BACKYARD NATURALIST: Phil Brown: Protecting birds is good for us all

04-18-2025 8:31 AM

This spring, billions of migratory birds are working their way back to their breeding grounds in the United States and Canada, and they need your help. If this familiar mantra falls flat, perhaps consider doing so for your own health and well-being.


‘Hadestown’ comes to ConVal April 17 to 19

04-16-2025 12:06 PM

The ConVal Theater Department spring musical, “Hadestown,” will be performed April 17 to 19, at 7 p.m. at the Lucy Hurlin Theatre at ConVal High School.


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Sports


Tory Wight of New Ipswich will attempt her first Boston Marathon
04-16-2025 11:01 AM

On April 21, Tory Wight, 48, of New Ipswich will be standing at the start line for her latest marathon, wearing the bib number 28,322 – a symbol of just how big a race she is about to run: the Boston Marathon.

Opinion


Letter: Hands off our democracy
04-17-2025 12:20 PM

Concord has been keeping busy this spring with busy bills—like HB-524 (anti-vaccine), HB-115 (anti-education), and HB-148 (anti-trans). These busy bills give lawmakers an open mic for fear-mongering and false narratives about imaginary enemies and you can watch it on YouTube by searching the bill numbers with "NH" as experts are often mocked and ignored.

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Arts & Life


Work pays off for Wilton-Lyndeborogh drama club
04-17-2025 11:01 AM

Three-days-a-week rehearsals since late January bore fruit last week when the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Drama Club performed “The Little Mermaid” for two evenings in the Cooperative Middle School High School cafeteria.

Obituaries

Obit photo for Ethel Walsh Ethel Walsh

Greenville, NH - Greenville, NH – Ethel Mae Walsh, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and dedicated member of her community, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2025. She was 79 years old. Ethel Mae was the heart of her family, marr... remainder of obit for Ethel Walsh

Obit photo for Geoffrey Moore Driscoll Geoffrey Moore Driscoll

Geoffrey Moore Driscoll, 58, died unexpectedly in Providence, RI on April 5, 2025. Geoffrey was born in Tarrytown, NY in 1967, the third son of Catherine Moore and William Driscoll. He grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. As a young boy, ... remainder of obit for Geoffrey Moore Driscoll

Obit photo for Sharon Holcombe Sharon Holcombe

Bennington NH - Sharon Louise Burns Holcombe, 78, died peacefully with both of her daughters at her side on April 2, 2025, following a lengthy illness. Sharon was born on August 6, 1946 in Norwood, Massachusetts, to Helen (Loehr) an... remainder of obit for Sharon Holcombe

Obit photo for Ken Webster Jr. Ken Webster Jr.

Peterborough, NH - Ken Webster Jr., 93 of Peterborough, NH passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025, after a period of declining health. Ken was born in Boston, MA on March 10, 1932, to Kenneth Sr. and Helen (Estabrook) Webster. Ken grew u... remainder of obit for Ken Webster Jr.

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