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To celebrate the finale of Jaffrey Public Library’s summer reading program, Simon Brooks led an interactive storytelling presentation. Audience members of all ages sat on the library’s front lawn, enjoying the early August sun with their friends and...

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Team Jaffrey’s Riverfest celebration took place July 29 in downtown Jaffrey.The community field hosted Lindsay and her Puppet Pals, hot air balloon rides, Knights egg sandwiches and face-painting from Soul Blossom Body Arts. Throughout the day,...

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On the left and right hand sides of the entrance to Hobbs Jewelers at 20 Depot Square in Peterborough are two window displays.Throughout the year, the displays evolve into various little worlds of their own, shifting in scenery and theme as the...

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Danny Canary of Skydio visited ConVal High School Thursday to give a presentation on drones.Canary works with police officers, fire departments and schools to provide hands-on lessons in drone flying. His hope is to encourage people to get excited...

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When Dave Morrison was in 8th grade, he would ride the schoolbus and along with his friends, try to recite the Uncle Sam Sign before it was out of sight.   he and his friends would try to recite the Uncle Sam Sign before it was out of sight. 

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On Friday evening, the Farm at Wolf Pine Hollow in Hancock hosted a wine, charcuterie, and dye-your-yarn workshop. The workshop was led by Susan Driscoll and Bel Vasaar, two women who bonded over their common interest in fiber arts 12 years ago....

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Samantha Grenier, whose artwork is on display at Vital Provisions in Peterborough, is a product of Maine.“I grew up running around the fields, crushing crab apples from the tree by our deck and exploring the woods,” she said.While she has spent most...

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The Town of Hancock celebrated the upcoming Independence Day holiday with fireworks at Moose Brook Park. Annabelle Berry and Camden Caputo posed for a photo under the evening sun, excited to share what their future holds.“We’re going to kindergarten...

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In addition to its food, driving range and live music, The Range in Mason hosts Marty's Driving Range Cruise Night Thursdays during the summer.The event is open to the public, as proud car owners camp out near their vehicles for the evening. Some...

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Amidst the cool spring air of Saturday, June 10, two local naturalists described each other’s life accomplishments to the dedicated supporters of the Harris Center for Conservation Education. Eleanor Briggs awarded the first ever Eleanor Briggs Award...

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Downtown Peterborough hosted numerous events in celebration of First Friday in downtown Peterborough June 2, as people weather the rainstorm and visited the merchants, venues and restaurants of Depot Square.At Peterborough Town Library, R. Scott Hyde...

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On Saturday, Monadnock Community Hospital celebrated 100 years of providing care to the region with a community fair.“We would not be here without the support of our friends and neighbors,” said hospital President and CEO Cynthia McGuire, who spent...

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Circus performers work together to try and fix the moon. 

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Gardening is in Judy Unger-Clark’s blood.“We always had fresh sweet corn and a big pea patch. My sisters and I would eat the peas raw, so when my mom went to the garden for dinner, there weren’t many left,” Unger-Clark said with a laugh.Throughout her...

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Shannon Tremblay’s garden is a lively place.On her and her husband Chris’s Jaffrey property live a few kids, two dogs, three cats, seven chickens, the inevitable squirrels and chipmunks, birds, butterflies and ground critters. Currently in bloom are...

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On Saturday afternoon, Sharon residents gathered to clean up the gardens and grounds of the Meeting House.Selinda Chiquoine, a volunteer for the gardening committee, organized the activities, which included trimming, weeding and raking. She was...

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Last month, Doug Whitney of Peterborough became a member of the Six Star Finishers Hall of Fame when he completed the London Marathon, the last of the Abbott World Marathon Majors.Whitney first began running in 1998, and he has run 13 marathons. Of...

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Mason Public Library welcomed book-lovers to an open house Tuesday to see the newly renovated space.Library Director Judy Forty shared her enthusiasm for the brightened walls and open floor plan.“The new book carts can be rolled out of the way,” she...

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Every quilter has their own memory of making their first quilt.For Sandy Miller of Westford, Mass., her first quilt was a gift to her daughter, who had found herself feeling homesick in college.“It was a Christmas present to remind her of home,”...

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The Farm at Wolf Pine Hollow hosted its second TulipFête Saturday.This year, the owners of the farm, Tom and Ariane Ice, chose to expand the festival into the main field to host more people, flowers and activities, which ranged from face-painting to...