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By ROWAN WILSON

Local employers faced challenges attracting and retaining employees in 2022, and this year, employers are forced to consider what it will take to stay staffed.Mark Cilley, vice president and owner of American Steel & Precast Erectors in Peterborough,...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A winter storm Sunday into Monday left tens of thousands of people across the state without power.As of 8:30 a.m. Monday, more than 30,000 customers were without power, according to the New Hampshire Department of Safety’s Division of Homeland...

Southern New Hampshire University named the following students to the fall 2022 president's list: Nathaniel Addonizio of Greenville, Elizabeth Spaulding of New Ipswich, Nicholas Gravel of New Ipswich, Ariel Villamizar of New Ipswich, Andrew Villamizar...

By ROWAN WILSON

Bennington town administration and the Select Board met in Pierce Elementary School Tuesday evening to discuss the town’s proposed 2023 budget of approximately $1.83 million, a 3.38 percent increase. The budget accounts for increased costs of goods...

The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center has received a grant from the John Vance ACCESS Fund, a donor-advised fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, to expand its capacity to identify, include and support individuals with...

This year may not be a good one for bears in New Hampshire. And it’s probably their own fault. You see, they’re stirring around in their winter lairs already, getting pretty rambunctious as a matter of fact. I hesitate to use the “w” word, so I’ll...

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

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 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...

The following events will be taking place to commemorate Independence Day.Antrim – Festivities will be at the bandstand July 4, starting with coffee, tea and baked goods at 8:30 a.m. Yankee Doodle and the Dandies will perform at 9 a.m. The raising of...

Margaret Nelson, executive director of The River Center in Peterborough, received the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits’ New Hampshire Impact Award during the organization’s Nonprofit Impact Celebration.The award honors nonprofit employees for...

By RAY DUCKLER

Joyce Maynard remains weary. The local author, whose own life has served as the core for much of her nonfiction and fiction work, has conquered mediums of every kind during her 50-year career.She’s written bestselling novels, magazine pieces and...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Several roads in Jaffrey and Peterborough remained partially closed into Monday, as road crews attempted to deal with storm damage, flooding, and major washouts from torrential rains on Saturday night into Sunday.Lee and Harvey Sawyer,...

By MEGHAN PIERCE

Throughout 2019 Monadnock Paper Mills celebrated its 200th anniversary as a business.Moody Butler founded the business – known as Paper Mill or Bennington Paper Mill – near the banks of the Contoocook River in 1819. When it first started the mill...

By BEN CONANT

A Bennington man was indicted in Hillsborough Superior Court on eight felony charges alleging he sexually assaulted a minor over the course of two years and then threatened his victim with a firearm.Brandon Guillemette, 29, was initially arrested in...