News/Business
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,...
Eric Schlim joins Rindge Chamber of Commerce board
Eric Schlim, business and development manager for the Savings Bank of Walpole’s Rindge branch, has joined the board of the Rindge Chamber of Commerce. The chamber promotes the general welfare and prosperity of the Rindge business community.“I wanted...
Crotched Mountain Foundation adds board members
Crotched Mountain Foundation has added Isadora Rodriguez-Legendre to the board of directors and Doug Ewing to the board of trustees.Rodriguez-Legendre serves as the executive director of the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities and has...
Anchored Tiny Homes offers new housing option
By AMANDA ANDREWS
California-based Anchored Tiny Homes is branching out into New England with two new franchised locations in Concord and Lowell, Mass., offering a potential new solution to the housing crisis -- accessory dwelling units (ADUs).Since 2017, when the NH...
Silver Scone Teas in New Ipswich heads back to court, Housing Appeals Board
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Town of New Ipswich will be back before the state’s Housing Appeals Board next week for another round related to the approval of the Silver Scone Teas tea party business in the town’s Village District.A group of neighbors who oppose the approval...
Complaint against Jaffrey Community Power dismissed
By ASHLEY SAARI
Following a review, the Department of Energy has determined a complaint of the Office of the Consumer Advocate against Jaffrey’s community power plan is unfounded, and the department will not bring the matter to a proceeding before the Public...
New Hampshire Ball Bearings explains work
The following is from a statement from New Hampshire Ball Bearings concerning work it is doing in front of its location at 175 Jaffrey Road in Peterborough:“As recent travelers on Route 202 South have observed, there has been substantial tree-clearing...
Peterborough Planning Board passes zoning change
By JESSECA TIMMONS
After a lengthy debate on Monday night and two previous public hearings on the issue, the Peterborough Planning Board passed a motion to rezone all properties in the Family District to the General Residence District.Planning Board members Stephanie...
Dublin Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee seeks pay-as-you-throw system
By CAMERON CASHMAN
The Dublin Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee (WRRC) is pushing for a new waste-disposal system that it hopes will mitigate the impact of the rising costs of waste disposal and transfer station operation on the town budget.Known as a...
Jaffrey responds to Office of Consumer Services complaint on community power
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Town of Jaffrey has officially disputed a complaint filed by the Office of the Consumer Advocate and Consumer Advocate Donald Kreis with the state Department of Energy that called for a pause in rolling out Jaffrey’s community power...
Archer offers hypnotherapy at Integrated Soul in Peterborough
By ISABELLA MESSA
After getting her certification in hypnotherapy from the HypnoRegression Institute of Blankinship Communications in Wilmington, N.C., in 2023, Jeni Archer now operates her own hypnotherapy practice, Integrated Soul, at 20 Grove St., Suite 310, in...
House and Home: Antique home in Hancock is a dream come true
By JESSECA TIMMONS
After many years living of in different parts of the country, Monique and Barry Tanner had always wanted to come back to New England, but renovating an antique home in the northeast corner of Hancock has exceeded their wildest expectations.“I have to...
Antrim residents will vote on downtown TIF district
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Antrim will start the process of creating a downtown Tax Increment Finance (TIF) district if voters approve two linked warrant articles to be presented at Town Meeting on Thursday evening, March 14.TIF districts earn revenue for towns by capturing tax...
Lyndeborough community power model headed to warrant
By ASHLEY SAARI
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
By ASHLEY SAARI
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...