Words About Wilton: Gail Hoar – Coming car attraction

Rick Scribner’s passion is high-performance muscle cars. He passed this passion down to his son, Alex, and his son-in-law, Mark Seelley.

New Ipswich chili cook-off deadline is March 25

The New Ipswich 275th Anniversary Townwide Chili Cook-off is set for Saturday, March 29, at New Ipswich Congregational Church, 156 Main St.

Off the Highway: Jarvis Coffin -- Town Meeting season

Annual Town Meeting season has come and gone, just as warming temperatures and bouts of rain have converted the snow into runoff along the roads and through the woods.

Team Inconceivable preps for New England FIRST Robotics Competition

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Peterborough-based Team Inconceivable is headed to UNH on Saturday for the New England FIRST Robotics Competition district event.

Inside EFAs: How New Hampshire’s school choice program ignited an internal feud within the state’s homeschooling community

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Inside EFAs is a series about New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program.

Michael Hoyt named chair of ConVal School Board

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The ConVal School Board met Tuesday for the first time following district elections on March 11.

Mascenic deals again with default budget

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Mascenic School Board has begun preparing for a second year in a row under a default budget, after voters defeated the proposed budget at the polls on March 11.

Dublin Select Board talks aftermath of failed withdrawal, budget cap proposals

By DAVID ALLEN

Dublin’s select board reflected upon educational issues Monday, a week after voting resulted in its remaining in the ConVal School District and with the budget cap on per-pupil spending defeated at the polls. 

Groundbreaking on Peterborough fire and rescue station is set for early May

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Peterborough will break ground on the new fire and rescue station on Elm Street in early May, according to Assistant Town Administrator Seth MacLean.

WLC Director of Technology Nicholas Buroker expresses concern over data breach

By DAVID ALLEN

Members of the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Board are concerned about student information that was released as a result of a computer hack in January.

Michelle Stahl to present Women’s History Month program in Peterborough

Michelle Stahl, director of the Monadnock Center for History and Culture, will present “The Power of Women Working Together: Women's Groups in Peterborough's Past” on Thursday, March 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Monadnock Center, 19 Grove St., Peterborough.

Coffey to discuss birdscaping at Mansfield Public Library

The Mansfield Public Library, 5 Main St., will host UNH Master Gardener Gail Coffey for "Birdscaping: Landscaping for the Birds" on Thursday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Town Hall.

Battle of the Badges benefits Monadnock Valley Patriots

The Monadnock Valley Patriots Special Olympics team will host the Battle of the Badges basketball game at ConVal High School Friday, March 21, at 6 p.m.

Employees, sports, cocurriculars and universal pre-K among $3 million in Jaffrey-Rindge budget cuts

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Jaffrey-Rindge School Board officially voted on a series of cuts on Monday – including athletic programs, cocurriculars, 24 1/2 employee positions and universal access to pre-K– as a result of district voters passing a budget with a $3 million cut from the board’s original $33.76 million proposal.

Man charged with felonies after Peterborough standoff Tuesday

By DAVID ALLEN

According to a statement by Peterborough Police Chief Scott Guinard, a non-lethal round and Taser were required to apprehend an individual Tuesday night who had allegedly threatened neighbors on Keenan Drive with a rifle earlier in the evening. 

Antrim Town Meeting shows support for Grapevine

By JESSECA TIMMONS

After the Select Board cut funding to all nonprofits regularly supported by Antrim by 50% due to a high increase in the tax rate this year, articles regarding funding for The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center, the Home and Harvest Festival and the Antrim Community Board sparked most of the debate at Town Meeting Thursday night.

Town administrator’s salary raises questions at Greenfield Town Meeting

By JESSECA TIMMONS

A raise for the town administrator, capital reserve funds and the possibility of looking into studying SB2 were the most hotly debated issues at Greenfield’s town meeting on Saturday.

New Greenville fire station takes step forward at Town Meeting

By DAVID ALLEN

Residents of Greenville came one step closer to constructing a new fire station Saturday when Town Meeting voted to expand the purpose of the New Fire Station Expendable Trust Fund to include hiring architects, engineers, acquiring land and construction.

The Greenfield Beat: Jesseca Timmons – No ‘Death,’ but trip was certainly paradise

Last year, I wrote a vacation column about my trip to the strange planet of San Diego. This year, I was lucky enough to spend a week on the beautiful island of Guadeloupe!

Christine Destrempes to read from book in Hancock

Artist and author Christine Destrempes will read from her memoir "Unconditioned" on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in the Daniels Room at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.