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The Greenfield Conservation Commission is sponsoring "Landscape Impacts in New Hampshire: from the Glaciation to the Present" on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at Stephenson Memorial Library, 761 Forest Road.

The Peterborough Recreation Department, 64 Union St., is offering several winter programs and trips.

Dublin Community Center, 1123 Main St., Dublin, will host the Monadnock Storytelling & Spoken Word Circle on Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This open mic event invites participants to share stories, poetry, rap, comedy or any form of spoken word in a round-the-circle format.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

While pledging to cut state spending by $150 million, Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a former prosecutor and New Hampshire attorney general, put her money where her mouth is by law enforcement programs to address immigration and drug trafficking.

By BILL FONDA

Peterborough and the Monadnock region can’t solve problems such as the planet’s fossil fuel problem alone, said Bob Haring-Smith of the Peterborough Renewable Energy Project, but they can still make contributions.

Greenfield is a town with its share of ghost stories. 

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Sheer chance led Tod and Jaylon Von Mertens from one of the oldest houses in Hancock to one of the newest, and from the stream valley along Middle Hancock Road to the very top of Prospect Hill.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Aho Seamless Gutters in Rindge has undergone a rebranding -- keeping the same ownership and employees, but taking on a new name, tagline and logo to become Udderly Gutters.

You may have heard that I am retiring. Yup. It’s true.

The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will host “Mapping Untold Stories,” a Black History Month talk by Dariya Steele of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6:30 p.m.

By DAVID BROOKS

A bill to end a little-known group that buys childhood vaccines for the state drew a slew of opposition Wednesday from nurses and doctors who said it would not only be dangerous to health but bad for wallets.

By DAVID ALLEN

Greenfield’s representative to the ConVal School Board, Curtis Hamilton, began Tuesday evening’s public hearing in Dublin about a petition article to establish a budget cap for ConVal by presenting the anticipated impact on education and school programming if it passes March 11.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Antrim Select Board voted to not support two petition warrant articles that will appear on the town warrant – one to provide funding for The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center, and one for Antrim’s annual Home and Harvest celebration – at Monday night’s budget hearing. 

On Saturday afternoon, the Dublin Community Center hosted a Valentine’s Day event. The event included crafts to make Valentine’s cards, children’s songs performed by Volkert Volkersz, and a visit with Archie the pig and Penelope the rabbit from Amazing Grace Animal Sanctuary. Along with crafts, the DubHub also served a Valentine’s lunch.

By DAVID ALLEN

Hancock residents heard a very clear view from ConVal School Board Chair Richard Dunning Monday on a petition warrant article proposing to cap the district’s budget.

Musical duo and married couple Ayla Brown and Rob Bellamy will return to The Park Theatre, 19 Main St., Jaffrey, for a Valentine’s concert on Friday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m.

The River Center board of directors has announced that Odette Butler will take over as executive director of The River Center, a family and community resource center in Peterborough. She succeeds Margaret Nelson, who is retiring after 15 years of leadership.

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Monday, the Jaffrey-Rindge School Board met to discuss the ramifications of last week’s deliberative session, in particular a $3 million cut to the proposed budget for the coming school year.

By DAVID ALLEN

For millions, the name Linus conjures up images of a “Peanuts” cartoon character tightly holding a blanket for comfort.

By DAVID ALLEN

When it comes to recreation, people have very different interests – and the Peterborough Recreation Department wants to know what they are. 

By ASHLEY SAARI

After nearly a year of research and interviews with members of the public and the school system, the Community Academic and Support Team, or CAST, has released a 158-page report with data and recommendations for the Mascenic School District – including recommendations about communication that the district has agreed to implement.