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By ASHLEY SAARI

On April 21, Tory Wight, 48, of New Ipswich will be standing at the start line for her latest marathon, wearing the bib number 28,322 – a symbol of just how big a race she is about to run: the Boston Marathon.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The battle over the state budget underscores the partisan divide in the New Hampshire Legislature, with most conservative priorities prevailing and Democrats warning that critical programs and services will be harmed.

By ASHLEY SAARI

The New Ipswich Select Board approved several bids for work to be done at the town’s ballfields in Memorial Park, with a decision about work to the town pool put off to next week.

By ASHLEY SAARI

After gaining variance approvals from the Zoning Board, Jaffrey’s Hope Fellowship Church is now in front of the Planning Board for final site approvals for a new sanctuary building, expanded parking and a widened exit for the church.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Editor’s note: This story includes descriptions of violence, including domestic assault.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Nine-year-old Lincoln Worth, a first-time chili maker (and first-time stove-user) walked away with the $100 grand prize at the New Ipswich Town-Wide Chili Cook Off on Saturday.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican budget writers advanced a policy change April 5 that would place a prohibition on all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in New Hampshire.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

When Kamala Harris didn’t win the White House, four women from the Monadnock region who campaigned for her decided to rebrand.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

From a ban on cat declawing to designating the state’s official marsupial, New Hampshire lawmakers thought outside the box when filing legislation this year.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Local library directors say federal or state cuts to library services could impact programs they rely on, including electronic lending, interlibrary loans, and services for visually-impaired readers.

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Tuesday, Select Board members spent several hours reviewing a draft of a new social media policy for town employees and making several revisions. 

By ASHLEY SAARI

The First Congregational Church of Rindge’s Got Lunch program will be moving from the Rindge church parsonage to the United Church of Jaffrey, but won’t impact the operation of the program, according to organizers.

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Rindge Farmers and Crafters Market will not be taking place this summer.

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Mascenic Regional School District secured their campuses on Wednesday morning, after a reported bank robbery in downtown New Ipswich.

By ASHLEY SAARI

After the failure of the proposed budget in March, the Rindge Select Board has decided not to address the budget in a special Town Meeting, expecting to move forward with its default budget.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Picture this -- finishing dinner and drinks at a restaurant, and pouring an alcoholic beverage into a to-go cup to bring home or sip it while wandering around downtown.

By ASHLEY SAARI

The town is moving forward with decisions about its new town offices, including an approval by the Select Board to work with the town’s Historical Society to decorate public areas of the building.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

House lawmakers passed what’s effectively a statewide ban on sexual content in K-12 schools on Thursday, which would also create a complaint and appeals process for parents to challenge books they feel are inappropriate.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Selling state-owned properties, streamlining equipment purchases and outsourcing government services prevailed as some of the leading ideas among a group of New Hampshire business leaders as they discussed ideas to curb state spending.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Amidst icy conditions on Sunday morning, the Greenville Fire Department responded to a chimney fire on Darling Hill Road.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Universal preschool, athletics, cocurricular activities, a middle school music teacher and a high school French teacher could be restored to the budget after the Jaffrey-Rindge School Board agreed Monday to to use $1.1 million in end-of-year funds to prevent some planned cuts.