Franklin Pierce University names valedictorian and salutatorian
Franklin Pierce University announced that Madeline Ward has been named valedictorian for the Class of 2024, and Ryan Walker has been named the class's salutatorian.Ward, from Wolfeboro, majored in biology while also earning minors in spanish and...
Jaffrey kicks off Earth Week with no-waste potluck and environmental speakers
There were no paper plates or plastic utensils to be seen during the Jaffrey Climate Initiative and Jaffrey Conservation Commission Earth Day kickoff potluck on Tuesday, where participants were asked to bring their own plates and utensils for a...
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Conant girls’ tennis continues to seek improvement
When Gloria Morison wakes up in the middle of the night, her mind turns to tennis.That's a good thing for her Conant girls' tennis team, as they can benefit from her late-night musings. Before Tuesday's home showdown with visiting Kearsarge, it was...
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Viewpoint: Jay Schechter – ConVal agreement no longer works
On Wednesday, April 10, the Monadnock Center For History and Culture and Monadnock Ledger-Transcript sponsored a Community Conversation. Several members of the Dublin Education Advisory Committee attended.The presentation was billed as an event to ask...
Business
Deb Caplan builds a business out of her creative passion
When she moved from Florida to New Hampshire in 2011, Deb Caplan, a lifelong creative, was thrilled to find that her new hometown of Peterborough was a major hub for for creativity and the arts in the Monadnock region.“I love living around here. There...
Arts & Life
Gnome Notes: Emerson Sistare – Amor Towles weaves tapestry in ‘Table for Two: Fictions’
A book review by The Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough.“Table for Two: Fictions,” by Amor TowlesWhile some authors have name-recognition, others have “title-recognition” -- when one or more their works is so widely read that it has overshadowed its...
Obituaries
Bennington, NH - Bonnie (Adams) Paquette, 65, of Bennington NH, passed away on April 13th, 2024, at Concord Hospital, surrounded by her family. The daughter of Ruth Greeley and Robert Adams... remainder of obit for Bonnie Paquette
Francestown NH - Katherine W. Allen of Francestown, NH and most recently of Hailey, Idaho died peacefully on February 16, 2024 at the age of 94. Born April 26, 1929 she was the daughter of ... remainder of obit for Katherine W. Allen
Bath, ME - Kenneth Herbert Noyd was born November 27, 1930 in Norwood, Massachusetts. Ken passed away on April 7, 2024 at the age of 93 near Bath, Maine, after enjoying heartfelt conversati... remainder of obit for Kenneth Noyd
, 80 Jaffrey, NH - Karen Backstrom Ayers of Jaffrey, NH, passed away in Keene, NH, on April 12, 2024. Karen was born on September 9, 1943, in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter to Melvin Leslie and ... remainder of obit for Karen B. Ayers