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By ROWAN WILSON

Tuesday morning’s weather hovered around freezing, creating black ice and slippery conditions on the region’s roadways.Between 7:25 a.m. and 8:39 a.m., Peterborough experienced a number of cars off the road, including two school bus accidents....

By ROWAN WILSON

After the holidays, when the gifts are unwrapped, the decorations are put away and the tree is thrown out of the house, life usually quiets down. But local recycling centers can’t just forget about Christmas trash.In fact, they prepare to be busy...

The Francestown Recreation Commission’s new Francestown Academy Coffeehouse will begin Saturday, Jan. 7, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 27 Main St.The coffeehouse will be held on the first Saturday of each month from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The first half...

ANTRIMDog licenses available at Town Hall Dog licenses for 2023 are available at Antrim Town Hall, 66 Main St.Dogs must be registered by April 30, and rabies must be up-to-date. For information, call 603-588-6785.

The Souhegan Valley Chorus invites interested singers to join the group Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 as it opens its spring season.The Souhegan Valley Chorus is an unauditioned community chorus directed by Jennifer Erdody and accompanied by Kimberly Vars...

By ROWAN WILSON

Volkert Volkersz started as program coordinator at Dublin Community Center in 2017, sort of by chance.His wife is from Peterborough, but they had been living in Washington state, where he worked as a music teacher then librarian. One time, when...

I have several resolutions for 2023Not all of which have to do exclusively with me,Except, of course, that one touches on the other—Touches me, touches you – I am giving you my druthers.These are resolutions I would like to see in 2023.First, after...

As we look to the new year, many of us are focused on creating better health in 2023. But we also know that making change isn’t easy for most of us because of the layers of conditioning that surround our habits.As Mark Twain once said, “Habit is habit...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Hikers and walkers around the region are ringing in the 2023 with the tradition of getting out on the trails on New Year’s Day.For Jaquelyn O’Connor of New Ipswich, who runs the blog Getting Lost Together, discovering New England trails has become a...

By ASHLEY SAARI

There are certain benefits to growing out a white beard.For Walter Holland of Lyndeborough, it gives a certain extra gravitas to his role as town and school moderator. It lends a bit of extra credibility in his role as commander of the town’s...

The following students were named to the first-term honor roll at South Meadow School in PeterboroughGrade eightHigh HonorsHarlan Bielagus, Christopher Bouyounes, Lydia Decker, Elliot Dumas, Emilija Hall, Felix Hannah, Vincent Hollenbeck, Marcus...

By ROWAN WILSON

Andrew Timmins, bear biologist at New Hampshire Fish and Game, said there are currently around 6,800 black bears living in the state.Bears exist in every part of New Hampshire except for the immediate Seacoast. The Lakes Region and White Mountains...

The fall 2022 high school sports season didn’t produce any local team state champions, but there was still plenty to celebrate. Mascenic field hockey, ConVal boys’ soccer and the undefeated Mascenic girls’ volleyball team all made the final four in...

By ADAM DRAPCHO

Parents at a specialty day and residential school for students with autism received an email last month announcing that the one-of-a-kind facility would be closing in 30 days and they would need to find another place to educate their children.Then...

By SCOTT MERRILL

The Hancock ZBA denied an appeal request Nov. 9 by the owners of The Farm at Wolf Pine Hollow at 53 Middle Road for relief from an administrative decision.The administrative decision from the Select Board, according to farm owners Ariane and Tom Ice,...

By RICK GREEN 

When the conversation in the New Hampshire House turns to what is happening in high school, Jonah Wheeler will be able to speak with some authority.After all, the newly elected state representative from Peterborough was attending ConVal Regional High...

The following is a list of trick-or-treat times for Halloween.Antrim – 5 to 8 p.m., Oct. 31.Bennington – 5 to 7 p.m., Oct. 31. Stop by Town Hall, the fire station or the library for a special treat.Dublin – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31.Francestown – 6...

By SCOTT MERRILL

Three Democratic candidates made an evening stop at the home of Judy and Bob Bitterli in Francestown Oct. 15 to get their messages out to voters and raise money. The candidates who spoke and answered questions were state Senator and gubernatorial...

By PHIL BROWN

I arrived at The Dublin School’s Nordic Center trails on a muggy late June afternoon. I had neither skis (obviously) nor a mountain bike in tow; only binoculars, a spotting scope, and…a hard hat. It had already been a long day. I had been out since...

The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript partnered with Peterborough Camera, Copies and More, the Bagel Mill and GoMonadnock to host a photography contest for local photographers. Check out the photo gallery to see the winners.