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By CAMERON CASHMAN

Gene Jonas, owner and operator of Hungry Bear Farm in Mason, said New Hampshire imports about 90% of its supermarket food from outside the state. That's in spite of the almost 4,000 farms in operation within New Hampshire, according to a 2023 study by...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Mason Planning Board is preparing to bring a zoning ordinance amendment that will permit residents to have a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on their property to next year’s Town Meeting.Accessory dwelling units are apartments built on the...

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...

After a delay due to weather, the Mason Public Library held its Easter egg hunt and visit from the Easter Bunny, originally scheduled for Saturday, on Sunday afternoon.

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Women from Mason and the surrounding area had the opportunity to learn self-defense techniques from instructor John Stewart at Mason Elementary School on Thursday night.Proceeds for the event, which was hosted by Bedford Martial Arts Academy and the...

By BILL FONDA

Mason will pursue a community power program, after Town Meeting voted to approve the town’s plan Saturday morning.Community power allows municipalities to purchase power in bulk for residents, with the intent of negotiating lower rates and the...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Mason Police Department rescued two lost and stuck ATV riders from the woods on Monday night.The department initiated a search for the women after receiving a call reporting someone in the woods screaming for help off of Starch Mill Road,...

By ASHLEY SAARI

In 2009, after a multiyear fight with the state over the right to do so, the Mason School District was able to establish itself as a standalone entity. Doing so meant it was no longer partnered with Greenville and New Ipswich in the Mascenic district,...

On Friday, the Mason Elementary School celebrated Valentine’s Day with a school dance, with the theme, “I Love You to the Moon and Back.”

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Elementary school students are in close proximity and share things with each other throughout the day, which can make dealing with the spread of common winter illnesses challenging, said Peterborough Elementary School nurse Jill Gourley.Gourley and...

With Reuben Lyons, winner of the first two Monadnock Regional Milers Winter Chiller races of the season, at a wedding in Florida, a new winner was guaranteed for Saturday’s race in Temple.Nels Traffie of New Ipswich took top honors in his first race...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The entryway to the Mason Public Library is lined with 42 poems – each a sweet, sentimental declaration from prominent Mason illustrator and author Clarence W. Anderson to his wife, Madeleine, during her last few months of life in the fall of 1970.The...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Mason school warrant passed through deliberative session unchanged on Saturday, as the budget and three capital reserve requests were moved forward to the voting ballot in March.Superintendent and Mason Elementary School Principal Kristen Kivela...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Mason residents will vote on adopting a community power plan this year.The final article on the Mason warrant would authorize the town to adopt the Mason Community Power Plan, a plan put together by the town’s power aggregation committee over the past...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Mason town operating budget is proposed to be $2.67 million, a 6.4% increase from the current budget, after the Select Board approved the proposed budget following the town’s budget hearing Tuesday.The total expenditures, taking into account...

By ASHLEY SAARI

It’s a scenario no police officer wants to find themselves in – a call over the radio, about an active shooter.But should that scenario happen, Mason Police Chief Kevin Maxwell said he wants his officers, and those that may respond to assist, to be...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The proposed Mason school budget is approximately $3.9 million, a 6.57% increase over the current budget.Following a short public hearing Monday evening, the School Board held the district’s budget hearing. After a brief review of the budget and three...

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) named the following local students to the fall 2023 president's list: Elizabeth Atwood of Greenville, Nickolas Schoff of Greenville, Rachel Gizzonio of Mason, Samantha Hughson of New Ipswich, Dean Antinelle of...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Next summer, the Mason Village Market will return to the town’s common, after a successful first year for the fledgling farmers’ market.In June, Mason held the first of a monthly summer market on the green, hosting local farmers and crafters every...

During Tot Time at the Mason Public Library on Tuesday, children delved into the snowy sensory bin and made snowman ornaments.

Mason Elementary School hosted a Christmas sweater day Thursday. Students were encouraged to wear their favorite Christmas sweaters or sweatshirts – “the uglier the better.”