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The Monadnock Music team of musical director Rafael Popper-Keizer and general manager Laina Barakat have collaborated with Vermont Jazz Center to bring a blend of jazz, swing, funk and Colombian rhythms with The Convergence Quartet to The Park...

“The Stranger,” starring Orson Welles’, helped define the movie genre known as film noir, and The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present a restored version Friday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.Immediately following World War II, ex-Nazi Franz Kindler...

Anglers tried their luck at the annual Pelletier’s Sports Shop ice fishing derby Sunday on Contoocook Lake. The day’s winners included Adam Getty for pickerel at 2 pounds, 8 ounces and 211/4 inches, Mike Rich for yellow perch at 12 ounces and 11 1/2...

By DAVID BROOKS

On Thursday, the state consumer advocate called for a “timeout” implementing community power program in Jaffrey, Milford and New Boston, all of which are starting with community power this spring.Community power is a model that allows...

The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will commemorate Black History Month with a tribute to actor Sidney Poitier.The tribute will be screenings of “In The Heat of The Night” Saturday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. and “Lilies of the Field” Sunday, Feb. 18,...

The Jaffrey-Rindge Centennial Lions Club’s free monthly supper will be Thursday, Feb. 22, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the United Church of Jaffrey, 54 Main St.The menu will be American chop suey with a garden salad, rolls, drink and desert. 

MilliporeSigma of Jaffrey and the Jaffrey-Rindge MLK Committee are partnering for a third year to offer MilliporeSigma-MLK Student Service Scholarships.These scholarships will provide two graduating seniors who reside in Jaffrey or Rindge with a...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Jaffrey expects to utilize principal-forgiveness loans from state revolving funds to tackle two large-scale projects in the coming year – replacing a section of water mains on Squantum Road and closing the town’s wastewater treatment lagoons on Old...

By ASHLEY SAARI

During a meeting of the Jaffrey-Rindge Lions Club last week, the club made two donations to community organizations – the Jaffrey Fire Department and the New Hampshire DogSight Project.The Lions provided $1,000 for DogSight, a program of the New...

The “Exhibition on Screen” documentary series about art and artists returns to The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey for the 2024 season.The 11-film series opens with a screening of “Klimt and The Kiss” Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 1:30 p.m. Painted in...

The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present “Life’s a Drag”  Saturday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m.Hosted by AnnabellaLadesse and Kris Knievil, the drag show also features Sasha Stone, Porcia Chanel and Cherry Lemonade. This is a 21-plus age...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Jaffrey and Rindge voters increased the proposed school budget by $89,500, the cost to fund a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teacher at Rindge Memorial School, during the district’s deliberative session on Wednesday night.The...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Jaffrey Public Library and the Jaffrey Food Pantry are teaming up to help close the food insecurity gap, with a pop-up food cupboard that will be available at the library during all open hours.Library Director Julie Perrin said the library’s...

By ISABELLA MESSA

This story has been changed from the original version. Due to incorrect information provided to the Ledger-Transcript, the schedule of events was incorrect. The Jaffrey Civic Center spring show and Greg Hunsaker will both be March 2 to April 6, with...

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recently recognized Mary Lawler of Jaffrey as January’s Granite Stater of the Month.For 12 years, Lawler has volunteered at Monadnock Community Hospital, helping the human resources department and new employees. She began...

By MEG GOURLEY

Many New Hampshire towns were originally set up by emigres from Massachusetts. As such, the Massachusetts legislature wanted towns set up a certain way; they had to be roughly six miles square and broken up into about 63 lots, with one set aside to...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Jaffrey Public Library is one of three New Hampshire libraries to receive an American Library Association grant for youth financial education.The American Library Association and FINRA Investor Education Foundation have announced a total of 300...

On Friday, Feb. 2, Jaffrey Civic Center, 40 Main St., will present the fifth speaker in this season’s “Stories to Share” series.Richard Ober, president and CEO of the New Hampshire Chairtable Foundation, will speak on the subject of “The Power of...

On Saturday, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m., architectural historian Mae Williams will present “Heritage in Stone and Brick: The History of the Clay Memorial Library Building” about the history of Jaffrey Public Library and the role of historic buildings in the...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Democratic candidates for governor Cinde Warmington and Joyce Craig, along with several other candidates for state positions, met constituents from Dublin, Jaffrey and Rindge during a campaign kickoff event hosted by the three towns’ Democratic...