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By ASHLEY SAARI

Fassett Farm Nursery in Jaffrey, which has a focus on growing and selling native plants, is back for its second season starting May 4 with a new storefront, expanded hours and new consultation offerings.The nursery is owned by Aaron Abitz, and run on...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A community group is seeking to bring residents of the Mascenic School District together to find solutions and middle ground after a contentious voting season.Mitch Gluck started the group, which has about 17 members, after attending the district’s...

By BEN CONANT

Conant and Mascenic came into Monday’s matchup at Humiston Field two very different baseball teams. One, the Orioles, has a college-bound senior pitcher, a strong bullpen, some big bats in the lineup and an experienced head coach. The other, Mascenic,...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Greenfield’s Community Power Committee voted to move forward with the process of identifying potential power suppliers Tuesday night.“Our next step is to start doing the research and see who is out there, as far as power suppliers, and to see who...

The Greenfield Conservation Commission will hold its annual Roadside Roundup in honor of Earth Day Saturday, April 27, rain or shine.People can get their blue bags from the Recycling Center, Stephenson Memorial Library, Greenfield Post Office or...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Greenville’s water and sewer rates will see a significant jump this year, after the Select Board – whose members double as the Water and Sewer Commission – set new rates during its meeting on Wednesday.The rates, set after a short public hearing,...

By BEN CONANT

The Mascenic softball team soared to a 7-0 shutout win over regional and interdivisional rival Conant thanks to a dazzling performance on both sides of the ball from senior pitcher Katalina Davis. “When Kat’s on, they’re not hitting, so she was...

The inaugural Greenfield Spelling Bee will be Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to noon, with doors opening at 9:30 a.m. The event will take place at Greenfield Meetinghouse, 776 Forest Road.Friends of the Greenfield Meetinghouse and the Stephenson...

100+ Women Who Care Monadnock, a local giving circle, will hold its next quarterly meeting Thursday, April 18, at the Peterborough Town Library in the 1833 Room, 2 Concord St.Registration and mingling with refreshments will begin at 11:45 a.m., with...

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript readers shared their photos from Monday’s eclipse. Some viewed the event from close to home, while others went further away. And one farm welcomed a special arrival.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Ella Cademartori, previously director of children’s programming at Stephenson Memorial Library in Greenfield, is the library’s new director, having been named to the position under difficult circumstances.Cademartori began in the new role Feb. 13...

By BILL FONDA

Martin Gitlin grew up near Cleveland, but a trip to Fenway Park in Boston as a 10-year-old in 1967 – the Boston Red Sox “Impossible Dream” season – proved life-changing.“It was such a treat. After that, I vowed I was going to move to New England,” he...

Coming up on Saturday, May 4, the Friends of the Greenfield Meetinghouse and Stephenson Library are co-sponsoring the inaugural Greenfield Spelling Bee at the Greenfield Meetinghouse. Children from ages 7 to 14 can register at the library – just stop...

By ASHLEY SAARI

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...

100+ Women Who Care Monadnock, a local giving circle, has opened nominations for a local nonprofit to receive more than $10,500 in donations.Being a member is not required to nominate a nonprofit. Nominations close April 3 at 5 p.m. The more-than-200...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Two years after its purchase was approved, the Greenville Fire Department accepted delivery of its new fire truck March 13.In 2022, the town approved $600,000 for the purchase of the vehicle, which has become the department’s new Engine 2. Fire Chief...

Greenfield Elementary School is participating in a school-wide reading initiative this March. The program kicked off with a visit from author and illustrator Marty Kelley, who shared his process for writing and illustrating books. Kelley told stories,...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

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...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Greenville residents voted in favor of retaining Keno games in town at Town Meeting on Saturday morning.The article, which was submitted by petition, called for a ballot vote to determine if residents wanted to withdraw the permission for Keno games...

On Thursday, March 21, the Greenfield Historical Society will celebrate the launch of its long-awaited book, “In the Shadow of Crotched Mountain: Revealing Greenfield’s Colorful Characters, Past and Present” with a New Hampshire Humanities Program...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Mascenic will have a default budget for the next school year – a move that the School Board was advocating for – after an operating budget that had been cut by $1 million during the district’s deliberative session failed at the polls Tuesday.A series...