Housing Appeals Board dismisses latest Silver Scone appeal

By ASHLEY SAARI

The state’s Housing Appeals Board canceled a scheduled preliminary hearing on an appeal of New Ipswich’s approval of a variance for Silver Scone Teas, instead granting a motion to dismiss the case.Silver Scone Teas is a business run by Jane Elwell out...

Steve Kim – Avoid emotional pitfalls to maximize your investments

By STEVE KIM

Let us get the elephant out of the room – money is emotional.How can it not be, when it provides for your children’s education, memorable vacations and so much more? It is only natural to worry when the stock market takes a dive, and you see the value...

BUSINESS – Calcite & Comfrey is rooted in personal story

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Deb Waldinger’s business, Calcite & Comfrey, started as a way for her to take greater control over her health through alternative, all-natural, locally sourced herbal body care products.What started as a personal project for the Antrim resident...

Local nonprofits have big day at NH Gives

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Monadnock region nonprofits benefited from the largest NH Gives event ever this year, with thousands of donors contributing to the 24-hour statewide online fundraising event sponsored by the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits June 11 and...

Addition approved to Monadnock Inn for innkeepers’ quarters

By ASHLEY SAARI

The new owners of the Monadnock Inn in Jaffrey have been approved to put an addition on the south side of the building for new innkeepers' quarters.Gene and Castine Clerkin recently entered into a purchase agreement with No Box Realty and owner Randy...

BUSINESS – Dr. Marc Winiecki opens office in Jaffrey

Dr. Marc Winiecki of Jaffrey has opened a new family practice, Monad Doc Health Direct in downtown Jaffrey.Formerly, Winiecki spent 15 years at Jaffrey Family Medicine, a satellite of Monadnock Community Hospital.Located at 22 North St., Winiecki’s...

BUSINESS – Kerry Doyle is back in the studio with AHA Yoga in Dublin

By CAMERON CASHMAN

After several years of teaching yoga online and in various venues across New England, Iyengar yoga instructor Kerry Doyle is happy to be back teaching classes out of her own yoga studio in Dublin Village Park.Doyle reopened Ancient Healing Arts, or...

NH Gives provides fundraising boost

By JESSECA TIMMONS

According to Kathleen Reardon, CEO of the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, said this year’s upcoming NH Gives event is the largest so far, with nearly 650 New Hampshire nonprofits participating in the fundraiser.The online event begins at 5 p.m....

After changes approved, Hancock Inn could reopen this summer

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Hancock Historic District Commission approved several proposed alterations to the Hancock Inn at a public forum Tuesday night – potentially paving the way for the inn to reopen this summer.Craig Hastings, the inn’s director of hospitality, said...

Property tax relief available for low- and moderate-income homeowners

NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS REVIEW

Eligible New Hampshire homeowners now have the opportunity to receive property tax relief through the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration’s (NHDRA) Low and Moderate Income Homeowners Property Tax Relief program.NHDRA distributed over...

BUSINESS: Hilltop Farm in Mason offers New England Wagyu

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The words “Wagyu beef” might bring to mind expensive cuts of high-quality beef at an upscale Japanese restaurant. And while Wagyu does translate to “Japanese cattle,” residents of the Monadnock region can get authentic Wagyu beef that has been raised...

New Hampshire Ball Bearings construction project on schedule

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Two months after installation of a new permeable reactive barrier (PRB) wall at the Peterborough South Municipal Water Supply Well Superfund site began, New Hampshire Ball Bearings (NHBB) Marketing Manager Robyn Nattila said the project is on schedule...

HOUSE AND HOME: Sheila and Bill Nichols took the do-it-yourself approach for their retirement home

By JESSECA TIMMONS

“A lot of people will tell you they built their house themselves,” said Sheila Nichols of Greenfield as she led of tour of her home at the base of Crotched Mountain Road. “But we really did build this house ourselves. We sawed every board, and we...

BUSINESS: New owner brings new energy to Gaia’s Blessing

By CAMERON CASHMAN

When a new owner takes over a business, one might expect changes: new products, renovations, even a new location.If that business is a metaphysical shop, like Gaia’s Blessing in Peterborough, there’s another, less-tangible change to consider -- the...

Makaylah Parker joins Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce board

Makaylah Parker of Jaffrey, a banker for the Savings Bank of Walpole’s Rindge branch, has joined the board of the Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce.The Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce is an organization that promotes the general welfare and prosperity of the...

Bellows-Nichols makes donation to Hillsborough County 4-H

Bellows-Nichols Agency and Co-operative Insurance Companies awarded a $1,000 gift to Hillsborough County 4-H. The gift, awarded as part of co-op’s community grants program, will be used for scholarships for teens within Hillsborough County to attend...

Andrew Fletcher of Dublin lands promotions position

Andrew Fletcher of Dublin, a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in communication/ministry and leadership from Bob Jones University, was hired before graduation as a promotions manager at Sego Lily Foundation in Ogden, Utah.

New photography studio opens on Jaffrey Main Street

By ASHLEY SAARI

Kassia Oaks uses her camera to capture major milestones in her clients’ lives – sometimes following them through multiple major life events – and she said her goal is to always capture people’s “authentic energy.”Oaks opened her first solo studio,...

T & W Handyman Services in Jaffrey celebrates new location

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Downtown Jaffrey welcomed a new business last week, as T&W Handyman Services moved into a new location at 10 Stratton Road.Owners Tina and Wayne St. Laurent were joined by friends, family and Team Jaffrey members to celebrate the move from their...

BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Grants allow towns to study housing

By IVY VANN

In 2022 the State of New Hampshire, in recognition of the housing shortage in the state, created a grant program to fund work in towns that wished to explore the housing situation in their town and consider ways to increase housing availability and...