Good start gives way to fatigue for Conant boys’ soccer

09-30-2024 12:02 PM

The Conant boys' soccer team played its best ball of the fall against Sanborn Friday, but their early spark burned out quickly in the late September sun. Conant (0-8) played a solid first half that coach Heather Sawyer said was their best of the...


NH hiker loses loaded gun in woods – rescue dog saves the day

09-17-2024 4:16 PM

On just her third day on the job, it took Aspen, a search dog on the NH Fish and Game K-9 unit, all of 10 minutes to locate a loaded handgun accidentally left at Miller State Park in Peterborough. The handgun was lost in the brush Sunday after...


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Conant girls’ soccer looks to get back on the right track
09-30-2024 2:07 PM

The steadily improving Conant girls' soccer team gets better and better each year under head coach Devon Spirka, but after a 3-0 start, dropped its next three games before a tie with Trinity Sept. 23 and a 2-0 win over Belmont Saturday.In the second...

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Looking Back: Joseph Steinfield – My only will and what she left behind
09-27-2024 8:31 AM

On a recent Monday, while the Pianist was inside looking at art, I was sitting in a chair in front of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. A good spot to catch up with the Sunday New York Times book review section.There, on Page 9, was a review of...

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Jaffrey submits petition for special Town Meeting to purchase TD Bank
09-26-2024 11:01 AM

On Monday, the Town of Jaffrey submitted a petition with the Cheshire County Superior Court, requesting permission to hold a special Town Meeting with a single warrant item – a request to use $1.2 million of the town’s undesignated fund balance to...

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Jimmy Dunn to perform at The Park Theatre
09-25-2024 12:03 PM

Jimmy Dunn is a standup comedian and actor from Boston, who currently plays “Moose” on the Paramount+ reboot of the sitcom Frasier. Dunn brings his comedy act (and a special guest) to The Park Theatre stage at 19 Main St. on Friday, Sept. 27, at 7:30...

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Elizabeth "Betsy" Harper Rindge, NH - Elizabeth "Betsy" Harper, 87, of Rindge, NH, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2024, in Derry NH. She was a resident of Rindge, NH, for almost 40 years, moving there in 1984 with her husband Bill Ha... remainder of obit for Elizabeth Harper

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, 92 Peterborough NH - Margaret Eileen Mary Edgelow Hale, 92, of Peterborough, NH, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024. She was in the loving and thoughtful care of hospice and the nursing staff at RiverMead in Peterborough when sh... remainder of obit for Margaret E.M. Hale

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Karen A. (McHugh) Bannister Peterborough NH - Karen A. (McHugh) Bannister, 72, of Peterborough, NH, formerly of Braintree, MA, passed away on September 21, 2024, with her family by her side. Karen was born on November 8, 1951, in Boston, ... remainder of obit for Karen A. Bannister

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Sarasota FL - Janet Kane, 81 of Sarasota, Florida passed peacefully on September 6th at home surrounded by family after a brief fight with cancer. Janet will be missed by her sister Judith Kulju of Sarasota Florida, daughters Samant... remainder of obit for Janet Kane

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