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By ASHLEY SAARI

Alanis Obomsawin, a Canadian documentarian who has made 56 films focusing on the lives and concerns of First Nations peoples, was the first female filmmaker to be awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal on Sunday during the MacDowell artist residency’s...

By BILL FONDA

One of John Stone’s first memories of Jaffrey is an act of kindness.It was 1978, and he and his wife Helen were moving from Massachusetts to Jaffrey so he could begin teaching at Jaffrey-Rindge Middle School.As they were looking for a place to live,...

By ORIANA CAMARA

When Dave Morrison was in 8th grade, he would ride the schoolbus and along with his friends, try to recite the Uncle Sam Sign before it was out of sight.   he and his friends would try to recite the Uncle Sam Sign before it was out of sight. 

BY AIDAN BEAROR

Johno’s Greenville Market opened its doors July 3 at 74 Main St., and the owners are making the people of Greenville their priority. Jacki-Ann Roy and her son, John Lang, purchased the building in the spring of 2022. Renovating the building took...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School established a Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, with three initial inductees, recognized not only for their accomplishments as students, but for their years of dedication to youth sports as coaches and...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A New Ipswich author has been honored by the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival competition for an excerpt of his new novel “Bikini Beach,” based in part on his own experience in Vietnam.Walter “Butch” Maki, 75, who was born and raised in New...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Fourth graders from Florence Rideout Elementary School got a tour through downtown Wilton on Thursday, learning bits of local history.The tour included stops at some of the town’s historic buildings, including the library, the Masonic Hall and the...

By JOSH LACAILLADE

Due to low staffing and lack of work availability, Peterborough Fire and Rescue will not handle ambulance transfers from Monadnock Community Hospital (MCH) to nearby facilities such as Catholic Medical Center in Manchester for non-life-threatening...

By BILL FONDA

When Linda Quintanilha’s daughter Mary was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum at age 2 after not hitting her milestones, she attended training from the University of New Hampshire’s New Hampshire Leadership Series, which provides information...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Old Glory Guns and Ammo in Greenville has changed ownership, as owner Dana Ryll is retiring.For those familiar with the store, the new owner may be a recognizable face – Greg Miller, who has been teaching a trauma medicine course at the shop for...

By ASHLEY SAARI

What does “rural character” mean to Temple?That was one of the questions posed to those who attended a forum at the Temple Planning Board on Tuesday night. The forum was aimed at gathering the first set of feedback before the board sets out on...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Attracting bees and butterflies to a garden is more than just planting the right flowers.On Tuesday, New Hampshire Master Gardener Ruth Droescher gave a presentation at Temple Town Hall, in a talk hosted by Mansfield Public Library, on how to create a...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A developer has proposed tearing down the former St. Patrick’s School and building condominiums and apartment housing, which could add as many as 68 housing units to Jaffrey.The school has sat empty since its closure in 2015, and although it has been...

By BEN CONANT

The Next Level Church has closed its doors amid allegations of bullying and financial misconduct by its leadership team.Somersworth-based Next Level Church, a subsidiary of the Association of Related Churches, had seven locations in Massachusetts,...

By ROWAN WILSON

Paula Kay Kerouac taught a painting class in the dining room at the Blue Bear Inn on Wednesday night. The class painted snowy owls using a reference photo of a painting that Kerouac created. As the students worked on painting in their owls, Kay...

By BEN CONANT

The Milford girls’ basketball team is Division II’s surprise upstart this winter, and although ConVal played well against the Spartans Friday night in Peterborough, the visitors continued their strong season by dominating the glass and coming away...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A Greenville man has been indicted on charges related to selling fentanyl that led to the overdose death of a 30-year-old woman.Mark McCreery, 42, of Greenville, was indicted Jan. 18 on three charges by a Hillsborough Superior Court jury. An...

By ROWAN WILSON

The third-floor landing at 20 Depot Square in Peterborough was found vandalized Wednesday morning.Larry Schwartz entered the building around 9:50 a.m. and noticed the damage. “As soon as I turned to the right and saw all the yellow powder, I didn’t...

By ASHLEY SAARI

After years of planning, the town of Jaffrey is celebrating its 250th birthday in the coming year, with a slate of events throughout the entirety of 2023, both leading up to and beyond Aug. 17, the actual day of Jaffrey’s incorporation.The town formed...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Neighboring towns will have the opportunity to weigh in on the possible regional impacts of a proposed drug- and alcohol-treatment facility proposed to be developed in the existing Chamberlin Mill in Greenville, which abuts the Souhegan River.The...