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Friendship Manor in New Ipswich to close in early May
By ASHLEY SAARI
After years of struggling with staffing issues, senior living provider Friendship Manor in New Ipswich is shutting down next month.In an interview Tuesday, co-owner and co-administrator Gary Cahoon said the facility would be closing May 8, after being...
First Friday in Peterborough slow for most local businesses
By ROWAN WILSON
Local Peterborough businesses were hopeful that this month’s First Friday would provide an opportunity for the community to get out, walk around town and visit open establishments. B ut most places reported a low turnout and a slow evening.It was...
Travis Worth of New Ipswich remains out on bail with adjusted conditions
By ASHLEY SAARI
A Hillsborough Superior Court judge directed the defense attorney to report any breath test violations to the court as part of a decision on whether a New Ipswich man charged with negligent homicide should continue to remain out on bail.Travis Worth...
State seeks to revoke bail for New Ipswich man charged with negligent homicide
By ASHLEY SAARI
The prosecution in the case of Travis Worth of New Ipswich, who has been charged with negligent homicide and aggravated DWI after a Dec. 1 crash that killed one man and seriously injured another, has asked for bail to be revoked.Worth was indicted on...
A 10-year retrospective on the multimillion-dollar scheme that rocked the Monadnock Region
By ASHLEY SAARI
In March of 2012, after being confronted by his clients, investment broker Aaron Olson of Rindge turned himself in to the government and made a shocking confession – he had been running one of the most-significant Ponzi schemes in New Hampshire...
Performance Fitness under new ownership
By BEN CONANT
There’s always an excuse not to go to the gym, but the new owners of Performance Fitness in Peterborough have eliminated at least one big one, as the recently purchased Route 202 gym is now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “You want people to...
Auto inspection bill could stall before full NH House
By RICK GREEN
The N.H. House of Representatives is slated to consider a bill to eliminate the safety inspection mandate for non-commercial vehicles on Thursday, but its chances for passage are not good, the measure’s author said.Rep. Casey Conley, D-Dover, said an...
Franklin Pierce student arrested on felony drug charges
By ASHLEY SAARI
Rindge Police arrested a 20-year-old Franklin Pierce University student after responding to an automatic fire alarm in a dorm last week and beginning a drug investigation in one of the dorm rooms.Police arrested Christopher Guigni, 20, of Lowell,...
Greenville addresses rules for accessory apartments in proposed ordinance
By ASHLEY SAARI
A zoning amendment on this year’s ballot would add a new section to the ordinance outlining regulations for accessory dwelling units.According to the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning, a law which went into effect in the state in 2017...
Massachusetts man indicted on new charges related to Chicklis murder
By ASHLEY SAARI
A Massachusetts man has been indicted on four additional charges regarding actions he allegedly took related to the murder and disposal of the body of Brandon Chicklis, according to court documents.Jonathan Lind, 26, was indicted by a grand jury in...
Wilton community power proposal offers four options to users
By ASHLEY SAARI
After polling the community about its priorities, Wilton has put forth the frame of a community power agreement voters will see at Town Meeting this March, with multiple tiers of renewable energy usage.Wilton is one of several communities in the state...
Sunflowers Cafe and Catering closes its doors after 14 years on Jaffrey’s Main Street
By ASHLEY SAARI
For the first time in more than a decade of hosting local artists, this past weekend Sunflowers Cafe and Catering’s walls featured the art and photography of owner Carolyn Edwards – a last hurrah for the Main Street restaurant’s final weekend.Sunday...
Cranberry Meadow Estates lots include piece of conservation easement
By ROWAN WILSON
Walking along the Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail, a popular hiking path that starts in downtown Peterborough and connects all the way to the Raymond Trail that runs up Pack Monadnock, one may not realize a 64-lot development was once planned to be built...
One man killed, other driver charged in fatal Greenville crash
By ASHLEY SAARI
A Wilton man died in a Dec. 1 auto accident on Route 31 in Greenville, and the other driver in the crash is facing charges of negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated.According to New Hampshire State Police, at approximately 7:39 p.m., the...
Driver charged in fatal Greenville crash
Travis Worth of New Ipswich, 37, was arraigned at Hillsborough Superior Court South on Thursday on charges of negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated in the Dec. 1 accident on Route 31 in Greenville that killed 35-year-old Kyle Tetrault of...
Police say Wilton man shot ex-girlfriend, then killed himself
By ROSEMARY FORD
Nearly two months before she was shot in the head after leaving her job at a sail manufacturer in Salem, Massachusetts, a 33-year-old Hampton woman filed a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, a Wilton man who police say shot her and then...
Four new police recruits sworn in to Wilton Police Department
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Wilton Police Department has four new recruits, sworn in on Monday night, bringing the department to fully staffed for the first time in more than a year.Wilton, as with many small departments in the area, has long struggled with recruitment and...
Amid arrests, Executive Council votes 4-1 to reject federal funds for COVID vaccines
By CASSIDY JENSEN
Kathleen Labonte celebrated the Executive Council’s vote to reject $27 million in federal funding for COVID vaccinations Wednesday, saying it showed that protestors had successfully pressured their elected representatives.Labonte, a 71-year-old former...
Britany Barron receives 3.5-7 years for falsifying evidence in murder case
By ASHLEY SAARI
Britany Barron of Jaffrey was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison Wednesday on charges of falsifying evidence in the murder of Jonathan Amerault of Keene, but could be released on parole as early as next spring.Britany Barron pled...
After nearly 50 years in business, Toadstool Bookshops up for sale
By TIM GOODWIN
After close to 50 years in the book-selling business, Willard Williams is ready to turn the page.Williams, the founder and co-owner of the Toadstool Bookshop and its locations in Peterborough, Keene and Nashua, was named the 2020 NH Retailer of the...
