High winds knock out power

High winds knocked out power around the Monadnock region Thursday. According to Eversource, the following are the number of outages as of 3:15 p.m.Antrim – 285 (At approximately 2 p.m., the town sent an announcement that Eversource would be turning...

Revisit the Eaton family road trip

In the summer of 1963, Nancy Eaton of Greenville plotted out a cross-country road trip for her and her five children: Betsy, 15, Jane, 14, Chuck, 13, Susan, 12, and Dick, 10. In their station wagon, the family went from Greenville to California,...

Jaffrey-Rindge's Martin Luther King Jr. Day programs receive grants

Jaffrey-Rindge's Martin Luther King Jr. Day programs have received grants, ensuring the events will be free. Funding comes from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Putnam Foundation, Rindge Woman’s Club, Savings Bank of Walpole, M&T Bank and C&S...

Hands with Heart members knit for a cause at Jaffrey library

By ASHLEY SAARI

Every Thursday, the Bean Room in the Jaffrey Public Library is filled with knitters and crocheters. They are making scarves for the hat and scarf rack at the front door of the library, and stuffed animals and superheroes for children at Monadnock...

Kofalt takes on new role in House leadership

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Jim Kofalt will take on a new role in New Hampshire House leadership this year.The Wilton Republican, embarking on his third term as a state representative, will be an adviser to Speaker Sherman Packard. In this role, Kofalt said, he’ll influence his...

State Supreme Court rules for Temple in case of alleged junkyard

By DAVID ALLEN

The state Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Town of Temple and against a pair of property owners in a case involving a collection aging construction vehicles and machinery on private property.In December, the town went before the state Supreme...

PHOTOS: Greenfield Meetinghouse work begins

The Town of Greenfield recently broke ground on the  Greenfield Community Meetinghouse renovation project, when workers from Milestone Construction removed the  front steps and the accessible ramp to access the foundation in order to start...

Budget hearings for SB2 towns and districts are around the corner

By ASHLEY SAARI

As 2025 begins, towns that operate under ballot voting are gearing up in earnest for their budget season, with hearings scheduled for later this month.The ballot voting system is sometimes referred to as SB2, after Senate Bill 2, the law that outlines...

Greenville light contest winners announced

By ASHLEY SAARI

The winners of this year’s Light Up Greenville holiday decorating contest have been announced, along with runners-up and third place in all three categories.First place prize was $50 cash for each category, donated by the O’Keefe-Mary Investment Team....

With high property tax burden, lawmakers look to alleviate costs

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Sanjeev Manohar had never knocked on a door asking people to vote for him before. So as he hit one after the other in Nashua during his campaign for state representative, he had a policy pitch prepared. He’d champion women’s rights if he was elected...

Monadnock Community Hospital schedules seminars

Monadnock Community Hospital will launch a series of free health and wellness seminars starting in January. These sessions will cover health topics on spine surgery, cardiovascular wellness for women and colorectal cancer prevention.Seminar schedule...

Cameron Harrington to speak on Peace Corps in Francestown

Cameron Harrington will present "My Peace Corps Journey" on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 10 a.m. at the George Holmes Bixby Memorial Library, 52 Main St., Francestown.Harrington will discuss his experiences working on community health projects in Peru as a...

Public access coming to Campbell Pond area in Antrim after grant

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hikers will soon be able to directly access Antrim’s scenic Campbell Pond area, thanks to a recent $115,000 LCHIP grant which will enable the Antrim Conservation Commission to purchase a 112-acre property abutting the pond.“We are ecstatic,” said...

MOUNTAIN OF MEMORIES: Gannett purchase leads to new era

Eighth of a series of excerpts from Gerry Miller’s book “Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, New Hampshire,” a history/biography about the original Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, developed by William C. (Bill) MacAdam and syndicate....

Monadnock Center hosting candlelight open house

The Monadnock Center for History and Culture will host a candlelight open house in the Phoenix Mill House on Friday, Jan. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 19 Grove St., Peterborough.Admission is free, with donations encouraged.Costumed interpreters portraying...

MOUNTAIN OF MEMORIES – Early days of working on the mountain

Seventh of a series of excerpts from Gerry Miller’s book “Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, New Hampshire,” a history/biography about the original Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, developed by William C. (Bill) MacAdam and...

A look ahead to 2025: What’s in store for the next legislative session

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

With a new Republican governor and expanded majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate, conservatives in the State House will have the chance to deliver on long-sought-after priorities in 2025.While conversations around education and the...

Historic covers – Monadnock Ledger-Transcript: March 14, 2024

The issue of small classes in the ConVal School District had plagued district officials for years, but no solution had ever been found.The School Board tried again in 2023 and 2024, hiring the educational consulting firm Prismatic to address...

Nonie’s in Peterborough says farewell

By DAVID ALLEN

Recalling a half-century of coming to Nonie’s on Grove Street in Peterborough, Lillian Grant of Peterborough pointed to the bakery case.“I want to be laid out on the doughnut shelf,” she said.On Friday at Nonie’s, longtime patrons enjoyed their final...

HOMETOWN HEROES: If there’s a need in Greenfield, Karen Day is there

By BILL FONDA

If something needs to be done in Greenfield, there’s a good chance Karen Day will agree to do it.“Volunteers are hard to get,” she said. “As long as I’m able, I’m willing to do some things.”It’s that “can-do” spirit that led retired Greenfield Fire...