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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Earlier this year, Gov. Chris Sununu sent a message to state agencies: Decrease your budgets by about 4%. In budget hearings, department heads complied, hitting that mark on their funding proposals, but they're sending a message back: We don’t have...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry has the assembly of its annual Thanksgiving dinner baskets down to a science.In an effort involving dozens of volunteers, the pantry assembles baskets with everything from the turkey to handmade apple pies and...

By BILL FONDA

Justin Dole’s SWNH Alerts & Info Facebook page is a go-to site to learn about fires, car accidents or similar events in the Monadnock region, as he is frequently on the scene of incidents taking pictures or publishing scanner alerts.“He just spends...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Jaffrey is set to purchase the former TD Bank on Main Street, after a special Town Meeting on Saturday when nearly 200 residents unanimously gave approval to spend $1.2 million in fund balance to buy the building and convert it to a new town...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The owner of a lot on Willard Road in New Ipswich has proposed a sand- and gravel-excavation operation that would run for the next three to five years, causing concerns among neighbors about noise, dust and impacts to the road during a Planning Board...

By ASHLEY SAARI

After seeing early success in a partnership between the Ingalls Memorial Library in Rindge and the Jaffrey Public Library, the consortium is adding a third participant – Frost Memorial Library in Marlborough.This summer, the Rindge and Jaffrey...

By ASHLEY SAAR

Conant Middle High School is looking to expand its facilities and programming for career and technical training with a $22 million addition, with the majority of funding potentially coming from the state.During an information session Tuesday,...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Jaffrey-Rindge Memorial Ambulance is anticipating greatly increasing the request for town support from both Jaffrey and Rindge this year to more than 2 1/2 times the current request.During a meeting with the Rindge Select Board on Monday, JRMA...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

On the campaign trail, Kelly Ayotte championed nuclear energy. Now, a group of House Republicans are backing her quest to expand it in New Hampshire.Ten legislators – including state Rep. Keith Ammon, whe represents Lyndeborough -- signed on to a...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington embraced a shift toward new tolling technology for New Hampshire’s highways. They’re safer, cheaper to operate and more environmentally friendly, she said – not to mention, faster.“Traffic moves more evenly...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The New Ipswich Select Board has approved a new cruiser for the Police Department and a computer for one of the existing cruisers.On Nov. 12, the board took two votes on new equipment for the Police Department, approving $61,000 for a 2025 Police...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Rindge fire crews responded Monday morning to a brush fire in Annett State Park, the second one this month, after a discarded cigarette lit dry ground cover alight, according to Rindge Fire Chief Rick Donovan. One person has been arrested as a result...

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Friday evening, the Rindge Fire Department responded to a house fire that was eventually raised to a three-alarm fire.According to a release from the department, at 8:44 p.m. on Friday, crews responded to the home on Butternut Lane for a reported...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A young referee makes a call on the court of the Mascenic Regional High School gymnasium.Immediately after comes a pop quiz. What was the call? What is the hand signal? What happens next?That’s because this call wasn’t made in the middle of an actual...

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Tuesday, the New Ipswich Select Board recognized the lifesaving actions of Fire Chief Ben Hatcher and police officer Vincent Estrella-Reyes when they responded to a call on Sept. 28 for a man in cardiac arrest.On Sept. 28, the New Ipswich fire and...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican Sen. Ruth Ward argued  at a meeting for the Education Freedom Accounts oversight committee Tuesday that EFAs – and the outcomes for students who use them – are measured well enough already.“The kids who are using EFA money to go somewhere...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Jaffrey is moving forward with a special Town Meeting on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 9 a.m. to allocate $1.2 million to purchase the former TD Bank and convert it into a new town office.The special Town Meeting will be in the Conant High School Ernest J....

By ASHLEY SAARI

Early on Tuesday morning, and throughout the day, the Mason Fire Department, along with over 20 other crews, fought a four-alarm brush fire on Pratt Pond Road.According to a release issued by the Mason Fire Department, at 5:39 a.m., the Mason Fire and...

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Monday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m., the Cathedral of the Pines honored those who have served on Veterans Day, including two veterans by name – World War II paratrooper Leslie Tallarico, who was the ceremony’s guest of honor, and Scott Fifield, a retired...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A Jaffrey man who was indicted last year for allegedly sexually assaulting a student while a teacher at Mascenic Regional High School has been charged again after allegedly groping an employee of a local restaurant.Brandon Kear, 33, of Jaffrey, has...