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Imagine the prosecutors closing arguments to the jury: “Closing the elementary school in your town forces your children to be bused out of your community. It causes less personal attention from their teacher resulting in lower academic achievement....

By ROBERT BITTERLI

The ConVal School Board recently published a very thoughtful opinion by Elizabeth Swan, Temple’s representative to the ConVal School Board. (“People love schools, but restructuring needed,” Jan. 16.) I would like to  offer my view. My wife and I are...

Two members of the ConVal boys track team participated in the Division II state indoor track and field championships at Plymouth State University on Sunday. Junior William Simard medaled and finished fifth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

At a community forum Thursday night, ConVal school district residents expressed their concern that charter schools may move into the empty school buildings if the proposal to close Francestown Elementary School, Dublin Consolidated School, Pierce...

By BEN CONANT

The ConVal wrestling team celebrated its two seniors at Wednesday's final home contest of the season, a dual meet with Souhegan. Seniors Drake Bay and Solomon Page hit their home mat for one final time after receiving pre-match accolades for their...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Multiple attempts to amend or strike the warrant article that would close Francestown Elementary School, Dublin Consolidated School, Pierce School in Bennington and Temple Elementary School failed at the district deliberative session Tuesday...

ConVal-Conant Griffins girls’ ice hockey team seniors Hannah Leahigh, Jennae DeShane, Tasha Mcneil, Mackenzie Roy, Abbi Lussier and Kiara Stephenson were joined by their families, teammates and friends for a ceremony to celebrate their senior year...

ConVal Regional High School students earned recognition from Scholastic Art Awards.The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, Feb. 11, at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, when 35 students from ConVal High art classes and those enrolled in the digital...

The local Mary Varnum Platts-Peterborough Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently awarded a Good Citizen certificate and pin to seniors Hayden Rowland of Conant High School, Laura Phillips of Conval High School and Angelina McCabe...

Students in grades one to four at Greenfield Elementary School recently explored science and history during a daylong field trip to the SEE Science Center and the Manchester Historic Association’s Millyards Museum. On Jan. 31, 55 GES students traveled...

By MIKE MUNHALL

The ConVal Cougars Unified Basketball team took the floor Thursday evening to celebrate their graduating seniors and take on the team from Souhegan. Unified Sports joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It was...

By BEN CONANT

The ConVal alpine skiing team held its senior night races at Crotched Mountain in Bennington Thursday afternoon and will participate in the NHIAA state championship meets. Thursday's races were in the slalom dual panel format, where competitors and...

On Thursday, ConVal freshman Morly Johnson threw the shot put for a personal best 36-feet, 2.75-inches during a field attempt at Pinkerton Academy.The throw exceeds the qualifying meet standards, and is the longest throw among all freshman in New...

By ISABELLA MESSA

On Tuesday, ConVal High School hosted a community supper and film showcase to celebrate students with learning differences.Dinner was in the ConVal Cafe, followed by presentations in the Lucy Hurlin Theater. The project began in October with seniors...

The ConVal-Conant girls’ hockey team lost 4-0 to Bedford Tuesday night.The first two periods of the game were promising for the Griffins, as they trailed the Bulldogs 1-0 heading into the third period before Bedford put three additional goals past...

ConVal’s boys took four of the top six spots on their way to a victory in a giant slalom race Friday at Crotched Mountain.Garret Rousseau was second overall with a combined time of 1 minute, 13.53 seconds over his two runs. Ben Fraley was third in...

The following is reprinted with permission from the ConVal Hoop Heritage blog, at cvhoopheritage.blogspot.com.In the 1963-64 season, the Peterborough High girls basketball team quietly compiled its second straight 7-2 season. A remarkable achievement...

The ConVal boys’ Alpine ski team finished second in a giant slalom at Crotched Mountain Friday.Garret Rousseau led the Cougars, finishing fifth overall with a time of 1 minute, 12.26 seconds over the two runs. Ben Fraley was close behind, finishing...

ConVal honored Andrea Mattson and Sophia Lake during the swim team’s senior night on Friday at the Keene Invitational. ConVal’s six swimmers finished fourth at the event with 34.5 points.

By BILL FONDA

Stop sign in hand, Jessica Hamlin brings traffic to a stop Thursday near where Elm, Union, Main, High and Vine streets come together, down the hill from Peterborough Elementary School.As the youngsters cross the street at the end of the school day,...