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By DAVID ALLEN

Residents of Jaffrey and Rindge gathered Friday evening to collect signatures on petitions asking the School Board to revisit proposed cuts in the budget that members voted to approve last week. 

By DAVID ALLEN

Hancock Police Chief Tom Horne had what seemed a novel answer to a question at Saturday’s “Cookies with the Chief” session at Hancock Town Library. 

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Greenfield Select Board member Mason Parker, who has served on the board since 2021, resigned at a special Select Board meeting immediately after Town Meeting on March 15. 

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Monadnock Valley Patriots Battle of the Badges fundraiser returned to ConVal on Friday night, with hundreds of community members turning out to watch members of the Peterborough Police Department and five local fire departments take on each other in basketball, along with members of the Monadnock Valley Patriots Special Olympics team.

By DAVID ALLEN

Along with signs outside businesses proclaiming “Now Hiring,” there news stories about people in various sectors of the economy losing their jobs.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Peterborough-based Team Inconceivable is headed to UNH on Saturday for the New England FIRST Robotics Competition district event.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Peterborough will break ground on the new fire and rescue station on Elm Street in early May, according to Assistant Town Administrator Seth MacLean.

By DAVID ALLEN

Members of the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Board are concerned about student information that was released as a result of a computer hack in January.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

After looking at more than 100 houses in New England, Frank and Sharon Riley knew they had found their retirement home when they discovered Francestown’s historic Bixby Tavern property.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Bennington residents approved 28 of 29 warrant articles at this year’s town election, including a town budget of $1.92 million.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Spring Hill Studio in Sharon will host a clarinet trio concert on Sunday, March 16, at 3 p.m., with Dorothy Braker on cello, Julie Meneghini on clarinet and Mary Towse-Beck on piano.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

During Tuesday night’s meeting, the ConVal School Board rebutted public statements from the Francestown School Committee and the Dublin Select Board alleging the board presented “inflated”  numbers at a recent community forum about the two towns’ proposals to withdraw from the ConVal School District.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Dublin School and ConVal Theatre Arts will both be presenting the Broadway hit “Hadestown” this spring, thanks to the unusual early release of the “teen version” of the play. The Dublin School show is March 8 and 9, and the ConVal production will be April 17 to 19.

By DAVID ALLEN

Growing pains are, by definition, painful, but when a business outgrows its existing space, that suggests success.

By DAVID ALLEN

The saying “like father, like son” is appropriate when referring to Chris and Ben Jacob of Wilton.

By DAVID ALLEN

The Wilton Lyndeborough Cooperative School Board heard some positive news across most grade levels regarding student proficiency at its most recent meeting. Curriculum Coordinator Samantha Dignan shared the results of iReady, a testing program that assessed student competencies in math and reading. 

By DAVID ALLEN

If there’s one image that perhaps appears more than any other on calendars that boast scenes of New Hampshire, it is that of covered bridges.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

There may be snow on the ground, but it’s time to start thinking about the Tour de Francestown. Registration for the ride, which is June 7,  is now open. 

By DAVID ALLEN

Residents of Wilton heard from current and aspiring members of Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Board Thursday about their visions for local education.

By DAVID ALLEN

The ConVal School Board’s hearings on a petition warrant article concluded last week with support voiced for the proposal, and a warning for the School Board.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

A zoning proposal on the ballot in Antrim could open the door for creation of more housing in the Village District.