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Some years ago, back in the late seventies, my daughter, a high school graduate, moved out of our home to be “on my own.” We honored her decision. Then one day she called. She was pregnant.Honestly, and sadly, I wasn’t surprised. What little I knew, I...

By BILL FONDA

Helping others comes naturally to 16-year-old Jack Kidd of Hancock.“It’s awesome,” said his stepfather, Mike Crowe. “He’s been a very perceptive kid for a long time.”Jack has helped his family buy and deliver turkey dinners for Thanksgiving, and when...

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...

Jaffrey will kick off Earth Week with a free community celebration on Tuesday, April 16, the first day of Earth Week.Jaffrey Climate Initiative and the Jaffrey Conservation Commission will host a family event at the United Church of Jaffrey, 54 Main...

We should take this opportunity to recognize the eclipse for what it was – a reminder that no matter what our differences may be, we're all just a bunch of awkward primates doing our best to eke out an existence on this big blue marble hurtling...

By ASHLEY SAARI

As part of a grant focused on preschool development and community schools planning, the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District has been holding an ongoing series of community conversations about growing access to resources for families with young...

By ASHLEY SAARI

ReVision Energy is proposing construction of a community solar farm on land owned by the Town of Jaffrey.Representatives of ReVision appeared before the Jaffrey Planning Board on Tuesday for a review of a plan, which would include a 1.3...

On Saturday, April 13, the Friends of the Library will collect book donations at the library, 38 Main St., from 10 a.m. to noon.People can bring up to 15 books to the Bean Room on the main floor, and volunteers will screen donations before adding them...

An exhibition of Southwest landscape paintings by Barbara Danser will be showcased at the Optimist Café, located at 16 Colls Farm Road in Jaffrey, from April 10 through May 6.The exhibit will be available for viewing on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and...

jaffreyExhibition on Screen features SargentThe next film in The Park Theatre’s Exhibition on Screen film series is “John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger” Thursday, April 18, at 1:30 p.m.The film will examine how Sargent’s practice has influenced...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Two of the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District’s Destination Imagination teams will be moving on to Global Finals May 22 to 25 in Kansas City after the Destination Imagination state affiliate finals Saturday at Bedford High School.A total of 31...

Jaffrey Woman’s Club will hold Create & Sip fundraiser Thursday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Cutler Memorial Building, 33 Main St.At this fundraiser, participants will paint a decorative quilt square known as a barn quilt. While historically, barn...

On Saturday, April 13, at 10:30 a.m., the Friends of the Jaffrey Library will hold their annual meeting, followed by a special program.The event will begin with brief reports from the Friends’ board on funds raised, projects supported with those...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A charging hoverboard is believed to be the source of a recent apartment fire on Stratton Road.According to a release issued by the Jaffrey Fire Department, on March 28, at about 10:23 a.m., crews responded to a first-alarm fire on Stratton Road,...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Joe Manning, a veteran of World War II, entrepreneur, former state representative and avid town volunteer in Jaffrey, died at the age of 97 March 28.“He was many things,” said his friend Marc Tieger. “He was an entrepreneur, a devoted citizen and a...

On Friday, April 5, the Jaffrey Civic Center will present the seventh speaker in this season’s “Stories to Share” series.Naturalist and writer Susie Spikol will speak on the subject of “Everyday Wild: How Nature Connects Us.” The program will begin at...

Bill Connors will present an Elton John tribute show Saturday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey.Connors, a professional vocalist and pianist, has portrayed John for more than 16 years and more than 3,000 performances....

By MADELYN GRIERSON

Destination Imagination is a global community that believes that when students have the freedom to grow and collaborate without boundaries, their confidence explodes and the world opens up to them in new ways.Destination Imagination enables this...

The New Hampshire School Board Association award School Board of Excellence recognition to the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District School Board in recognition of its work during the 2023-2024 school year.School Board members were Kim AuCoin...

By ISABELLA MESSA

A new Baby Time group at Jaffrey Public Library is looking to cater to new parents and babies in the community.The group is a joint effort between The River Center in Peterboroiugh, the library and the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District, with...