News/Business
BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Grants allow towns to study housing
By IVY VANN
In 2022 the State of New Hampshire, in recognition of the housing shortage in the state, created a grant program to fund work in towns that wished to explore the housing situation in their town and consider ways to increase housing availability and...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Dan Petrone – A guide to the commission settlement
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently reached a settlement regarding commissions.The settlement stems from accusations of anticompetitive practices within the real estate industry, particularly focusing on the structure of commissions...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY – New housing projects could provide relief
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Around the Monadnock Region, a number of new developments, some under construction and some still in the planning stages, could slowly bringing relief to the region’s housing shortage. In Peterborough, as of mid-April, the Peterborough Planning Board...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY – Antrim Planning Board approves Battaglia subdivision
By JESSECA TIMMONS
The Antrim Planning Board gave approval for a seven-lot subdivision proposed by Battaglia Foundations at Thursday night’s public hearing.The Planning Board also approved two lot-line mergers and a special use wetlands permit to enable a driveway to...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY – Bill looks to increase accessory dwelling units
By ASHLEY SAARI
Housing in the state is not keeping up with current or future needs, according to analysts. According to the 2023 New Hampshire Statewide Housing Needs Assessment, the state is currently short by about 23,500 to meet today’s needs, and the problem is...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY – Towns use amendments to increase housing
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Peterborough voters will decide on several proposed zoning amendments at the ballot on May 15, including rezoning the existing Family District to General Residence.Currently, more than half the lots in the Family District are nonconforming, so...
Peterborough Planning Board approves 14-unit development near High Street
By JESSECA TIMMONS
The Peterborough Planning Board voted 4-2 Monday to approve Ivy Vann’s and Hugh Beyer’s application for construction of a 14-unit development off High Street after a public hearing.The hearing on the subdivision application followed a site walk of the...
Old Homestead Farm in New Ipswich requests variance for short-term rental cabins
By ASHLEY SAARI
The owners of Old Homestead Farm in New Ipswich were back before the Zoning Board on Thursday seeking a new variance to expand a previously approved business on their farm by adding short-term rental cabins.The farm, owned by Chelsea and Ben Hatcher,...
Deb Caplan builds a business out of her creative passion
By CAMERON CASHMAN
When she moved from Florida to New Hampshire in 2011, Deb Caplan, a lifelong creative, was thrilled to find that her new hometown of Peterborough was a major hub for for creativity and the arts in the Monadnock region.“I love living around here. There...
Parker and Sons Coffee Roasting in Peterborough strives to create the perfect coffee
By CAMERON CASHMAN
Coffee-drinkers may find themselves wondering, “Why do I like some coffee and not others?”It’s this exact question that drove Mason Parker, the owner of Parker and Sons Coffee Roasting in Peterborough, to start researching the coffee-roasting process...
Parker and Sons Coffee Roasting in Peterborough strives to create the perfect coffee
By CAMERON CASHMAN
Coffee-drinkers may find themselves wondering, “Why do I like some coffee and not others?”It’s this exact question that drove Mason Parker, the owner of Parker and Sons Coffee Roasting in Peterborough, to start researching the coffee-roasting process...
Monadnock Community Hospital names three new board members
Monadnock Community Hospital (MCH) announces three new additions to its board of trustees: Steve Kim of Peterborough, Ed Madigan of Jaffrey and Dr. Greg Neilley of Francestown.Kim is a certified financial planner and principal with Brady Associates...
Lisa Hall with Masiello Group earns two designations
Lisa Hall with Masiello Group in Peterborough recently earned two designations in the real estate industry -- the Military Relocation Professional (MRP) Certification from the National Association of Realtors and the Accredited Buyer’s Representation...
Happy Hardware looks to put the fun in hardware shopping
By CAMERON CASHMAN
It may be hard to find a more appropriately named store in the area than Happy Hardware in New Ipswich, where de facto manager Lisa Belliveau makes sure people have the most fun they’ve ever had in a hardware store. “I don’t want anyone to ever come...
Grey Horse Candle Company opens Peterborough storefront
By CAMERON CASHMAN
Brian and Leyna Cannon, owners of the Grey Horse Candle Company, may have the best-smelling basement in the area.That’s because it’s where they pour and label their handmade candles, which are made with all-natural, locally sourced ingredients.“There...
Old Homestead Farm proposes short-stay cabins to supplement event business
By ASHLEY SAARI
A previously approved event business on Greenville Road may be seeking an expansion before it gets off the ground, adding short-stay cabins to a planned event venue.Ben and Chelsea Hatcher, owner of Old Homestead Farm in New Ipswich, appeared before...
Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce names business, nonprofit, citizen of the year
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce has announced MilliporeSigma as its Business of the Year, the Jaffrey Public Library as the Nonprofit of the Year and Anne Moore Griffin as Citizen of the Year.MilliporeSigma was chosen for its dedication to the...
Court lifts stay order on Silver Scone Teas
By ASHLEY SAARI
Hillsborough Superior Court, South, has lifted a previously imposed stay on the Silver Scone Teas tea party event business in New Ipswich, which has been embroiled in appeals of approvals to operate in the town’s Village District.Silver Scone Teas is...
Rindge Chamber of Commerce honors Mark Hagemeyer, Rindge Historical Society
The Rindge Chamber of Commerce honored Mark Hagemeyer, the owner of Hidden Hills and Four Star Catering, as Business Leader of the Year for 2023 and the Rindge Historical Society, represented by Karla MacLeod, as Nonprofit of the Year for 2023 at its...
Tim Murphy retiring as executive director of the Southwest Region Planning Commission
After nearly Tim Murphy will retire at the end of March as executive director of the Southwest Region Planning Commission.The commission serves 33 communities in the Monadnock region, including Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Greenville, Hancock, Jaffrey,...
