BUSINESS: Main Street Pastries opens its doors in Greenville

By ASHLEY SAARI

Diana Batista held a grand reopening for Main Street Pastries in Greenville over the weekend, after a month of soft launch for the store.Despite being a “reopening” this is the first time the store has been in Greenville. Originally opened on Main...

‘It's borderline criminal’ – Manufactured housing was an affordable homeownership option. Now, investor-owned parks are pricing residents out

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

At the end of the month, Edmund McGahey plans to load up his U-Haul with the American flag neatly rolled behind his front door, take his wind chimes down from his front porch, pack his eight potted Christmas cacti, and leave for Texas.With an...

Steve Kim – Investing in an election year: everything you need to know

Election years breed uncertainty, and in general, the market does not respond well to uncertainty.It is tempting to speculate how each candidate might affect your investments, but making decisions based on unknowns could cause long-term harm to your...

Benjamin Choiniere joins Jaffrey Eye Care

Dr. Benjamin Choiniere recently joined the Jaffrey Eye Care optometry practice.Choiniere joins Dr. Marilynn Acker, who has owned and operated Jaffrey Eye Care since 1980. Acker has served the greater Jaffery area for more than four decades, providing...

Tim Selby and Brian Zimmer purchase Harlow’s in Peterborough

By JESSECA TIMMONS

After nearly 30 years, Harlow’s, Peterborough’s downtown pub, has new owners.Tim Selby of Dublin and Brian Zimmer of Peterborough, who purchased the bar and restaurant from longtime owner Dave Szehi last month, are completing the final details of the...

Veto leaves therapeutic cannabis program in flux

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Not far from downtown Peterborough is a discreet building, somewhat removed from the main road. No signs are posted, leaving no way for outsiders to learn what the building contains.It’s for good reason – state law dictates that no markers are allowed...

Chichester animal rescue Live and Let Live Farm stripped of pet vendor license amid bitter feud with Department of Agriculture

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Late last month, Teresa Paradis, the owner of Live and Let Live Farm in Chichester, received a jarring letter from the state Department of Agriculture.Although scant on details, the letter’s effect was clear: the farm – a beloved rescue organization...

Janice Smith of Rindge named to Venture board

Janice Smith of Rindge has been appointed to the board of directors of Venture Community Services after its merger with Life-Skills, Inc.Venture encourages independence through support services that include community residential services, day...

BUSINESS – Family is at the heart of Well Within in Lyndeborough

By CAMERON CASHMAN

After years of experience working with people of all ages with intellectual disabilities and emotional challenges, one thing stood out to Alisha DiMasi – the importance of family.Family is at the heart of all of the services DiMasi provides at Well...

Silver Scone appeal heads to Land Use Review Docket

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Hillsborough County Superior Court’s Land Use Review Docket will take up the latest appeal related to a tea party business in New Ipswich.Neighbors of Silver Scone Teas, located on River Road in New Ipswich, have appealed multiple decisions...

Souhegan Country Club building and property sold

By ASHLEY SAARI

Souhegan Country Club President Raymond Holmes has purchased the country club building and property in a private sale, and will be allowing the club to continue using the building twice a month while it attempts to rebuild its membership base.The...

Jaffrey Zoning Board rejects appeal on 16-unit development

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Jaffrey Zoning Board unanimously denied a request for a rehearing on a proposed 16-unit cluster development that the board rejected last month.The application, submitted by Fougere Homes, proposed 16 condominium units at 79 Town Farm Road, a...

BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Small grant makes big difference for Mason library

By CAMERON CASHMAN

While ARPA-funded projects like infrastructure repairs or safety improvements may have cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, smaller grants have also funded important improvements.For example, a grant of $1,158 given to the Mason Public...

BUSINESS QUARTERLY: ARPA funds give Greenfield departments more room to operate

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Thanks to $196,000 in ARPA funding, the Town of Greenfield was able to shift the town clerk’s office into a separate space in the basement of the town offices, and move the Police Department out of the basement and across the common to the building...

BUSINESS QUARTERLY: From sewer lines to libraries, towns have spent ARPA funding in a variety of ways

Staff Report

When the occupants of the approximately 200 homes in Bennington who are on town water and sewer get their bills, those costs should be more accurate, thanks to new digital water and sewer meters.According to Town Administrator Deb Davidson, the new...

BUSINESS QUARTERLY – ARPA funds provide boost for unexpected project in Jaffrey

By ASHLEY SAARI

Jaffrey is facing a problem similar to that of many small communities in the country – an aging water and sewer infrastructure that will be highly expensive to replace.When, during a routine camera inspection of the sewer main on Stratton Road, the...

BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Steve Kim – Persistent inflation: time to worry?

If you have been reading the news, you have probably noticed that inflation has been a top headliner. Questions and concerns are rising – when will inflation drop, and when will the Fed cut interest rates, if at all? As the months creep by and we...

BUSINESS: Sisters bring passion for design to Nidu

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Monadnock region recently welcomed a new interior design studio, Nidu, into the Tribals storefront in Depot Square in Peterborough.Through Nidu, proprietors and sisters Nane and Carmen Blohm are sharing their experience in designing living spaces,...

Rudra Aryal takes over as Jaffrey-Rindge Rotary president

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Thursday evening, Jaffrey-Rindge Rotary Presidents John McCarthy and Bill Coleman conveyed the gavel to the club’s new president, Rudra Aryal, in a ceremony which included officially naming the new club officers and board of directors.Aryal moved...

BUSINESS: Melanie Neily is the new owner of Peterborough Diner

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Peterborough Diner is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and recently welcomed a new owner, Melanie Neily.Neily and her business partners Greg and Krystal Sherwin are committed to maintaining the diner's historic character and its...