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By ASHLEY SAARI

A group of neighbors fighting approvals to a tea party business in the Village District of New Ipswich has filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court against decisions of the state Housing Appeals Board for rulings made last month.

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For John and Claudia Dery, Medicaid is one of the ways they’re able to navigate life dealing with John’s multiple sclerosis – including helping to pay for three days a week of care at Mondanock Adult Care Center in Jaffrey.

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Cold temperatures, icy conditions and a 1,000-pound animal that is not eager to have its feet worked on – just another day at the office for farrier Emily Henderson of Hancock.

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The Mascenic School Board has begun preparing for a second year in a row under a default budget, after voters defeated the proposed budget at the polls on March 11.

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The Jaffrey-Rindge School Board officially voted on a series of cuts on Monday – including athletic programs, cocurriculars, 24 1/2 employee positions and universal access to pre-K– as a result of district voters passing a budget with a $3 million cut from the board’s original $33.76 million proposal.

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Jaffrey voters approved the entirety of the warrant unamended during Saturday’s Town Meeting, including funding for two upcoming major water projects.

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After a narrow defeat of a similar article last year, New Ipswich voters approved a full-time combined position for a fire officer, building inspector and code enforcement officer.

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Rindge residents voted down several articles on the town’s warrant on Tuesday, including the budget, a proposed 10th police officer and several proposed additions to capital reserves and expendable trusts.

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Mascenic voters voted against the proposed district budget Tuesday, putting the district into the default budget.

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Jaffrey-Rindge voters said no to a proposed new addition to the middle high school that would have added three new programs to the district’s Career and Technical Education offerings.

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The Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District voters approved a budget that had been cut by $3 million during the district’s deliberative session, which has had the School Board discussing possible deep cuts to programs and teachers for the coming school year.

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Voters at Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District’s annual meeting on Saturday voted to increase the proposed budget by $168,300 to restore teaching positions that were proposed to be cut, and said no to a proposed school resource officer position.

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In 2024, Jaffrey Public Library welcomed a new member to its team – “Gertrude.”

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Area maple syrup producers are gearing up for their biggest tourism event of the year, New Hampshire’s Maple Weekend March 15 and 16, but producers say that the season was off to a late and slow start.

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Candidates in contested Select Board and Planning Board races in the March 11 election weighed in on their vision for town growth and keeping the tax rate low during the Rindge Candidates’ Night on Tuesday.

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The Jaffrey-Rindge School Board continued conversations Tuesday about possible scenarios depending on the outcome of the vote on the budget March 11, including an option that preserved teaching positions, and one that focused on maintaining athletics and co-curriculars.

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Jersey Bartley, 18, of Rindge, is set to go to Framingham State University, where she'll be pursuing a degree in criminology. 

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Residents of Hancock heard from candidates for various town offices, including the contested Select Board race, during a forum Sunday at the Hancock Library.

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In one corner, a group of students fries mozzarella sticks. In another, the stovetop bubbles with boiling water for macaroni. On the countertop, the blender whirs with ingredients for a smoothie.

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Candidates for multiple town offices, including School Board and library trustee, stated their cases during Jaffrey’s candidate forum Thursday evening at Jaffrey Woman’s Club.

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On Wednesday afternoon, Jenny Greenwood, who turns 96 in July, received Mason’s Boston Post Cane, awarded to the oldest citizen in town, in a revival of the tradition.