Good start gives way to fatigue for Conant boys’ soccer
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
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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Four dead, three injured in three crashes across the region Friday and Saturday
HOUSE AND HOME: Linda and Ben Davis found a home in Greenfield at first sight
Jaffrey-Rindge seeks funds for career and technical education programs
BUSINESS – For Linda Smith Davis of Greenfield, fan letter turns into opportunity
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Sununu, National Guard commander defend response to sexual harassment
Short film ‘There are No Wolves in New Hampshire’ films in Peterborough and Rindge
BUSINESS: Sawdust & Lint reflects couple’s passions
‘My little way of connecting’: How a Reality Check hiking group is helping people navigate recovery
Sports
Conant girls’ soccer looks to get back on the right track
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...
ConVal boys’ soccer starts strong, but mistakes lead to tie
ConVal volleyball squad is enthusiastic about how far it can go this season
Dublin’s rowers eyeing Boston
Opinion
Looking Back: Joseph Steinfield – My only will and what she left behind
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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Business
Jaffrey submits petition for special Town Meeting to purchase TD Bank
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...
BUSINESS: White Birch brings community store back to Bennington
BUSINESS – For Linda Smith Davis of Greenfield, fan letter turns into opportunity
BUSINESS: Main Street Pastries opens its doors in Greenville
Arts & Life
Jimmy Dunn to perform at The Park Theatre
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...
Nora Fiffer’s ‘Another Happy Day’ opens in Peterborough
The Park Theatre in Jaffrey hosting animation festival
Obituaries
Elizabeth Harper
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
Margaret E.M. Hale
, 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
Karen A. Bannister
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
Janet Kane
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

MACDOWELL DOWNTOWN: Lenard Smith to present photography
‘It’s finding the issues that touch us all’ – Maggie Goodlander draws on NH roots in run for Congress
The Greenfield Beat: Jesseca Timmons – Another Oktoberfest is in the books
PHOTOS: Rindge Woman’s Club hosts annual Harvest Fair
Francestown Recreation Department hosts presentation by Catharine Roehrig on ancient Egypt
Hiker rescued by helicopter after medical emergency on Mount Monadnock
Margaret Nelson leaving The River Center
VIEWPOINT: Leaf Seligman – Collective effort needed to fight bullying

ConVal senior William Simard of Francestown is having a record-setting season