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Spanish Club to meet at Peterborough Town Library
The Peterborough Town Library Spanish Club will meet Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 4 p.m. in the classroom.This is an informal group for basic or intermediate Spanish speakers to practice their language skills. It is not intended for those brand new to...
Silver Scone Teas decision appealed
By ASHLEY SAARI
Neighbors to Silver Scone Teas on River Road in New Ipswich have appealed a Zoning Board decision that granted the business the right to operate in one of the town’s village districts.Richard Craig and Sharin Smeeth, through their attorney Nancy...
Reauthorization of expanded Medicaid seen as critical to New Hampshire’s mental health crisis, state’s workforce
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Amber MacQuarrie, a single mother of two from Dublin, was running an infant daycare when she started experiencing extreme lung pain in 2018.After running tests, doctors concluded that the pain was caused by a cyst the size of a fist and she required...
Housing, child care to get special attention this legislative session
By ETHAN DEWITT
House Speaker Sherman Packard will launch special legislative committees on housing and child care, bringing new focus to two persistent issues for the state.The special committees will join the House’s 24 existing standing committees and will take...
Franklin Pierce University receives money for equipment
With the signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Franklin Pierce University received $825,000 for healthcare simulation training equipment, which will support specialized equipment for the University’s Master of Physician Assistant...
Hunt music video to premiere at Jaffrey-Rindge King event
New Hampshire guitarist-songwriter Senie Hunt, now living in Nashville, will premiere the new music video of his original composition, “Stand Together,” at the Jaffrey-Rindge Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration Jan. 16 from 5 to 6 p.m. at The...
Trevor Faber of Hancock completes research project
Trevor Faber of Hancock, a member of the Class of 2024 majoring in mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was a member of a student team that recently completed a research project titled “Designing Mobile Exhibits” with the Museum...
Hancock King celebration is Jan. 16
The Hancock Conversations on Race Group will hold its fifth annual celebration honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 16, at noon in the vestry of Hancock Congregational Church, 47 Main St.The theme of the event is King’s ideal of the...
Over in Rindge: Taylor Ratcliffe – A Friday full of ‘wows’
Here’s my pitch: keep an eye on the Ingalls Memorial Library’s online calendar, and when you see the monthly announcement for Fun Friday Show and Tell, register to attend. Whether you are a craftsperson with creations to show, or someone (like myself)...
Local students named to Bob Jones University dean’s list
COLLEGELocal students named to Bob Jones dean’s listThe following students were named to the Bob Jones University dean’s list for the fall semester:-- Meghan Boutwell, a senior ministry and leadership major from Rindge.-- Andrew Fletcher, a junior...
Mascenic presents budget, full-day kindergarten proposal
By ASHLEY SAARI
Rising contractual costs and utilities are major drivers behind this year’s Mascenic Regional School District budget, Superintendent Chris Martin explained during the district’s budget hearing on Tuesday night.The lightly attended hearing drew only...
MilliporeSigma withdraws application for Jaffrey paving variance, but is expected to resubmit
By ASHLEY SAARI
Manufacturer MilliporeSigma has delayed a request for a variance to permit paving a section of wetland buffer at its Jaffrey plant location until at least next month.MilliporeSigma representatives were scheduled to appear before the Zoning Board of...
Icy conditions cause accidents in Peterborough, Bennington
By ROWAN WILSON
Tuesday morning’s weather hovered around freezing, creating black ice and slippery conditions on the region’s roadways.Between 7:25 a.m. and 8:39 a.m., Peterborough experienced a number of cars off the road, including two school bus accidents....
How local towns deal with trash after the holidays
By ROWAN WILSON
After the holidays, when the gifts are unwrapped, the decorations are put away and the tree is thrown out of the house, life usually quiets down. But local recycling centers can’t just forget about Christmas trash.In fact, they prepare to be busy...
Budget meetings begin in Peterborough
By ROWAN WILSON
The Peterborough Select Board and Budget Committee met together Tuesday night, kicking off the 2023 budget season.The general fund operating budget is projected to increase 9.54 percent to just under $12.27 million. Overall spending, which includes...
Monadnock Are Transitional Shelter receives grant for Hope Fund
Monadnock Are Transitional Shelter (MATS) recently received a grant from the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation.The money is earmarked for the Hope Fund at MATS, a fund established in honor of longtime board member Hope Pettegrew. The Hope Fund is used...
Antrim dog licenses are available at Town Hall
ANTRIMDog licenses available at Town Hall Dog licenses for 2023 are available at Antrim Town Hall, 66 Main St.Dogs must be registered by April 30, and rabies must be up-to-date. For information, call 603-588-6785.
Candlelight open house is Jan. 6
The Phoenix Mill House, directly behind the Monadnock Center for History and Culture’s main building at 19 Grove St. in downtown Peterborough, will hold a candlelight open house Friday, Jan. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m.The Phoenix Mill House is an overseer’s...
Mason Fire Department recognizes standouts
By ASHLEY SAARI
During the Mason Fire Department’s annual department breakfast in December, Chief Anthony Burns revived a department tradition of recognizing members of the department who were exemplary during the year, recognizing a firefighter, EMS provider, rookie...
Icy conditions cause multiple crashes on Route 202 curve in Jaffrey
By ASHLEY SAARI
Police responded to multiple incidents involving a total of six cars, including a three-car crash, at an icy curve of Route 202 on Tuesday morning.At 7:12 a.m., police responded to Route 202 by the manufacturer D.D. Bean for a report of multiple cars...
