THEATER REVIEW – ‘Boeing Boeing’ is a fine farce to open Peterborough Players’ season
The Peterborough Players kicked off their 2025 summer season with “Boeing Boeing,” a rousing, slightly racy farce that brought big laughs to its preview crowd on Tuesday night.
Francestown art festival welcomes anyone to exhibit
The 10th annual Francestown Arts Fest will take place Saturday, June 14, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Francestown Town Hall. The festival will showcase local artists, makers and creators.
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Group forms in Peterborough to stand against authoritarianism
Annthoni Bliss of Lyndeborough indicted in 2024 death of toddler
Solo performance and a tear-inducing rose: Kearsarge Regional High School class of 2025 graduates
PHOTOS: Protesters come out for ‘No Kings Day’ in Peterborough
Hiker rescued off Mt. Washington as temperatures approached freezing
Editors Picks
Children and the Arts 30th anniversary celebration includes tribute to festival founders
PHOTOS: New Ipswich remembers the fallen at Memorial Day ceremonies
Antrim firefighters rescue ducklings from a storm drain
Mike Danis of Danis Construction in Lyndeborough makes pitch for tiny houses
Sports
ConVal, Mascenic track athletes compete in New England Championships
Several members of the ConVal boys’ track team competed in the New England Championships on Saturday in New Britain, Conn.
Dublin elementary students play kickball with parents and police
Monadnock Valley Patriots earn medals in Durham
ConVal’s William Simard and Ross Stephens win state track championships
Opinion
LOOKING BACK: Joseph Steinfield – Is it safe to be a Jew in America?
In 1654, 23 Jews fled the Portuguese Inquisition in Brazil and arrived in New Amsterdam, which became New York 10 years later. Jews have been coming to America ever since in search of safety.
Viewpoint: L. Phillips Runyon III – Remembering Justice David Souter once more

Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
HOUSE AND HOME: Peterborough family grew into their home
Sharon and Brad Malt’s house started out as a traditional 1929 Cape house tucked on a ridge below Pack Monadnock.
New day, new organizers, same local mission for farmers’ market in Rindge
BUSINESS: Felicia Drewniak turns hobby into business with The Crafty Farmers
Arts & Life
Music on the Common opens in Greenfield June 24
The 2025 Music on the Common summer concert series at Oak Park in Greenfield will begin Tuesday, June 24, with Off Our Rockers. Concerts take place Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and are free to the public.
Virgina Eskin to perform at Bass Hall in Peterborough
Sama Alshaibi presents ‘Palimpest as Image’ at MacDowell Downtown
Obituaries
Eunice Schmaltz
New Ipswich, NH - Eunice Eva Deschenes Schmaltz was reunited in heaven with her beloved husband of 66 years, Henry, on May 20, 2025. Eunice passed away peacefully at home, with her lifelong friend at her side. She was admired as a 'Gra... remainder of obit for Eunice Schmaltz
Rhea Taylor
Peterborough, NH - Rhea Taylor, 84, of Bennington, NH, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2025, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester. Born April 18, 1941, in Deer Park, OH, to Philip and Catherine (Schroeder) Stapf, Rhea was a kind ... remainder of obit for Rhea Taylor
Hazel Marie Cotzin
Fruitland Park, FL - Hazel Marie Cotzin, 87, of Fruitland Park, Florida passed away on May 9, 2025, in Summerfield, Florida. She also resided in New Ipswich, NH, for many years. She was born to Thomas F. Moran, Sr. & Hazel E. Caisse on ... remainder of obit for Hazel Marie Cotzin
Nancy Pell Hayden
Marlborough, NH - Nancy Pell Hayden, known affectionately as "Pook" or "Pooky" died peacefully at her home in Marlborough, New Hampshire on June 12, 2025, surrounded by love. Pook was a vibrant, creative spirit-funny, fiercely devoted,... remainder of obit for Nancy Pell Hayden


Mary Ball and Jean Mann use different mediums in display at Hancock Town Library
Former Temple resident Lisa Beaudoin among three arrested after Medicaid ‘die-in,’ refusing to leave Legislative Office Building
Susan Wadsworth and Lauron Lewis display works at Dublin Community Center
Not ‘a political person’: Education leaders offer rare bipartisan support for commissioner nominee Caitlin Davis
VirginaEskin, Marcia Lehninger and Peter Guidi bring ‘Romances’ to Bass Hall in Peterborough
PHOTOS: Mountain Shadows students get ice cream as thanks
PHOTOS: Mason Elementary School students show their spirit
Hancock Summer Concert Series opens June 26
Girl Scouts honor Sara Pope of Peterborough, Coreen Webb of Greenfield and Jeannette Regis of Bennington

Wilton-Lyndeborough softball drops back-and-forth affair to Portsmouth Christian Academy
BUSINESS: Three in the Nest offering ‘food, community and health’ in Temple
Senate stalls bill that would’ve eliminated annual car inspections in New Hampshire
RECIPE FOR A HEALTHY PLANET: Lisa Murray – Experimenting with Egyptian recipes