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By ASHLEY SAARI

After five months of collecting feedback from Temple residents about the types of housing they’d like to see to increase options for home-buyers, without overly impacting the town’s rural character, planning consultant Ivy Vann presented several of...

By AIDAN BEAROR

As towns in the Monadnock region and New England towns become community power municipalities, Temple hosted an informational session Wednesday to answer questions and provide background for the community. Community power allows towns to pool the...

By BILL FONDA

Jesse Marcum of Dublin said he feels “helpless.” During the public comment portion of Tuesday night’s ConVal School Board meeting, he said he started attending meetings several years ago when he heard rumors of consolidation, and that despite his...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Former postmaster Scott Lambert of Jaffrey is being remembered in multiple communities across the Monadnock region for his quick wit, kind heart and willingness to help others.  Lambert, who died from cancer Nov. 20 at the age of 62, leaves his...

Although the ceremony to light the town’s holiday tree on the common was canceled Sunday due to the likelihood of rain, 98-year-old Mary Whitehurst flipped the switch during a ceremony the day before. Each year, the Holiday Lighting Committee selects...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Prismatic Consulting, the firm hired by the ConVal School District to address under-enrollment in the nine-town district, plans to recommend a reconfiguration plan that would close Francestown Elementary School, Dublin Consolidated School, Pierce...

Many of us take the time around the Thanksgiving holiday to reflect on gratitude. I know I have much to be thankful for, to include living in this beautiful, peaceful Monadnock region. My heart goes out to the many people around the world who are not...

By BILL FONDA

A passion for Little League runs in Nick Hill’s family.“My dad (Dick) started the Little League in Jaffrey when he was a junior in high school,” said Hill. “I look up to him. He’s my role model.”Hill, a 46-year-old Jaffrey resident, started coaching...

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...

Monadnock region residents gathered for Thanksgiving, and shared their photos with the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript.Submit your photos to news@ledgertranscript.com.

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...

People can meet the Grinch at Mansfield Public Library, 5 Main St. in Temple, Saturday, Dec. 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 pm. Attendees can share holiday cookies with the star of Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and pose for photos. A...

A Keene man died Tuesday while hiking Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey.According to a release from the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game, at approximately 11:15 a.m., the department was notified of a medical emergency on the Marlborough Trail on...

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...

Temple Elementary School held its annual Thanksgiving feast for local seniors Wednesday. According to  administrative assistant Kimberly Sell, who organized the event, faculty members believe the event started in 1973, which would have made this...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Temple tax rate is set at $24.79 for 2023, a 17 cent decrease from the previous year.With the new tax rate, a home valued at $300,000 in 2022 would have paid a total of $7,488 in taxes. The same home, if its valuation did not change, will pay a...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The median age of residents in Temple is rising, its households small and housing expensive, a study of the town’s housing needs found.The Temple Planning Board is undergoing an audit of its zoning code and assessment of community needs this year,...

Monadnock Music is presenting its second game night at the  Timberdoodle Club, 26 Webster Highway in Temple, Thursday, Nov. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m.The evening will feature classical musical performances by Rafael Popper-Keizer and Friends and a spread of...

John Humiston Post No. 11 American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5613 and the Town of Jaffrey hosted a Veterans Day event Nov. 11 that began with a march to the Town Common. Ceremonies at the Town Common included the day’s speaker,...