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The owners of Old Homestead Farm in New Ipswich were back before the Zoning Board on Thursday seeking a new variance to expand a previously approved business on their farm by adding short-term rental cabins.The farm, owned by Chelsea and Ben Hatcher,...

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Mt. Monadnock Little League volunteers helped to clean up the ball field at Memorial Park in New Ipswich Saturday, as part of the town’s April town-wide cleanup, and in anticipation of the spring season.After a April snowstorm delayed the planned...

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The New Ipswich Congregational Church celebrated a significant milestone Sunday, holding a celebratory lunch and a burning of the church’s mortgage note, after a major capital campaign to help pay off the church’s debt.Pastor Ken Whitson said the...

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Joseph Clayton of Leominster, Mass., was one of many from out of state who traveled to Cathedral of the Pines in Rindge on Monday to see the solar eclipse closer to totality.“What we saw was the grace of God,” said Clayton. “It makes you feel pretty...

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As part of a grant focused on preschool development and community schools planning, the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District has been holding an ongoing series of community conversations about growing access to resources for families with young...

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ReVision Energy is proposing construction of a community solar farm on land owned by the Town of Jaffrey.Representatives of ReVision appeared before the Jaffrey Planning Board on Tuesday for a review of a plan, which would include a 1.3...

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Two of the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District’s Destination Imagination teams will be moving on to Global Finals May 22 to 25 in Kansas City after the Destination Imagination state affiliate finals Saturday at Bedford High School.A total of 31...

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A charging hoverboard is believed to be the source of a recent apartment fire on Stratton Road.According to a release issued by the Jaffrey Fire Department, on March 28, at about 10:23 a.m., crews responded to a first-alarm fire on Stratton Road,...

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Joe Manning, a veteran of World War II, entrepreneur, former state representative and avid town volunteer in Jaffrey, died at the age of 97 March 28.“He was many things,” said his friend Marc Tieger. “He was an entrepreneur, a devoted citizen and a...

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On April 8, the southern edge of New Hampshire will be experiencing an eclipse with more than 95% total coverage – an event that won’t occur for the area again for more than 50 years.In anticipation of the event, NASA has tasked “eclipse ambassadors”...

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A donated fire vehicle will be going out for refurbishment, after the Select Board approved a bid for the work on Tuesday night.Town Administrator Deb Deaton said the board had a scheduled bid opening on Tuesday for the work, but only received one...

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A “micro” site to boost data access for AT&T users may be coming to the main shopping strip along Route 202.During a Planning Board meeting Tuesday, Vincent Paquette, the director of small cell installations for the Northeast for Centerline...

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Neighbors of the Silver Scone Teas tea party events business in New Ipswich have filed a second appeal with the state’s Housing Appeals Board regarding the Zoning Board’s decision to uphold the Planning Board’s site plan approval of the business.A...

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Executive Councilor and Democratic candidate for governor Cinde Warmington sees reproductive health, public education and housing among the top issues facing the state today.Warmington will be facing off in a September primary contest against...

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Jaffrey celebrated some of its most-involved citizens with a volunteer dinner, thanking longtime members of town boards and elected positions and the committee responsible for putting together the town’s 250th anniversary celebrations, along with...

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Work is well underway on a water treatment plant that will be co-owned and operated by the towns of Jaffrey and Peterborough – a model that allows both towns to share the cost of both constructing the facility and its future operations.With a total...

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The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Greenville has received donations of Easter dinner main dishes to help ease the costs for residents in the area.Director Kevin Little said the donations were “significant” and came from local businesses and...

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As the weather warms, teams of citizen volunteers have been donning rain jackets and reflective vests, heading out on the rainy nights to escort amphibians from the woodlands where they spend most of the year, crossing roadways to wetlands and vernal...

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As a planned pair of roundabouts in the Jaffrey downtown enters the final design phases, residents can anticipate a three-year construction season, starting in April of 2025.Representatives from the Department of Transportation and the town’s...

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After a narrow defeat at the polls of an article that would have created a full-time fire chief, code enforcement and building inspector position, New Ipswich Fire Chief Gary Somero appeared before the Select Board Tuesday to discuss the future of the...