Brett Amy Thelen: Backyard Naturalist – The joy of walking every day
I am on a streak – a 78-day step streak, that is. Which is to say I have walked at least 10,000 steps every day for the last 78 days.
Paula Kay Kerouac of Bennington creates art and community
Paula Kay Kerouac of Bennington remembers looking in the front window of the former Nonni’s restaurant space in Hillsborough and thinking, “We must be nuts.”
Sports
Monadnock-Fall Mountain-Conant hockey squad runs into trouble
The promising Monadnock-Fall Mountain-Conant ice hockey team has hit a rough patch following a strong start.
Opinion
Letter: Support Jaffrey-Rindge CTE project
Lots of people came to the Jaffrey-Rindge School Board meeting Jan. 16 to hear about the proposed CTE building project, to ask questions, to voice support or not. It’s true, because property taxes fund education in New Hampshire, school improvements lead to a rise in those taxes. It’s true, Jaffrey residents pay proportionally more than more-affluent communities. None of this is the fault of the School Board.
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
At request of appeals board, Francestown ZBA prepares documentation on rejected Lawrence request
After the Francestown Zoning Board of Adjustment denied Richard and Phillip Lawrence’s application for two variances at their lot on Davis Lane in September 2023, the Lawrences appealed to the state Housing Appeals Board.
Arts & Life
The Park Theatre in Jaffrey presenting ‘The Cocoanuts’
The Park Theatre, 19 Main St., Jaffrey, will show the Marx Brothers’ first feature film, “The Cocoanuts,” on Friday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m.
Obituaries
Marsha Ann (Chamberlain) Gabisch Peterborough, NH - Marsha Ann (Chamberlain) Gabisch passed peacefully on Thursday January 16, 2025 at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton. She was born June 26, 1950 in Peterborough, NH. She lived in ... remainder of obit for Marsha Ann Gabisch
Alan H. Davis, Sr. Guildhall VT - Alan Hale Davis, Sr., of Guildhall, Vermont, formerly of Plymouth, New Hampshire, passed away in Berlin, New Hampshire, on January 13, 2025, after a brief illness. He was 97. Al was born on October 22, ... remainder of obit for Alan H. Davis Sr.
Troy, NH - Kim N. Hutchinson, 72, resident of Troy, NH, former longtime resident of Wilton, NH, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, surrounded by his family after period of declining health. He was born on Octo... remainder of obit for Kim N. Hutchinson
William M. Sloan, Jr. Peterborough NH - William M. Sloan, Jr., 82 of Peterborough and formerly of New London, NH, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025, at his home at Rivermead and in the presence of his loving family. He was born ... remainder of obit for William M. Sloan Jr.