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By AIDAN BEAROR

On Monday, the Mascenic School Board did not accept any of the budget cuts recommended by the Budget Advisory Committee Nov. 29 – cuts that included eliminating teaching positions, mental health service professionals and the superintendent’s...

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Saturday, “Firefighter Santa,” also known as New Ipswich and Greenville firefighter Jim Feldhusen, donned the iconic red suit, with a few notable differences, including firefighter boots and helmet instead of a red cap, and climbed aboard the...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Mascenic Advisory Budget Committee held a series of mostly split votes Wednesday on a slate of suggested cuts to the school budget – including eliminating administrative, teaching and mental health service professionals.The committee voted on 24...

By ASHLEY SAARI

After nearly two hours of feedback during a public hearing on Tuesday, the New Ipswich Select Board opted not to post weight limits on River Road, keeping the status quo.River Road had a six-ton weight limit for through truck traffic from 2014 to...

The following local students earned degrees from Plymouth State University:-- CambriaWozmak of Sharon graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts.-- Lauren Donahue of Bennington graduated with a Bachelor of Science in youth...

By BILL FONDA

When Rockingham County Superior Court Judge David Ruoff ruled Monday in favor of the ConVal Regional School District and its co-plaintiffs that the state’s system for funding education is unconstitutional, he wrote that the current base adequacy...

new ipswichLibrary hosting vendorsThe New Ipswich Library will host several vendors in its main room Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in support of Small Business Saturday.Businesses at the event will include Lavender Wishes, The Silver Branch...

By ASHLEY SAARI

St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry purchases delivery truck

By ASHLEY SAARI

In an assembly line that has become a well-oiled machine, volunteers at Greenville’s St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry assembled all the fixings needed for a Thanksgiving dinner into laundry baskets on Saturday, ready to hand them out to 125...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The appeal of an approval for the Silver Scone Teas tea party event business in New Ipswich, scheduled for Thursday’s Zoning Board meeting, has been continued again, delayed this time by a noticing error.A group of neighbors, represented by attorney...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Highbridge Hill Elementary School in New Ipswich is one of 19 schools throughout the state identified as one of the lowest-performing 5% of all schools in the state.As part of the Every Student Succeeds Act, every three years, the state...

By BILL FONDA

Jim Perigny of River Road has a 2-year-old son, and is worried that large trucks on his street make it unsafe, particularly during winter, when snow makes it even narrower.“He’s going to be 16 before I don’t carry him,” he said. “It’s precarious, to...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The latest appeal filed by neighbors opposed to a tea party event business in New Ipswich continues to allege that various members of the Zoning Board showed bias and should remove themselves from the case, after multiple members have already recused...

Appleton Academy alums from before Mascenic became the local high school in 1969 can gather fpr an informally-moderated discussion hosted by the New Ipswich Historical Society on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the New Ipswich Library, 6...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The “New Ipswich Community Cookbook: A Collection of Cherished Recipes,” has been compiled and will be for sale Nov. 25 at the New Ipswich Library’s Small Business Saturday event.Funds from the sales of the cookbook will be contributed to the New...

By BILL FONDA

Joseph McLellan of New Ipswich admits he didn’t sleep very well Thursday night.The reason? On Friday, McLellan went to the senior center in his hometown of Fitchburg, Mass., to receive a boot tag worn by his father, also named Joseph, in World War II....

By ASHLEY SAARI

The owners of Old Homestead Farm in New Ipswich have been granted a variance to build an event pavilion on their 160-acre farm to host parties, dances, weddings and community events.Chelsea and Ben Hatcher, owners of Old Homestead Farm on Greenville...

By BILL FONDA

Police Chief Michael Abel said he fantasizes about having a department with officers who have 10 years of experience, and he has been working to rebuild the department since first becoming interim chief and then permanent chief in 2021 by hiring...

The following local students were named to the Plymouth State University president's list for the spring 2023 semester: Jamison Coty of Hancock, Andrew Edmunds of Antrim, Ryan Goodrich of New Ipswich, Dan McHugh of New Ipswich, RachylParslow of...

By AIDAN BEAROR

A busy travel season and a series of natural disasters left the Red Cross with a blood shortage in September. With the holidays and even more travel on the horizon, the organization is looking to combat another potential lack of donations. According...