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By ASHLEY SAARI

The Mason Select Board is contemplating stricter enforcement for the area surrounding the Mason Quarry, after the area was swarmed with visitors over the summer.Selectman Charlie Moser said Wednesday that the quarry, which is owned by the town and...

By TIM GOODWIN

Cindy Dunleavy never knows when her phone is going to ring. It could be during dinner, when she’s out for a short hike on Pack Monadnock or in the middle of the night. All Dunleavy knows is that when a baby is ready to make its way into the world,...

By BEN CONANT

Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School valedictorian Madeline Smith needed just five words to sum up the Class of 2020 experience: “It sucks, but it’s special.”WLC’s 29 seniors were born into a world still reeling from the Sept. 11 terrorist...

By ABBE HAMILTON

A former bookkeeper is serving a prison sentence for embezzlement of more than $700,000 from Greenfield’s Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center, according to court documents.Beverly Morello, 59, of Peterborough was accused of stealing the funds...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Nicole Fish’s collection of exotic insects is small but precious. On one end, is her Asian Giant, several inches long and bright green. On the other, is a Boxer Mantis, smaller than her pinky nail, brown and hard to see without a magnifying...

By TIM GOODWIN

Jarvis Adams V is the new owner of the Greenfield Inn.The lifelong resident of Greenfield finalized the purchase of the eight-room bed and breakfast on Dec. 13.Adams was familiar with the property after all of his sisters worked at the inn and his...

By ABBE HAMILTON

Artist, inventor and publisher Rufus Porter is one of the most famous of the itinerant New Englanders who were commissioned to paint murals in homes and inns. And before his death in 1884, he left his mark on the Monadnock Region where his murals at...

By ASHLEY SAARIand MEGHAN PIERCE

Rindge police are searching for two armed robbery suspects who they say stabbed one of the owners of North of the Border and took cash from the store Friday night.“Hopefully they catch them,” said Ahmad Mortada, a brother of the man stabbed during the...

By MAX SCHEINBLUM

Depot Road in Hancock has long been a popular site for nature adventurers, joggers, and outdoor enthusiasts, but thanks to one, David Young, the Depot is now known for another reason: music.Beginning in 1878 the Hancock Train Station/Depot served the...

By MEGHAN PIERCE

After 73 years of providing a place for artists and the public to come together to learn, work, shop and appreciate fine art, the Sharon Arts Center closed in the summer of 2019.The announcement was made in June and by the end of the summer the center...

By MEGHAN PIERCE

Throughout 2019 Monadnock Paper Mills celebrated its 200th anniversary as a business.Moody Butler founded the business – known as Paper Mill or Bennington Paper Mill – near the banks of the Contoocook River in 1819. When it first started the mill...

By MEGHAN PIERCE

Many people living and working in Peterborough today may not realize the office building 20 Grove Street was built specifically for the American Guernsey Cattle Club. With the iconic downtown Peterborough office building reaching its 100th anniversary...

By MEGHAN PIERCE

For some, the holidays can be the worst time of the year. With that in mind, the First Presbyterian Church in Antrim held its first Blue Christmas Candlelight Service Sunday night.“I think validating people’s feelings is one way of helping them move...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Bryan Cullinane was quick with a joke, a laugh, and wouldn’t have wanted to see his friends and family cry.“He wouldn’t want us to grieve or be unhappy, that’s all I can say,” his mother, Susan Cullinane said, following a celebration of life for her...

By TIM GOODWIN

If Ted de Winter was going to write a book about his life, figuring out where to start might be the hardest part. Having enough to write about would not be difficult at all.At 87 years old, de Winter, who has lived in Greenville since 1982, has seen a...

By MEGHAN PIERCE

On the heels of the first Peterborough Night Market, plans are already in the works for the next, organizer Roy Schlieben said Wednesday.Saturday night, School and Depot streets were closed and crowds flooded into the municipal parking lot in the...

By TIM GOODWIN

Most homeowners are lucky to have one breathtaking view to show off to visitors – David Jeffries has them everywhere he looks.At Jeffries’s 159-acre estate in Jaffrey, his 6,000 square foot mid-century modern home is impressive enough to get people...

By MEGHAN PIERCE

Downtown Peterborough will light up next month with its first-ever Night Market.“We have a great downtown in Peterborough, but nothing ever happens at night, why don’t we try to create a night market here,” said Roy Schlieben, executive director of...

By NICHOLAS HANDY

A local man has been indicted on charges that allege he strangled his “intimate partner” three times in the same day in Antrim. Robert Davidson, 35, of Hillsborough, was indicted on three class-B felony counts of second-degree assault at the...

By BEN CONANT

A Bennington man was indicted in Hillsborough Superior Court on eight felony charges alleging he sexually assaulted a minor over the course of two years and then threatened his victim with a firearm.Brandon Guillemette, 29, was initially arrested in...