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By JESSECA TIMMONS

Members of the Francestown, Antrim and Bennington select boards decided to move ahead with exploring the reclamation process for the Tri-Town Pit, a sand pit adjacent to the Bennington transfer station, at a special three-town meeting Monday night....

Jay Schechter and Katie Fetherston of the Dublin Conservation Commission will discuss invasive plants that grow in New Hampshire and what people can do about them during a Dublin Community Center forum Saturday, April 27, from 4 to 5 p.m.They will...

The Greenfield Conservation Commission will hold its annual Roadside Roundup in honor of Earth Day Saturday, April 27, rain or shine.People can get their blue bags from the Recycling Center, Stephenson Memorial Library, Greenfield Post Office or...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A collision between a sedan and a dump truck on Route 202 in Jaffrey Wednesday afternoon caused a significant fuel spill across the highway and led to one driver being taken to the hospital.According to police reports, a 2023 Nissan Rogue, driven by...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Bernie Watson, best known in the region for his skills behind the piano and providing regular entertainment at local inns, restaurants and The Park Theatre, died at the age of 80 April 14.Watson was born in Sunderland, England, but would later make...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Singer-songwriter Cosy Sheridan of Harrisville spoke and performed for the Monadnock Writers’ Group Saturday in honor of National Poetry Month.After talking about her songwriting process, Sheridan led the group in a free writing exercise, followed by...

Wilton‘The Last Laugh’ coming to Town Hall Theatre“The Last Laugh,” a 1924 German silent film drama about a hotel doorman demoted to washroom attendant, will be screened with live music on Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m. at the Town Hall Theatre, 40 Main...

PeterboroughEchoes of Floyd performs SaturdayEchoes of Floyd, a Pink Floyd tribute band, will perform at Peterborough Town House Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.The event will feature a laser light show and the album “Wish You Were...

By ISABELLA MESSA

According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), females ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of sexual violence. In the Monadnock region, the End Sexual Violence on Campus organization is a...

Hancock Town Library visitors familiar with the paper sculptures hanging at the front desk in the library can learn how to make them with the artist who made them, Hancock’s Kate Corr Frame, Saturday, April 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the...

On Saturday, May 18, the 29th annual Children and the Arts Festival takes flight with a full program based around the theme of birds.“Birds of a Feather” will be a day that includes storytelling, crafts, dance, music, theatrical performances and...

Peterborough Folk Music presents “Buskin & Batteau and Friends: April Fools!” Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.This is the second tour of singer/songwriters David Buskin, Christine...

On Saturday, April 27, the Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center at 26 Main St. in Peterborough will present a performance of Indian shadow puppetry, showcasing the talents of Rahul Koonathara and Anthony Sellitto.The performance offers an...

By STATE REP. MOLLY HOWARD

A recent Google search informed me that New Hampshire students rank sixth in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report, with similar results on other sites.That’s pretty good, considering New Hampshire ranks 50th in public school funding,...

In the story about Richard Hartshorne April 11 playing and speaking at Mariposa, the item states that he played music in Palestine. Palestine is not a country. Israel is a country where ethnic Palestinians live. That area of the world is no longer...

As a pragmatic New England independent voter, I am sincere sadden by Gov. Chris Sununu’s recent flip-flopping. Sununu illustrated how deep into the Republican Party the stench of decay has occurred.Sununu is hardly a MAGA enthusiast. He...

I am writing in response to Ed Surprenant's April 11 letter, "Letter is unfair to Democrats.”First, all my references were directed at progressive Democrats, highly concentrated in swampy Washington, D.C. I stand by my statements made there which...

Standing at Route 202 and Route 101 intersection for the past three years and 11 months has not been about taking rights away from white people, rather to have equal rights for Black and other people of color.Last Saturday, in the first half hour of...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Around the Monadnock Region, a number of new developments, some under construction and some still in the planning stages, could slowly bringing relief to the region’s housing shortage. In Peterborough, as of mid-April,  the Peterborough Planning Board...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Antrim Planning Board gave approval for a seven-lot subdivision proposed by Battaglia Foundations at Thursday night’s public hearing.The Planning Board also approved two lot-line mergers and a special use wetlands permit to enable a driveway to...