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More than 1,600 ConVal parents, students, alumni and community members had signed a change.org petition by Monday afternoon, protesting the non-renewal of ConVal Athletic Director Kevin Proctor’s contract at the end of the school year.Proctor, who has...

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From a refurbished  200-year-old mill at Noone Falls, a new Peterborough-based company, Evari, is looking to change the world. “Energy is the whole reason this building is here,” said entrepreneur Steve Walker as he led a tour through the renovated...

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Sgt. John Blake of the Antrim Police Department was promoted to chief of police, effective April 1, in a badge-pinning ceremony Monday night at the Antrim Select Board meeting.The entire Antrim police force turned out to congratulate Blake, along with...

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Five years ago, the  MAXT Makerspace Dublin Ceramics Center was nothing more than tents in Kimberly Kersey Asbury’s backyard.  “We started out during COVID, all outside,  just as a way to bring people together,” Asbury said. “I installed a kiln in my...

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 After earning a third-place finish at the FIRST Robotics New England District Pine Tree Event March 15-17 in Lewiston, Maine, the high school division of Peterborough-based 4-H FIRST Robotics Team Inconceivable is headed to the University of New...

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Despite slushy roads and pouring rain Saturday night, more than 100 people attended the first Francestown Recreation Commission dinner honoring the women of Francestown, held in recognition of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. “The...

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A cell tower on Pierce Lake built and operated by Industrial Tower and Wireless (ITW) is causing concern for lakeside residents, who would like the tower taken down if it is unable to provide cellular service to the area surrounding the structure. At...

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Patrick R. Cogan, music director at Great Brook School, said that after COVID, the ConVal district’s music teachers came together to try to figure out how to rebuild the music program.“When COVID happened, the music departments were completely shut...

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Voters at Greenfield’s Town Meeting passed the proposed Capital Reserve Fund (CRF) warrant article Saturday, but only after an amendment to cut the proposed amount of CRF funds by two-thirds failed by just 11 votes. The original CRF article requested...

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Debate about re-establishing a Tax Increment Financing (TIF)  district in downtown Antrim dominated discussion at Town Meeting Thursday night before both articles related to the district passed, as several residents cited a previous district in town...

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Tracymay Kalvaitis laughs when she thinks about her first impression of the house in Dublin that is now her family’s home.“It was the ugliest house I had ever seen. It was absolutely the last one I ever wanted to look at,” she said. “Driving by, I’m...

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Bennington voters re-elected incumbent James Cleary in a contested Select Board race against Bethany Manley Craig.Cleary, a longtime member of the Bennington Select Board,  has served many roles in town over the years.At the polls, Select Board member...

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The gym at Great Brook School was transformed into a buzzing, whirring miniature airfield Saturday as 19 teams from Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts competed in New Hampshire’s First Aerial Drones Competition.   The competition was...

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Francestown has been approved for funds from the state’s Broadband Matching Grant Initiative (BMGI) that will result in fiber internet being available to every address in town.  The town is working with Consolidated Communications (CCI), which...

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Discussion at Tuesday night’s Select Board and Budget Committee public hearing on the Peterborough fire station and municipal campus bond proposals centered on the pros and cons of using $1.1 million of the fund balance to lower the cost of the total...

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Rosey Cogan-Sousa may be the most-famous dog in Antrim – and definitely has the best wardrobe.Rosey, a certified therapy dog, is well-known in town not only for her outfits and accessories, but for bringing comfort and love to people throughout the...

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On certain Friday nights in Bennington, live music and even the stomp of dancing feet can be heard coming from the stage on the second floor of Town Hall, thanks to the Friday Night Stage concert series.   Upcoming shows are this Friday, March 8,...

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Three people were injured, but none had life-threatening injuries, after a head-on collision involving two vehicles Monday evening on Route 101 in Peterborough.The accident occurred 500 feet west of Condy Road and Route 101, between Cunningham Pond...

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What does the March 12 vote decide? The ConVal School Board has put forth a warrant article proposing an amendment to the 1967 ConVal Articles of Agreement. The article proposes that the wording of the Articles of Agreement change from...

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Dick Dunning grew up Dublin, attended school in Dublin and Peterborough and was a teacher and then the longtime principal at South Meadow School in Peterborough. In total, he has spent 54 years in the ConVal School district.Dunning spoke to the...