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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...
Off the Highway: Jarvis Coffin – A poem to begin 2023
I have several resolutions for 2023Not all of which have to do exclusively with me,Except, of course, that one touches on the other—Touches me, touches you – I am giving you my druthers.These are resolutions I would like to see in 2023.First, after...
BUSINESS: Hornburg Brewing Company to open soon in Hancock
By ROWAN WILSON
Hornburg Brewing Company will open its doors, or more accurately its “hobbit door,” – the owners are “The Lord of the Rings” fans – to the public Jan. 6 and 7.A decade ago, Dean Gervin and his uncle Rick Gervin decided that opening a brewery together...
Peterborough Town Library hosts early New Year’s ball drop
By ROWAN WILSON
At noon on Friday, the Peterborough Town Library hosted an early New Year’s Eve ball drop.Golden streamers hung from the doorway leading into the 1833 Room, named for the year the library was established. Inside, music was playing and lights were...
Wilton honors Elmer Santerre upon his retirement
By JOSH LACAILLADE
In 1958, newly discharged Navy serviceman Elmer Santerre entered trade school with the hopes of becoming a barber. As he toured the Monadnock region looking for a place to open his own barbershop, he stumbled upon Wilton’s Main Street. According to...
Ringing in 2023 with First Hikes
By ASHLEY SAARI
Hikers and walkers around the region are ringing in the 2023 with the tradition of getting out on the trails on New Year’s Day.For Jaquelyn O’Connor of New Ipswich, who runs the blog Getting Lost Together, discovering New England trails has become a...
PHOTOS: A walk through the labyrinth in Peterborough
After a two-year absence due to COVID, the labyrinth returned to Peterborough Town House Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.The labyrinth is a life-size replica of the one at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Chartres, France.
Friends, colleagues remember Robert Taft
By BILL FONDA
Bernie Hampsey of Jaffrey said his best friend Robert Taft could be described in one word – “beloved.”“I was very proud to be his friend,” said Hampsey, who served with Taft as both a lawyer and a judge. “His whole thing in life was friends and...
Depot Square office in Peterborough vandalized
By ROWAN WILSON
The third-floor landing at 20 Depot Square in Peterborough was found vandalized Wednesday morning.Larry Schwartz entered the building around 9:50 a.m. and noticed the damage. “As soon as I turned to the right and saw all the yellow powder, I didn’t...
Jaffrey gears up for anniversary celebrations in 2023
By ASHLEY SAARI
After years of planning, the town of Jaffrey is celebrating its 250th birthday in the coming year, with a slate of events throughout the entirety of 2023, both leading up to and beyond Aug. 17, the actual day of Jaffrey’s incorporation.The town formed...
Proposed Greenville treatment center to go to regional hearing
By ASHLEY SAARI
Neighboring towns will have the opportunity to weigh in on the possible regional impacts of a proposed drug- and alcohol-treatment facility proposed to be developed in the existing Chamberlin Mill in Greenville, which abuts the Souhegan River.The...
Walter Holland has worn the Santa suit for more than 20 years in Lyndeborough
By ASHLEY SAARI
There are certain benefits to growing out a white beard.For Walter Holland of Lyndeborough, it gives a certain extra gravitas to his role as town and school moderator. It lends a bit of extra credibility in his role as commander of the town’s...
South Meadow School names honor roll
The following students were named to the first-term honor roll at South Meadow School in PeterboroughGrade eightHigh HonorsHarlan Bielagus, Christopher Bouyounes, Lydia Decker, Elliot Dumas, Emilija Hall, Felix Hannah, Vincent Hollenbeck, Marcus...
Black bears mostly in their dens for the winter
By ROWAN WILSON
Andrew Timmins, bear biologist at New Hampshire Fish and Game, said there are currently around 6,800 black bears living in the state.Bears exist in every part of New Hampshire except for the immediate Seacoast. The Lakes Region and White Mountains...
Second arrest made in Rindge tire pile that led to crash
By ASHLEY SAARI
A second arrest has been made in Rindge related to dozens of tires piled on Cathedral Road in October, which caused a motor vehicle crash.On Monday, Nov. 21, police arrested Noel Saveall, 19, of Tellico Plains, Tenn. Saveall, a former Rindge resident,...
Purchase by Seven Hills Foundation keeps Crotched Mountain School open
By ADAM DRAPCHO
Parents at a specialty day and residential school for students with autism received an email last month announcing that the one-of-a-kind facility would be closing in 30 days and they would need to find another place to educate their children.Then...
The Farm at Wolf Pine Hollow owners lose appeal to ZBA
By SCOTT MERRILL
The Hancock ZBA denied an appeal request Nov. 9 by the owners of The Farm at Wolf Pine Hollow at 53 Middle Road for relief from an administrative decision.The administrative decision from the Select Board, according to farm owners Ariane and Tom Ice,...
Jonah Wheeler, 19, ready to provide perspective in House
By RICK GREEN
When the conversation in the New Hampshire House turns to what is happening in high school, Jonah Wheeler will be able to speak with some authority.After all, the newly elected state representative from Peterborough was attending ConVal Regional High...
Ukrainian family arrives in Wilton under Uniting for Ukraine program
By ASHLEY SAARI
Early in the morning on Feb. 24, while asleep in their condo in Kyiv, Ukraine, Kiril and Olha Necheporenko were awakened by a loud sound.It was a ways off, but not so far off that it wasn’t identifiable as an explosion.The couple had been watching the...
BUSINESS: Brothers open new gym in Peterborough Shopping Plaza
By ROWAN WILSON
A new gym opened Wednesday in the Peterborough Shopping Plaza at 19 Wilton Road. Mountain Fitness, located in the space where the Verizon store once was, is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and offers an independent workout experience. Brothers...
