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By MEG GOURLEY

A traveler driving eastbound from, say, Keene or Marlborough and headed to metropolitan New Ipswich would pass through the beautiful and historic town of Jaffrey.They would pass through miles of forest and a bog, and catch some great views of Mount...

Jason Steffes of Jaffrey graduated in the fall from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering.

Jennah Harvey of Jaffrey, Lillian Stapelfeld of Temple and Gwen Inglis of Peterborough were named to the 2023 fall semester dean's list at Simmons University in Boston.To qualify for dean's list status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Jaffrey Planning Board approved plans for a new location for Reality Check, a Jaffrey-based addiction recovery resource center, which will allow the nonprofit to move into the former Redeeming Grace church on Stratton Road.Mary Drew, founder and...

Petra McLay of Antrim and Ariel Switser of Jaffrey were named to the Vermont State University fall 2023 president's list.To qualify for this academic honor, the student must maintain full-time status and a semester grade-point average of 4.0.]Aria...

Mount Wachusett Community College named local students to achievement lists for the fall 2023 semester.John Oakes of Rindge made the president’s list.Phineas Lamarre of Greenville, Janelle Vitello of Jaffrey, Justin Smith of New Ipswich, Logan Favart...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Jaffrey native and avid community volunteer Cynthia Hamilton passed away on April 23, at the age of 92. She was such a town icon that she was selected last year, along with Bernie Hampsey, to be the grand marshal of the town’s 250th Anniversary...

By ASHLEY SAARI

After a late-in-life career change, Christine Eber is spreading her wings with the opening of her first business – The 603 Nail Salon in Jaffrey.“I’m so scared, but I’m excited – half terrified, half thrilled. I just want to thrive and meet fun...

Electric Earth Concerts kicks off its 2024 season with the Verona Quartet on Friday, May 17, at 7 p.m. at the First Church in Jaffrey.The Verona Quarter’s program includes Mendelssohn’s “String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 12,” Grażyna Bacewicz’s...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Chislehurst Kitchen, based in Jaffrey, is one of the Peterborough Farmers’ Market’s newest vendors.Every Wednesday at the Peterborough Community Center, Chislehurst’s chef and proprietor, Tim Gordon, displays his homemade treats. Gordon specializes in...

The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present “The Government Inspector” Wednesday, May 15, at 1:30 p.m. as part of its Stage2Screen Series.“The Government Inspector” is Russian writer/director Yury Butusov’s final Moscow production, and...

Alison Asaff of Jaffrey, Thomas Bock of Francestown and Taya Kerwin of Hancock were named to the University of Rhode Island fall 2023 dean's list.To be included on the dean's list, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter...

The second Saturday of the month, May 11, would be the regular time for the Jaffrey Library Friends to accept book donations for their sales. However, the library will be closed that day to honor Cynthia Hamilton's contribution to the library, so that...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Farms across New Hampshire are fighting the impacts of climate change on the agricultural industry with grants issued by the state’s conservation districts, including farms in Peterborough, Jaffrey and New Ipswich.The state’s 10 conservation...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Addiction services center Reality Check has received permission to operate a commercial business in a new location on Stratton Road, in the former Redeeming Grace Church.During a Zoning Board meeting on Tuesday, Mary Drew, the founder and CEO of the...

By ASHLEY SAARI

After hearing feedback from neighbors during a Zoning Board public hearing on Tuesday,  the developer of a proposed 16-unit open space development on Town Farm Road in Jaffrey requested the application be tabled, so that some of the points made...

By KATHY NICHOLS

Chris Ratcliff called the May 6 Jaffrey-Rindge School Board meeting to order with Student Representative Madison Bellofatto, board members Sandra Stewart, Lisa Riley, Charles Eicher, John McCarthy and Christine Pressman and Superintendent Reuben...

Curated by Jaffrey native Cathryn M. Mercier, professor and director of the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons University in Massachusetts, “Pictures at Play: Metafiction in Art” runs through Nov. 3, at the Central Gallery of the...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Escape Hatch Books, TEAM Jaffrey and The Park Theatre collaborated to bring a longtime dream into reality last week with what they hope will be the first of an annual Monadnock Comic-Con event.On Friday and Saturday, Main Street hosted vendors with...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Mary Lawler, who was recently recognized for her years of volunteerism at Monadnock Community Hospital by being named Granite Stater of the Month by U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, has died at the age of 86.Lawler died April 23 at the Cheshire Medical Center...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The 10th annual Hope for Nica 5K Saturday continued the Hope Fellowship Church’s ongoing mission of supporting Nicaraguan children in getting a education.The annual race typically raises about $20,000 for Jardin Infantil y El Padul in Managua,...