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By JESSECA TIMMONS

Allison Aldrich Smith, founder of  Keene’s Animaterra Women’s Chorus, which ran from 1997 to 2020, told  Sunday’s audience at the Monadnock Summer Lyceum that “there will be more singing than talking.”“I have been asked to sing a lot, talk a little,”...

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As a severe storms expert, meteorologist Cyrena Arnold of Francestown has been busy providing real-life expertise on the movie “Twisters” – the 2024 sequel to the 1996 movie “Twister” – as the film has been released around the world.“I’ve been on...

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A little piece of New Orleans will be coming to the Monadnock region Sunday, Aug. 18, at Fred Simmons’ and Leslie Vogel’s 16th annual Folksoul Music Festival in Greenfield. “Folk and soul combine the two richest traditions of American music, the folk...

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Greenfield’s recent changes to the town’s zoning bylaws regarding accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, will provide increased opportunity for affordable housing as well as financial opportunity to residents, according to members of the town’s Zoning...

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Composer Katie Semro of Sharon will debut an original piece of acoustic music, “Let It Sound,” on the main stage at the  2024 MAXT Makerspace Night Market Friday night in Peterborough.The piece, which Semro describes as “new classical acoustic,” will...

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The Town of Peterborough has announced it must reschedule a planned all-town property value reassessment due to a unforeseen delays with an upgrade to the town’s database software.The reassessment, which had been scheduled to take place in the summer...

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According to American Sign Language/English interpreter Laurie Shaffer, years ago, when she was teaching at a school for the deaf, a young deaf person asked her “What does the sun sound like?"“I was so stunned by the question. I told her it was so far...

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The Francestown Democratic Committee will host a meet-and-greet for Executive Council District 5 Democratic candidates Shoshanna Kelly and Melanie Levesque Friday, Aug. 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bitterli family barn at 1 Main St.  The barn,...

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Tricia Rose Burt of Hancock wants people to be brave. Her podcast, “No Time to Be Timid,” which just wrapped its third season, tells the stories of people who have taken the leap to embrace their creativity full-time. “As we get older, we take less...

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Members of the Francestown School Committee reported to residents Wednesday night that the group supports withdrawing from the ConVal School District and creating a new, independent Francestown School District – although a new opinion from ConVal’s...

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Sociologist Michael Kimmel, author of “Angry White Men,” offered an optimistic approach to combating “white male rage” at Sunday’s Monadnock Summer Lyceum at Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, arguing the case that gender equity holds the key...

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After 30 years of teaching young actors how to perform the works of Shakespeare, Deborah Thurber says she is still learning things from her students, and from The Bard. This year, for the 30th anniversary of Project Shakespeare, Thurber chose two...

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The planned move of the Grapevine Family Resource Center’s Avenue A Teen Center took a step forward Thursday night, when the Planning Board approved the site plan for a 2,200-square foot expansion to the Aiken Barn building.The addition to the Aiken...

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As a child in war-torn Japan, Yoko Ono remembers looking at the sky and feeling it was her only connection to her former life.“There were days when Yoko and her brother were so weak from near-starvation, all they could do was lie on the ground and...

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Bob Holmes of Antrim, who has completed all of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot peaks and 45 of the “52 with a View,” said he is still discovering trails in the Monadnock region.Holmes, who leads the Trails of Antrim hiking group, encourages anyone with...

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The lack of applicants for three vacant high school math positions at ConVal High School is a “critical shortage area,” according to Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders.At Rizzo Saunders’ request, the School Board made that designation at Tuesday...

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Despite several reported lightning strikes in the area, no injuries or major damage was reported after  thunderstorms passed through the region Tuesday evening, although hundreds were left without power.As of Wednesday morning, the Peterborough Plaza...

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As the deadline to make a decision on the feasibility of Dublin and Francestown withdrawing from the ConVal School district draws closer, the ConVal Feasibility Study Committee is honing in on questions that still need to be answered before the group...

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Like nearly everyone who drives Route 31 from the center of Antrim to Route 9, George and Michelle Caughey had always admired Bass Farm.For decades, the property was meticulously maintained by former owner Herb Nilson, with people in Antrim joking...

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The Town of Greenfield has chosen Milestone Construction as a construction manager for the upcoming renovations to the Greenfield Community Meetinghouse. “Milestone is a great choice. They have a proven track record and deep experience in working on...