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Dublin Police Chief Timothy Suokko reports on activity
By KATHY NICHOLS
The Dublin Select Board met Monday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. In attendance were Town Administrator Kate Fuller, administration assistant Pam Celko, Select Board members Susan Peters and Carole Monroe and board Chair Chris Raymond.The meeting began with...
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript launches updated online app
The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript app, available for download on Apple and Android devices, now has many more features.Readers have been able to use the free app to read a digital replica of the print newspaper, known as the e-edition. Starting this...
Peterborough residents will decide on fire station May 15
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Peterborough residents will vote on a $10.6 million bond to fund the completed design of the Peterborough Fire Station during Town Meeting May 15. “We are a little concerned that people might think the fire station is a done deal, because there has...
Frank Edelblut speaks at Dublin Education Advisory Committee forum
By CAMERON CASHMAN
Speaking at a forum held by the Dublin Education Advisory Committee (DEAC) Tuesday night, New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut said it’s becoming increasingly common for towns to withdraw from their cooperative school districts.Edelblut...
Petitioners seek special Town Meeting regarding tax lien on Antrim Church of Christ
By JESSECA TIMMONS
The fate of Antrim’s historic “Brown Church” may be determined by a special Town Meeting if a group of Antrim residents succeed with a petition requesting the Select Board forgive a lien on the building.The petition calls for a warrant “to see if the...
RMS students record short stories in collaborative podcast project
By ASHLEY SAARI
“It is the year 2024, and my time machine is done. It is time to travel to 2909, where I will expand our human society to space.”That’s the opener to “Aidan and the Time-Traveling Scientist,” the first of nine short stories turned into an podcast by...
Alan Edelkind defends actions on proposed ConVal reconfiguration
By CAMERON CASHMAN
In an open letter to the Dublin community, ConVal School Board Vice Chair Alan Edelkind stated that he had originally advocated for the ConVal reconfiguration vote to be held after a year of study with involvement from the district’s communities, but...
Antrim Newcomers Club hosting second community fair
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Nearly 50 town and area organizations will participate in the second Antrim Newcomers Club Community Fair on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m., upstairs in the Antrim Town Hall. All attendees will be given free raffle tickets for door prizes,...
Peterborough Senior Program offers ‘Vet to Vet’ Tuesdays
By ISABELLA MESSA
Gloria Schultz, senior program specialist for the Peterborough Recreation Department, has launched a new group for veterans in the Monadnock region.It is called “Vet to Vet,” and is an opportunity for veterans to socialize over coffee and share...
Speakers talk mental health
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Public health and community leaders from across the Monadnock region painted a picture of the state of mental health among today’s youth and adults and spoke positively about local initiatives enabling recovery during a Wednesday morning event at All...
PHOTOS: Jaffrey BSA Troop 33G helps spruce up American Legion Hall
On April 27, Jaffrey BSA Troop 33G helped to spruce up the John Humiston Post 11 American Legion in Jaffrey in celebration of Earth Day. The girls power-washed the building, picked up trash, swept the walkways, dug a trench and put in pressure-treated...
Greenfield Spelling Bee is May 4
The Greenfield Spelling Bee to benefit the Greenfield Meetinghouse will be Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to noon with doors opening at 9:30 a.m. at Greenfield Meetinghouse, 776 Forest Road.Parking is free at the Greenfield Meetinghouse. Suggested...
Francestown Community Market opens May 3
The Francestown Community Market opens for its seventh season Fridays beginning May 3 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Francestown Town Hall sheds and lawn area.Vendors will be offering farm-fresh produce, honey, eggs, jams and jellies, breads, pies and...
Man charged with negligent homicide in fatal Rindge crash
By ASHLEY SAARI
A Manchester has been charged in negligent homicide related to a crash in Rindge in November, which killed one person and injured another.On April 24, Elie Embal Angol Ayaya, 25, of Manchester, was arrested and charged with two Class B felonies...
ConVal committee begins to study withdrawal process
By JESSECA TIMMONS
ConVal district administrators, Select Board members and School Board representatives from each of the district’s nine towns have begun the process of withdrawal feasibility studies for Dublin and Francestown, with a deadline of Nov. 1.“This is a...
Education committees gather in Dublin
By CAMERON CASHMAN
The Dublin Education Advisory Committee (DEAC) and similar groups from Bennington and Francestown hope to improve communication between their three committees and the ConVal School Board after a meeting last Wednesday evening where members from all...
Francestown welcomes new Library Director Beth Crooker
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Francestown’s George H. Bixby Memorial Library was overflowing with community members eager to welcome Beth Crooker, the new director of the library, at a reception Friday evening. “We are so fortunate we found such a great candidate who is such a...
Temple unlikely to hold special Town Meeting on ConVal withdrawal
By CAMERON CASHMAN
After low response to a notice on the town’s website, Temple Select Board Chair Bill Ezell said it was unlikely that the town would hold a special Town Meeting to vote on a feasibility study regarding withdrawal from the ConVal School...
High Mowing School in Wilton holds May Day Festival
By CAMERON CASHMAN
High Mowing School held its annual May Day Festival Saturday.Students participated in several traditional festivities, including Morris dancing, a skit banishing King and Queen Winter and welcoming in spring, concluding with a maypole dance.Members of...
New Ipswich firefighters called on to rescue horse
By ASHLEY SAARI
On Wednesday morning, New Ipswich fire crews responded to a unusual rescue request – a horse that had fallen through the floor of his barn and was stuck in his stall.Shortly before 8 a.m., crews responded to 11 Preston Hill Road, and when they...
