Rindge Planning Board seeks info on Sunoco site

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Rindge Planning Board has continued an application seeking a minor site plan approval and conditional use permit to allow two new businesses in the former Sunoco gas station on Route 119 – an auto repair shop and a screen printing and embroidery...

BUSINESS: Frankly Delicious in Peterborough will provide more than just food

By DAVID ALLEN

Foodies in the Monadnock region area will have another option shortly, as a new eatery with a mission beyond serving food prepares to open its doors.Frankly Delicious is taking shape just south of the Routes 101 and 202 intersection in Peterborough,...

Jaffrey submits petition for special Town Meeting to purchase TD Bank

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Monday, the Town of Jaffrey submitted a petition with the Cheshire County Superior Court, requesting permission to hold a special Town Meeting with a single warrant item – a request to use $1.2 million of the town’s undesignated fund balance to...

Toadstool acquires Harrisville’s Alran Books

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Peterborough-based Toadstool Books has acquired Alran Books, a distributor of professional education titles and trade literature based in Harrisville.Alran, which was founded by longtime Monadnock region resident Allison Weber (formerly Randall ) in...

BUSINESS: White Birch brings community store back to Bennington

By JESSECA TIMMONS

White Birch General Store in downtown Bennington, which opened on the site of the old Bennington Country Store in May, has already had a positive impact on the community, according to store manager April Apple.“We had some customers tell us that they...

BUSINESS: Sawdust & Lint reflects couple’s passions

By JESSECA TIMMONS

According to owner Tory Fletcher, people are usually surprised when they walk into her Peterborough shop, Sawdust & Lint, for the first time.The small space contains an array of handwoven items intermingled with handmade furniture and wooden items...

BUSINESS – For Linda Smith Davis of Greenfield, fan letter turns into opportunity

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Linda Smith Davis of Greenfield,  creator of the New England Fine Living lifestyle brand, is used to hearing from her fans – whom she calls her “kindred spirits” – but just before Thanksgiving 2023, she was surprised to get a package in the mail...

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...