Viewpoint: Laura Mafera – What Francestown wants

By LAURA MAFERA

What is feasibility? At the request of both Francestown and Dublin, the ConVal School District has tasked a committee of nine School Board representatives and nine Select Board members, one from each town, to decide if it is feasible (definition:...

Viewpoint: Alan Edelkind – Explaining the ConVal withdrawal process

By ALAN EDELKIND

The ConVal School Board would like to share the following information regarding the warrant articles approved and filed by two member communities, Dublin and Francestown, to study withdrawal from the school district. As part of this process, a...

Letter: A great summer of reading

The Peterborough Town Library’s “Choose Your Own Reading Adventure” summer reading program for youth of all ages concluded Aug. 31. Highlights included weekly storytime adventures and crafts, weekly prize drawings, a summer hike adventure, an...

Letter: Dangerous drivers

Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau, hockey player brothers who were riding bicycles Thursday night before their sister's wedding the next day, were killed in New Jersey by a driver who was passing a vehicle and hit their bicycles. This Thursday, as I was...

Letter: Wheeler stands by record

A letter (“Bring back Ivy Vann”) stated that I was out of step with the Democratic Party. This letter cited five votes. There is not the space within 300 words to explain five votes. Therefore I will respond to what the letter inferring -- that I am...

Letter: Please vote for Dickler

Please vote for Deni Dickler in Cheshire County House District 14. Dickler is the best choice for an honest, hard worker who can articulate the truth in matters, working toward things like lowering taxes, getting people's personal health freedoms...

Letter: Vote for Warmington

Cinde Warmington, the highest-ranking Democrat in the New Hampshire government, has stood for affordable housing, child care availability, reproductive freedom and strong public schools.On the Executive Council, she has shown an ability to work with...

Letter: Arlington is hallowed ground

On March 17, 2017, my sisters and I buried our father at Arlington National Cemetery. Our father served in the United States Air Force for 33 years. He was buried with full military honors.As we followed the procession from the chapel to the...

Letter: Van Ostern goes low

Colin Van Ostern goes low in his latest fliers. He labels Maggie Goodlander as “having worked for a Republican who supports abortion.” He accuses her of being a “carpetbagger,” having moved into the states just six years ago. These are well-tested...

Letter: Brummer will make residents proud

Jed Brummer, a lifelong leader in our community, is running for state representative from Dublin, Jaffrey and Rindge. I have observed Brummer in many positions from selectman, Rotary president, board member of the Cathedral of the Pines and innkeeper,...

Letter: Celebrate direct support professionals

Celebrated in September, Direct Support Professional (DSP) Appreciation Month is a time to recognize and honor the contributions of DSPs and home care providers.These dedicated individuals provide home and community-based services and support to...

Letter: Goodlander’s record and a call for positive campaigning

I have been to three events with Maggie Goodlander and am convinced that her experience in all three branches of government in Washington, D.C., is a very important asset.She was working for us in the Granite State and for all Americans when she...

Letter: Bring back Ivy Vann

The Democrats in the New Hampshire Legislature will be very happy if we can return Ivy Vann to her seat in the House, because they can depend on her to support their progressive agenda on issues that are important to them and to us.In particular, Vann...

Letter: Setting the record straight for Warmington

For more than 40 years, I practiced medicine, starting in Peterborough before specializing. I am supporting CindeWarmington for governor because she is smart, follows the details, and does her homework.I have seen the wildly misleading attack ad from...

Letter: Hill for Executive Council

Karen Liot Hill is one of the most dedicated, savvy, experienced and hard-working public servants I have ever met. She cares deeply about doing what's best and right for the people of New Hampshire.She has served on the Lebanon City Council for 19...

Letter: Answering questions about Goodlander

Colin Van Ostern’s latest campaign literature lists four reasons why Maggie Goodlander’s candidacy is “troubling.”They are that she gave thousands of dollars to pro-life candidates, she was a senior adviser to an anti-abortion Republican senator, she...

Letter: Support Deni Dickler

I find it difficult to write about any of the wonderful candidates that we have running for the state offices without addressing the issues that have been so badly handled by the prevailing forces of late.How can I read vague mentions of fiscal...

Letter: In support of Goodlander

I am writing in support of Maggie Goodlander as our New Hampshire 2nd District representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.I have been on the Antrim Ambulance for 41 years. Goodlander considers the opioid epidemic a priority issue. Having seen...

Letter: Freedom, as in education?

A free public education is the building block of all post-industrial democracies. It’s what can move anyone up the economic scale and it rewards hard work. In New Hampshire, the Republican Legislature and Gov. Chris Sununu don’t get it. Twice, our...

Letter: Maduro in America

Former President Donald Trump is America’s Nicolas Maduro. Like the Venezuelan dictator, Trump lost an election but refused to accept defeat. The difference is that U.S. military leaders stood with the Constitution, and not with Trump. That is why...