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Window Shop reopens at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough
Gail Hoar: Words About Wilton – Can we clone it?
Jarvis Coffin: Off the Highway – Artificial intelligence
Viewpoint: Mark Hayward – Records proposal must be defeated
Becky Field to discuss ‘Crying’ at Mariposa
Peterborough Players’ Arts on Screen presents ‘Good’
Monadnock Center receives donation from 100+ Women Who Care
Wilton seeks fund for Wilton Falls building
Jaffrey Public Library receives grant to help youths learn financial literacy
Mariam Raqib will speak about Afghanistan Samsortya in Peterborough Monday
Mariam Raqib came to the United States in the 1980s, a refugee from the fighting in her home country of Afghanistan.A Wells College graduate with a degree in international studies and a masters and doctorate from Northeastern University, Raqib...
Antrim Community Board members reflect on first two years
The Antrim Community Board (ACB), formed in 2021, was the first community board in New Hampshire, and it is still the only one.“We’re just special,” joked Helene Newbold, who has been on the ACB since 2022. New Hampshire law allows cities and towns to...
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HOMETOWN HEROES: Peterborough Elementary crossing guard Jessica Hamlin brings fun to the role
Christopher Stultz of Antrim pleads guilty to faking disability for veterans benefits
Teen driver extricated from vehicle after Rindge crash
Identity Coffee Lab keeps Rindge location, launches new store in Fitchburg
The Greenfield Beat: Jesseca Timmons – Escape from New Hampshire
Easement preserves 92 acres in Peterborough
Quilted Bug, Leila’s Stitch Haven cater to local quilters
Marek Bennett speaks to Monadnock Writers’ Group
Sports
ConVal-Conant girls’ hockey falls to Bedford
The ConVal-Conant girls’ hockey team lost 4-0 to Bedford Tuesday night.The first two periods of the game were promising for the Griffins, as they trailed the Bulldogs 1-0 heading into the third period before Bedford put three additional goals past...
Dublin Consolidated School get cross-country ski lesson
Dublin Consolidated School recently partnered with the Dublin School for a workshop to teach students how to cross-country ski.On Jan. 19, Dublin School Head of School Brad Bates and Nordic ski coach Lindsay Matterson visited Dublin Consolidated to...
Kim Bergeron and Jean-Pierre Bernier prepare for Iron Dog
Starting Feb. 17, Kim Bergeron of Dublin and Jean-Pierre “JP” Bernier of Hancock will be on snowmobiles facing the most-rugged terrain Alaska has to offer, where temperatures can get as low as minus-50 degrees.The pair will be competing the Iron Dog,...
ConVal Hoop Heritage: When hardly anybody noticed
The following is reprinted with permission from the ConVal Hoop Heritage blog, at cvhoopheritage.blogspot.com.In the 1963-64 season, the Peterborough High girls basketball team quietly compiled its second straight 7-2 season. A remarkable achievement...
LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: ConVal boys take second in giant slalom
The ConVal boys’ Alpine ski team finished second in a giant slalom at Crotched Mountain Friday.Garret Rousseau led the Cougars, finishing fifth overall with a time of 1 minute, 12.26 seconds over the two runs. Ben Fraley was close behind, finishing...
Opinion
Viewpoint: Stephanie Hurley and Carol Nelson – Expanding tax relief would be good for Peterborough
Why vote for an amendment to the Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive RSA 79-E? Plans are already underway for zoning amendments to be presented on the ballot at Town Meeting on May 14, and we are writing to explain how we want to expand this...
Today is New Hampshire’s every-four-years turn in the national spotlight – the day of its presidential primary.If you haven’t voted yet today, get on your coat and go vote – now! Vote to support democracy and democratic principles. If you are Democrat...
Almost 25 years ago Doris Haddock of Dublin discovered billions of dollars being paid to the tobacco industry. She was horrified and decided her mission in life was to shine a bright light on transactions such as this. She walked 3,200 miles across...
The Jaffrey Woman’s Club owes a huge debt of gratitude to the amazing businesses in our area. The gift certificates donated to our "Dining for Two … and More" annual fundraiser enabled us to choose two winners to receive some amazing gifts. The...
The issue of the ConVal school reconfiguration/consolidation has quickly become a hot topic. There have been a lot of words written and spoken, but few questions have been answered.There have been statements thrown around about tax savings and big...
Business
Lyndeborough community power model headed to warrant
Lyndeborough is looking for funds to prepare for a repair to Citizens’ Hall and to implement a community power program on this year’s warrant.Following a public hearing on the budget Tuesday, the Select Board made no changes to the proposed...
Rindge Chamber names business leader, nonprofit of the year
During its annual gala on Saturday night, the Rindge Chamber of Commerce honored its Business Leader of the Year, Mark Hagemeyer and his event center Hidden Hills, and its Nonprofit of the Year, the Rindge Historical Society.Hegemeyer was selected for...
Julie Thibault named president of the New Hampshire Funeral Directors Association
PETERBOROUGHThibault namedassociation presidentJulie Thibault of Jellison Funeral Home in Peterborough was installed as president of the New Hampshire Funeral Directors Association Jan. 13.Founded in 1900, the New Hampshire Funeral Directors...
Bennington operating budget proposed at just over $2 million
The Bennington Select Board presented a proposed operating budget of just over $2 million Monday night at the Town Hall.The proposal is $177, 278 higher than the current budget. Town Administrator Deb Davidson said that other than a 4% cost-of-living...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Internet broadens work-from-home opportunities
Lori Finn of Greenfield’s commute to work is about as far as she needs to walk to her home office – a far cry from the 120 miles it would take for her to drive to Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y., where she is teaches behavioral analysis.Her job is...
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Arts & Life
New England Conservatory students Pualina Lim and Cynthia Tseng perform for Music on Norway Pond
Downtown Hancock was the site of a classical music concert Sunday, when the latest in the Music on Norway Pond series was held at the town’s First Congregational Church.New England Conservatory students Pualina Lim and Cynthia Tseng performed an...
Cyrena Arnold of Francestown combines meteorology and children’s books
“If a storm makes you scared or you want the sun to shine, remember it won’t last long. Weather changes all the time,” wrote New Hampshire meteorologist Cyrena Arnold in her 2020 children’s book, “The Weather Story with Frances Fox.”Currently, Arnold...
Wilton Collaborative Space sets folk café
Wilton Collaborative Space, 21 Gregg St., will host the Wilton Folk Café coffeehouse series Friday, Feb. 2. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show at 7:30 p.m..The High Strung Strummers will be the featured performers. They specialize in the old-time...
The Park Theatre receives grant
The Park Theatre received a $20,000 unrestricted Community Grant award from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.The grant will help support general operations to further the theaters purpose to present films, live performance and special events...
Backyard Naturalist: Brett Amy Thelen – Heroism in the age of warming winters
Traditionally, loon biologists have worked three field seasons.There’s spring, when loons return to their lakes, as if by magic, within a day or two of ice-out; summer, when nesting and chick-rearing take place, along with a flurry of associated...
Obituaries
Eleanore M. Decker
Fitzwilliam NH - Eleanore Mildred Decker passed away after a brief illness surrounded by family and loved ones at the age of 91. She is predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Howard Decker... remainder of obit for Eleanore M. Decker
Debra J. Johnson
Fitzwilliam NH - Our family is sad to announce the passing of Debra Jean Johnson age 71 of Fitzwilliam, NH. Debra passed peacefully on January 22nd surrounded by her loving family after a b... remainder of obit for Debra J. Johnson
Diana Leach
Jaffrey, NH - Diana (Gundry) Leach was admitted to the hospital on Friday January 19th and Passed away on Saturday January 20th very suddenly. Diana was born on June 30, 1960 to David E Gun... remainder of obit for Diana Leach
Anthony D'Ambrosio
Anthony 'Tony' D'Ambrosio Peterborough NH - Anthony 'Tony' D'Ambrosio, 86, of Peterborough, and formerly of Rindge, NH, died peacefully at his home on Monday, January 22, 2024, after a perio... remainder of obit for Anthony D'Ambrosio
