News/Business
BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Broadband availability increases real estate attractiveness
By JESSECA TIMMONS
The availability of high-speed internet has become one of the driving factors in attracting new residents to settle in the Monadnock region, giving some towns a competitive advantage for people who work or attend school remotely. “People expect it,”...
Business Quarterly: Nisa Simila – Don’t fear the IRS
By NISA SIMILA
When you hear the word “taxes,” do you feel fear forming in the pit of your stomach? Does your heart start palpitating? Because of the way the IRS has been portrayed in the media, it’s no wonder that the IRS seems scary. However, you don’t have to be...
Business Quarterly: Andy Peterson – Market looks strong for 2024
By ANDY PETERSON
With the passing of a joyous holiday season, the chill of midwinter’s crystalline air surrounds us and our thoughts turn to plans and hopes for the coming year. With 2023 now in the rear-view mirror, I offer this real estate market update and forecast...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Schools, hospital look to hire, retain employees
By BILL FONDA
Looking ahead to the 2023-2024 school year, Jaffrey-Rindge Superintendent Reuben Duncan said the district would like to add six to 10 teachers – a couple math teachers, a science teacher, several special education teachers and likely another STEM...
Mason to vote on community power at Town Meeting
By ASHLEY SAARI
Mason residents will vote on adopting a community power plan this year.The final article on the Mason warrant would authorize the town to adopt the Mason Community Power Plan, a plan put together by the town’s power aggregation committee over the past...
Residents can comment on Greenfield community power plan Jan. 28
By JESSECA TIMMONS
No members of the public attended the Greenfield Community Power Committee public hearing Tuesday night due to weather, but a second hearing is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 28, at 2:30 pm at the Greenfield Meetinghouse.Community power allows...
New Ipswich proposal would combine fire chief, inspector
By ASHLEY SAARI
New Ipswich voters will decide this March whether to create a new position combining the duties of fire chief, building inspector and code enforcement, all of which are currently stipend positions.During the town’s budget hearing Tuesday, the board...
BUSINESS: Kathleen Johnson brings Central Gold Key Realty to Centertown building in Peterborough
By BILL FONDA
Kathleen Johnson isn’t fully moved in at her new Central Gold Key Realty office overlooking Main Street on the second floor of the Centertown building in Peterborough.Although it’s on the list of businesses people would see if they walked by on the...
Rindge budget proposal finalized at $5.35 million
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Rindge Select Board approved a $5.35 million proposed budget following the town’s budget hearing on Wednesday, making few adjustments during the hearing itself.The board eliminated a total of $3,500 – $1,000 from the code enforcement department...
Sevanne Kassarjian heads search committee for new Peterborough Players managing and artistic directors
By BILL FONDA
Noting the number of people who have had longstanding associations with Peterborough Players, Sevanne Kassarjian said it’s the kind of place that’s hard to leave.“”We can’t just quit the place,” she said. “We keep coming back.”Kassarjian is a case in...
Greenfield Forge blacksmith shop helps people learn new skills
By JESSECA TIMMONS
The first thing anyone notices walking into the Greenfield Forge, Vinnie Anfuso’s blacksmith shop in the center of Greenfield, is the massive, coal-fired forge.Anfuso has four forges at his Greenfield shop – two coal, two propane. “For our size shop,...
New look for Equestrian Village presented to Peterborough Planning Board
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Nearly 30 abutters and neighbors from the Burke Road and Contoocook Lane neighborhoods, as well as Peterborough Planning Board members, heard about design changes to the proposed Equestrian Village development Monday night.Plans for the existing...
Jaffrey Budget Committee make no changes following review
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Jaffrey Budget Committee made no changes to the Select Board’s recommended operating budget following a full budget review on Saturday, tentatively approving an operating budget of $7.3 million, a 2% increase from the current budget.Jaffrey has an...
Town representatives talk leaving ConVal district
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Select board and community members from Temple, Dublin and Francestown indicated at Thursday’s ConVal Strategic Organization Committee meeting that their towns may consider leaving the ConVal School District if the proposed warrant article...
BUSINESS: Hayfields Antiques operates out of former one-room schoolhouse in Peterborough
By AIDAN BEAROR
This article has been changed since the original version to correctly identify the name of the business.Tucked away in Peterborough’s former one-room schoolhouse, Hayfields Antiques seeks to bring quality, Federal-style antiques to the Monadnock...
Insurers seek shelter from climate change storm
By MICHAEL KITCH
The increasing frequency and intensity of natural catastrophes associated with climate change has roiled the insurance industry, executives say.Testifying before the Senate Budget Committee last year, Eric Anderson, president of Aon, a risk mitigation...
BUSINESS: Fennell’s cozy knitwear is custom-made
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Christine Fennell of Peterborough first started knitting custom sweaters out of necessity.“My little brother was 6-feet, 7-inches, and absolutely nothing fit him, so I started making him sweaters. Then he had his first baby, and he went to get a baby...
Reality Check hires pair
Nina Decot is the new intake specialist at Reality Check.Decot’s role is to help anyone with a substance-use issue get the help they need by conducting new intake paperwork and enrolling people in Reality Check’s free recovery coaching and...
Artisans on the Hill and Maura’s Embroidery open on Colls Farm Road
By ASHLEY SAARI
Maura McGonigle has been in the embroidery business for 25 years, and recently cut the ribbon on her new shop in Jaffrey.In the location of the former New England Everyday Goods on Colls Farm Road in Jaffrey, McGonigle opened Maura’s Embroidery and,...
A new ‘Twist’ for Main Street
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Twist Ice Cream is a new business on Main Street in Peterborough, but it is already attracting a stream of customers.Twist serves soft-serve ice cream, gelato and a selection of toppings. The shop is tucked in next to the diVINE on Main wine bar,...
