Developer hopes to turn Antrim Mill property into commercial and residential spaces

By ISABEL DREHER

The Antrim Mill property on Main Street has been largely empty for decades. ZanderKempf, a New Hampshire resident, military veteran and real estate developer, hopes to change that.Kempf, who grew up in Amherst and is the founder of Clear Summit...

Couple is restoring Peterborough home and learning its history

By ROWAN WILSON

Ed Cardoza had heard about the “Yellow House on Grove” a couple of times before he and his husband Al Cummings came up to visit. They had been living in Foxborough, Mass., and were on the search for the right old house to make their home. “Al is a...

The Apothecary is coming to Depot Square in Peterborough

By ROWAN WILSON

“You could sort of sum it up as a boutique pharmacy,” said Gloria Shkolnik, owner of The Apothecary, a new store opening soon in Depot Square in Peterborough. Shkolnik is a trained and licensed pharmacist, and she specializes in compounding. She...

Plans for former Wilton Station are uncertain

By JOSH LACAILLADE

Buyers of the former Wilton Station on Main Street are unsure of building’s future.In February, Aaron Kelly and his fiance Kendal J. Bush of Francestown became the newest owners of the building at 99 Main St. The station was abandoned for close to two...

Local July 4 events

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...

Local pollen levels are high

By JOSH LACAILLADE

If the fine yellow dust covering people’s cars, driveways and homes doesn’t seem to be going away, it’s because New Hampshire is in the midst of peak pollen season.According to pollen.com, Wilton, Lyndeborough and Francestown experienced the highest...

Conant Class of 2022 walks in emotional ceremony

By BEN CONANT

Conant High School’s Class of 2022 graduation ceremony ended with an exuberant fireworks display, but the brightest sparks at the Orioles’ athletic facility Friday night were the 83 cap-and-gown-clad seniors ready to blaze their own paths into the...

Body of Warner man found in Pool Pond in Rindge

By ASHLEY SAARI

The body of a Warner man was found in Pool Pond in Rindge Saturday evening, according to the New Hampshire State Police.According to a press release issued by the Division of State Police Marine Patrol, Benjamin Dabuliewicz, 38, of Warner, was...

Antrim wind farm neighbors sue over noise-measuring ruling

By ASHLEY SAARI

Several neighbors of the Antrim wind turbines have filed a lawsuit against the state’s Site Evaluation Committee, the rulemaking body that governs wind farms, alleging they unlawfully changed interpretation of the rules around noise limitations on the...

Two arrested on charges of possession of heroin and cocaine in Rindge

By ASHLEY SAARI

Rindge police recently arrested two people on charges of possession of heroin and cocaine and charged one of them with identity fraud after he allegedly misidentified himself to police.On Saturday, May 14, at 12:43 a.m., Rindge Police stopped a...

Three injured in head-on crash in Jaffrey

By ASHLEY SAARI

Three people were seriously injured in a two-car crash in Jaffrey Thursday afternoon.At 2:32 p.m., police responded to report of a head-on crash on River Street at Gilmore Pond Road. According to police, 43-year-old David Matson of Troy, 31-year-old...

Monadnock Country Club is open for the season

By ROWAN WILSON

Golf season is underway, and Monadnock Country Club in Peterborough has opened its greens and sold its first memberships.Bob Taylor is operating the business on the High Street property that the MacDowell artist residency owns.Taylor was a member at...

Britany Barron takes stand in Armando Barron's murder trial

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Editor’s note: This story includes descriptions of violence, including domestic assault.In hours of testimony Wednesday, Britany Barron said her husband, Armando Barron, brutally assaulted her, ordered her to kill a coworker, Jonathan Amerault, and...

Lionheart Academy, a public charter school that received $1.5M grant, using curriculum developed by Christian school

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Since New Hampshire accepted the first $10 million of a federal charter schools grant, eight charter schools have been awarded funding, including five new startup schools, two expansions and one existing school that’s opening a second location.In...

Forecast of thunderstorms delays local murder trial until Tuesday

By JACK ROONEY and RYAN SPENCER

The trial of a Jaffrey man charged with murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault in 2020 will be delayed by one day to Tuesday, a court spokeswoman said Friday.Armando Barron’s trial was scheduled to start Monday with a “view,” where jurors will be...

Great Brook School in Antrim announces honor roll

Great Brook School in Antrim announced its honor roll for the third term of the 2021-2022 school year.Grade eightHigh honorsBrian Alonso, Esben Andersen, Joseph Bailey, Lukas Baker, Nora Bond, Wesley Brisson, Adam Connor, Charles Damata, Alia Dodge,...

New $3 million fund to reimburse N.H. restaurants for equipment, tech purchases

By DANIELA ALLEE

The state announced a new $3 million fund that would cover reimbursements to local restaurants for equipment, infrastructure and technology purchases.The Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery will provide awards of up to $15,000.Even at...

Temple Select Board conditionally signs settlement agreement with property owners

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Temple Select Board signed a settlement agreement Tuesday between the town and the owners of a large collection of antique construction equipment that neighbors have complained constitutes a junkyard, but made it conditional on the outcome of a...

Peterborough Garden Club schedules plant sale

Peterborough Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale Saturday, May 14, from 9 to 11 a.m. at its new location, the Peterson Courtyard next to the Peterborough Town House on Grove Street.The proceeds of the plant sale provide scholarships to Wol’s...

Peterborough candidates will debate May 5

GoMonadnock and Peterborough Town Library will host the first Peterborough Parley: Debates and Salon Thursday, May 5, at 6 p.m. in the library’s 1833 Room.The debates will feature Budget Committee candidates Leslie Lewis, River Marmorstein, Andrew...