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By ABBE HAMILTON

In October 1792, the Temple town fathers met to address a frightening development in the town, Monadnock Center for History and Culture executive director Michelle Stahl said. “Smallpox had broken out in a community that had grown up around the site...

By TIM GOODWIN

Jay Garland first came to Peterborough at the request of his brother Peter. The older of the two siblings, Peter wanted to create a new school for his children and others in the area, searching for a different way of education. So Garland made one of...

By TIM GOODWIN

Swift Corwin always wanted to be surrounded by woods and hills. He longed for it growing up in Northwest Ohio.There the only things around him were cornfields and more wide open space that was flat and stretched as far as the eye could see.It was a...

By ABBE HAMILTON

Although there are ways for the seven cabins at the Walden Eco Village to get into compliance, former casita (or tiny house) resident Quinn Kelley acknowledged there was very little hope that he’d be able to return to his 140-square-foot...

By ABBE HAMILTON

The Town of Peterborough has ordered the 25 tenants and residents of the Walden Eco Village to vacate their residences by Wednesday after finding fire code violations during an inspection of the property last Thursday. The Eco Village, at 36-54...

By TIM GOODWIN

The Cranberry Meadow Farm Inn in Peterborough officially opened for guests on Oct. 1, but the bed and breakfast is just the latest chapter in the property’s long and storied history.Charlie and Carolyn Hough had “been talking for a while about what we...

By BEN CONANTand ASHLEY SAARI

A Jaffrey man has been accused of killing a Keene man in Annett State Park in Rindge, transporting the body to the North Country, and coercing his wife to decapitate the body to make identification more difficult.Armando Barron, 30, of Jaffrey was...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Two local veterans are opening up a military surplus store in Rindge, trying to bring back the kinds of stores they themselves explored when they were young – and love even now.“When you’re a kid, in these stores, you dream about playing Army,” said...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Dr. Britney Hill grew up on farms. Her own homestead in Fitzwilliam boasted pigs, chickens, mini-horses, and more, and her first paying job was on a dairy farm. Working with large animals was natural, and always in her plan for the future.When she...

By ABBE HAMILTON

Dublin police apprehended more than 20 trespassers at Beech Hill in just 12 days following an arson investigation at the abandoned property. Police made 18 arrests and took six juveniles into custody on the property between July 7 and 18.The abandoned...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Mason Select Board is contemplating stricter enforcement for the area surrounding the Mason Quarry, after the area was swarmed with visitors over the summer.Selectman Charlie Moser said Wednesday that the quarry, which is owned by the town and...

By TIM GOODWIN

Cindy Dunleavy never knows when her phone is going to ring. It could be during dinner, when she’s out for a short hike on Pack Monadnock or in the middle of the night. All Dunleavy knows is that when a baby is ready to make its way into the world,...

By BEN CONANT

Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School valedictorian Madeline Smith needed just five words to sum up the Class of 2020 experience: “It sucks, but it’s special.”WLC’s 29 seniors were born into a world still reeling from the Sept. 11 terrorist...

By ABBE HAMILTON

A former bookkeeper is serving a prison sentence for embezzlement of more than $700,000 from Greenfield’s Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center, according to court documents.Beverly Morello, 59, of Peterborough was accused of stealing the funds...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Nicole Fish’s collection of exotic insects is small but precious. On one end, is her Asian Giant, several inches long and bright green. On the other, is a Boxer Mantis, smaller than her pinky nail, brown and hard to see without a magnifying...

By TIM GOODWIN

Jarvis Adams V is the new owner of the Greenfield Inn.The lifelong resident of Greenfield finalized the purchase of the eight-room bed and breakfast on Dec. 13.Adams was familiar with the property after all of his sisters worked at the inn and his...

By ABBE HAMILTON

Artist, inventor and publisher Rufus Porter is one of the most famous of the itinerant New Englanders who were commissioned to paint murals in homes and inns. And before his death in 1884, he left his mark on the Monadnock Region where his murals at...

By ASHLEY SAARIand MEGHAN PIERCE

Rindge police are searching for two armed robbery suspects who they say stabbed one of the owners of North of the Border and took cash from the store Friday night.“Hopefully they catch them,” said Ahmad Mortada, a brother of the man stabbed during the...

By MAX SCHEINBLUM

Depot Road in Hancock has long been a popular site for nature adventurers, joggers, and outdoor enthusiasts, but thanks to one, David Young, the Depot is now known for another reason: music.Beginning in 1878 the Hancock Train Station/Depot served the...

By MEGHAN PIERCE

After 73 years of providing a place for artists and the public to come together to learn, work, shop and appreciate fine art, the Sharon Arts Center closed in the summer of 2019.The announcement was made in June and by the end of the summer the center...