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By TIM BRUNS

Despite rain halfway through, the Democracy Festival in Peterborough carried on Saturday afternoon, with at least 60 residents from around the Monadnock region gathered at Putnam Park with their umbrellas and raincoats Saturday afternoon.Prior to the...

By JESSICA HIPP

At High Mowing School, a preschool-to-grade 12 day and boarding school, we opened the 2023-2024 school year in September by welcoming to our campus more than 350 students from 19 countries and 12 U.S. states and territories.Together, our community...

By BETH CROOKER

Ahhh, the lazy, hazy days of summer – unless you work in a public library!For public librarians, the season revolves around our summer reading programs – and it’s like the Super Bowl, Black Friday and “hoo-hoo big summer blowout” all wrapped into...

By TIM BRUNS

The Dublin Education Advisory Committee will be focusing on options from their draft final report that call for leaving the ConVal School District, per the Dublin Select Board’s recommendation to “pursue research.”The report provides five options:...

By GAIL HOAR

Whatever the theme may be of an Andy’s Summer Playhouse production, those in the audience can be guaranteed to be drawn into its message. “Dispatches from the Hilltop” not only draws the audience in, but they become part of the play.This was...

By JAMIE TROWBRIDGE

If you have never been to Medal Day at MacDowell, you really ought to consider joining in the fun on Sunday, July 21. It’s a unique opportunity to speak with artists and see where their art is made before it reaches the museum, movie screen or concert...

By DIANE KOLLER

One definition of feral is “In a wild state, especially after escape from captivity.”Every week, the Peterborough’s Feral Gals powerlifting club meets at Performance Fitness. Each week is devoted to just one lift, when each member strives to surpass...

By DAVE MCMULLEN

“Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhoodHop a flight to Miami Beach, or to Hollywood” – Billy Joel (“New York State of Mind”).If you are over 50, you should be able to easily keep the song melody in your head. Insert these...

By RICK MACMILLAN

“Wheels up,” I repeated to my longtime friend Bob as we took off from Baltimore/Washington Airport on Father’s Day.It was 10 p.m. We were returning from a day spent with 60 other veterans in Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Honor Flight New England...

By DR. AHMED KUTTY

A recent paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) dated June 25, reporting on a study in 2020, says one in five physicians in the United States intended to quit practice in the next two years, and a follow-up survey in 2021...

By KATHY MANFRE

Only 5% to 6% of plastic produced in the United States gets recycled, and approximately 50% is used just once and thrown away.Communities around the globe are concerned about plastic in our waste stream, particularly single-use plastics that are...

By TOM RONNING

As we conclude our 2023-2024 academic year, we are delighted to share some of the numerous accomplishments and milestones our students and staff have achieved.This year has been marked by remarkable academic progress, enhanced extracurricular...

By STATE REP. MOLLY HOWARD

It is currently popular to equate U.S. politics with “culture wars,” by experience as a New Hampshire state representative is not of war and hardly includes much semblance of culture.If we set aside the shorthand of the press echo chamber and examine...

By ISABELLA MESSA

With summer having just begun, many college students have returned home and high school students on summer vacation are seeking jobs in and around the towns where they live.Along with from local businesses, town recreation departments are looking for...

By ISABELLA MESSA

On June 29, Bennington Conservation Commission will hold its seventh annual Canoe the Contoocook event.Talking about the origin of the event, Mike Munhall of the Conservation Commission said, “Why don't we have a celebration for one of our biggest...

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...

By ISABELLA MESSA

On Thursday, senior Charlie Savage organized what he said was the first voter-registration drive at ConVal High School. The event was paired with the senior breakfast, so students could eat and register for their first presidential election among...

By JONATHAN GOURLAY

This Friday, June 7, composer Kyle Rivera will share his ever-evolving musical perspective in the June edition of MacDowell Downtown at The Monadnock Center for History and Culture.Rivera will expound on his musical explorations and process and...

By MARK BECKWITH

A couple of weeks ago, I came across this passage from my daily reading – “From the wilderness and the Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, to the Great Sea in the west shall be your territory. No one...

By ISABELLA MESSA

Editor’s note: This story references issues with mental healthFor the fifth year, Callie Boisvert, Abbey Shumway, Liberty Kemp and Laura Phillips are working together to fight the stigma against mental health through the Break the Silence 5K race on...