of tax preparers.
In 2010, tax credits will mean more than ever for families and individuals, as they struggle with the pressures of a weak economy. Many have seen their incomes decline as work hours are cut or because they have become unemployed. The challenges to meet day-today expenses, avoid utility shut-offs, stay in a home, and stay out of debt continue to grow.
On Monday morning, the halls at Boynton Middle School were anything but quiet as students and faculty celebrated the news that Thomas Starratt was chosen as the state’s 2010 Middle School Principal of the Year.
Who can put a price on arts and entertainment that nonprofits bring to the Monadnock region? A new study commissioned by Arts Alive!, a Monadnock region nonprofit consortium, has put the price tag at $16.6 million for 2008.
JAFFREY — A bustling 18th and 19th century mill village along the Old Boston Post Road stagecoach route comes alive in a recently completed historical survey of Jaffrey’s Squantum Village.
JAFFREY — Police Officer Joe Golinski went out on the ice of a small pond off Dean Farm Road Monday. His mission — to rescue Nyla, a border-collie mix, as she was stranded, unable to regain her footing.