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By JESSECA TIMMONS

Sometime in early 2025, a new, four-legged recruit will be joining the Antrim Police Department. “We are hoping that by January or February will be able to find a dog and get started,” said Antrim Police Chief John Blake. “We have the funding and...

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Preschoolers from Robin’s Nest Preschool in West Peterborough spent the day at the Cornucopia Project Educational Farm on Friday for the annual daikon radish harvest. After harvesting 350 pounds of purple and white daikon radishes, the children picked...

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Tucked away on one of the many dirt roads winding around the base of Mount Monadnock, Archie and Nina MacIntyre’s antique Cape house has an unusual name and a long and storied history, including ties to the founding of Dublin. “It’s called Clothespin...

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On Monday, the Peterborough Planning Board approved the site plan review application for mixed-use development at 14 Grove St., including nine apartments and a restaurant space.The application, submitted by Keach Nordstrom Associates on behalf of 14...

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On Friday, Nov. 1, Mel Allen, the longtime editor of Yankee Magazine, will present “People I’ve Known, Places I’ve Seen: Yankee Magazine Editor’s Most Memorable Stories” at the second “Stories to Share” event of the season at the Jaffrey Civic Center,...

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Wilton’s Prayers of Nature Studio will be transformed into a spooky Halloween “Bizarre Bazaar” all day during the Haunting of Wilton on Saturday, Oct. 26.Kate Schimke, founder of Prayers of Nature, describes the Bizarre Bazaar as a “dark arts fair,...

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The Peterborough Affordable Housing Committee will present the short film “What is Workforce Housing?” on Saturday, Oct. 19, at noon and 1 p.m. at Peterborough Community Theatre. Admission is free, and all are welcome.The film features students from...

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Education Freedom Accounts, reproductive rights and trans children in sports were the hot issues at Wednesday night’s candidates night sponsored by the Antrim Lions Club at Antrim Town Hall.About 50 people attended the event. Democrat Steve Ullman and...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Tucked away on one of the many dirt roads winding around the base of Mount Monadnock, Archie and Nina MacIntyre’s antique Cape house has an unusual name and a long and storied history, including ties to the founding of Dublin. “It’s called Clothespin...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

“Hangdog,” an independent film executive-produced by Peterborough resident Jamieson Shea, tells the story of a young couple, Wendy and Walt,  who flee New York City during the pandemic and resettle in Portland, Maine. When Wendy leaves town, having...

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After over 30 years of practicing his art, Antrim glassblower Alex Kalish still finds satisfaction in every piece he creates. “Glass is an amazing material to work with tactically. The act of making it, creating that final product, is still exciting...

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More than 100 members of the Monadnock Quilters’ Guild have been working to prepare for the Oct. 12 and 13 Fall Festival of Quilts at South Meadow School in Peterborough.“Quilting is really form of art,” said Sue Conklin, a member of the guild and one...

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The Town of Greenfield is applying for a one-year extension to complete renovations to the Greenfield Community Meetinghouse using funds from a CDFA Community Center Program Grant.The Greenfield Meetinghouse, which was built in 1795, is on the...

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State Sen. Denise Ricciardi, a Republican who represents District 9 that includes Greenfield, Jaffrey and Sharon, recently received the 2024 Water Advocate Award from the Granite State Rural Water Association.The award, which was presented at the...

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The ConVal School Board took a moment of silence during Tuesday night’s meeting to remember a student and a former student who died in unrelated car accidents the weekend of Sept. 20. Damien Cronan, 17,  of Antrim, was a junior at ConVal. James Barna,...

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Members of the Antrim’s Fostering Community Conversations on Race discussion group took a field trip to the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner on Sunday for the museum’s annual Harvest Moon Festival.The field trip was part of the group’s...

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Hancock photographer, environmentalist, master gardener and world traveler Eleanor Briggs will be the first speaker at the Jaffrey Civic Center’s “Stories to Share” series for 2024-2025, which opens Friday, Oct. 4, at 5 p.m.The series, which...

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The new Peterborough fire and ambulance station building project is moving ahead on time and is projected to be on budget so far, according to Assistant Town Administrator Seth MacLean, who is the project manager.  At Town Meeting in May, Peterborough...

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Five leaders from the Peterborough community gave their perspectives on the role and impact of the Second Amendment in New Hampshire at a community discussion Wednesday afternoon at Peterborough Town Library. Speaking on the panel were psychologist...

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In a 4,000-year old tomb in the Luxor valley of the upper Nile, early 20th-century archaeologists discovered evidence of some of the things that mattered deeply to people of ancient Egypt: bread, beef and beer. At Wednesday’s Francestown Recreation...