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Nine years ago, Bentti Hoiska tried to kill our public schools. This year he's trying again, with the exact same move.He rounded up a bunch of what were formerly called tea party conservatives to pad the vote and proposed to cut our budget by $1...
The Boynton Middle School cheer team took first place out of eight teams in their new division, Division 3, Sunday at the Tri-County Athletics championships in Nashua. The TCA is the governing body for middle schools, and the competition was...
Several parents, like myself, have been diligently, without fanfare, dedicating time and energy to the Mascenic school system to fill in gaps for school functions or take up the slack in things like budget analysis and review.Many people asked me to...
Due to the property revaluation this year in New Ipswich, many properties will see a large tax increase.The school budget is $21,146,355 and the enrollment is 880 students, which equals $24,000 per student. They could be individually sent to private...
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 BEN CONANT
Mascenic celebrated their four seniors before Monday night's girls' basketball game against Wilton-Lyndeborough, but after the game, it was the Warriors who were celebrating both a win and a guaranteed home playoff game. "With tonight's win, we should...
By ASHLEY SAARI
New Ipswich residents presented dueling amendments over a petition article that would have raised employee insurance premiums during the town’s deliberative session on Tuesday.The article, brought by a petition from Becky Doyle, would have directed...
Kolby Vautour of New Ipswich achieved a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the dean's list at Hofstra University for the fall 2023 semester.Vautour's major is forensic science.
By ASHLEY SAARI
Shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, Peterborough’s two Democratic state representatives were supporting opposing candidates at the Peterborough Community Center, as Peter Leishman was holding a sign for U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, while Jonah Wheeler was...
By JESSECA TIMMONS
The availability of high-speed internet has become one of the driving factors in attracting new residents to settle in the Monadnock region, giving some towns a competitive advantage for people who work or attend school remotely. “People expect it,”...
By ASHLEY SAARI
Among rising need, community organizations are stepping up to help assist families across the Monadnock region facing a rising cost of living and an ongoing struggle with housing and food needs.January is National Poverty Awareness Month, and while...
By ASHLEY SAARI
New Ipswich voters will decide this March whether to create a new position combining the duties of fire chief, building inspector and code enforcement, all of which are currently stipend positions.During the town’s budget hearing Tuesday, the board...
Mascenic High School hosted a “Go Gold” fundraiser during the basketball tripleheader between Mascenic and Conant on Wednesday to support the family of Isaac Phillips, a 13-year-old from New Ipswich who has a rare form of childhood cancer called...
By ASHLEY SAARI
Graham Heagy is seeking permission to build an apartment above his garage on Smithville Road, and New Ipswich Zoning Board of Adjustment accepted his application for a accessory dwelling Thursday, although it did not make a decision.In order to...
By ASHLEY SAARI
New Ipswich’s proposed budget this year includes a new full-time position that would combine several already-existing roles.The proposed budget this year is $3.35 million, an increase of $146,556, or about 4.6%. The default budget, should the proposed...
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Mascenic Regional School Board has proposed a budget of approximately $21.5 million, including food service and grant funding. This is about a 2.3% increase from the previous year’s budget of just under $21 million.The board presented the budget...
By ASHLEY SAARI
The hike to the top of Flat Mountain in New Ipswich is not a long one, but it is one of my favorites, simply for the little surprises that can be found at the end of each little rabbit warren of a side trail.The trail is easy to access from a parking...
By ASHLEY SAARI
After whittling down the number, the New Ipswich Select Board approved an operating budget for 2024-2025 of approximately $3.35 million during Tuesday’s meeting.The amount is an increase of $146,556 from the previous year’s budget, or about 4.6%....
By ASHLEY SAARI
Although snow on Wednesday night only amounted to a dusting, the weather still led to several icy spots on local roads, with cars going off the road in several towns.Up to 30 cars were affected by icy road conditions on Turnpike Road in New Ipswich,...
By JESSECA TIMMONS
For nearly 50 years, the Windblown Nordic Ski Area in New Ipswich was known for its views, open fields and winding network of trails. Now, a tenant will be the first to live in the apartment Windblown founder Al Jenks has created on the second floor...
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