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By ASHLEY SAARI

For those who love Christmas cookies, but not the mess that comes with baking them, the Jaffrey Woman’s Club is hosing its second Cookie Stroll on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Kathleen Sterling, one of the directors for the Jaffrey Woman’s...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The occupants of a two-family home on Main Street in Jaffrey have been displaced after a three-alarm fire Wednesday destroyed the attached barn and breezeway, and damaged the home and apartment, according to the Jaffrey Fire Department.Fire crews...

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Welcome to Port Piscaquoddymoggin, a little New England town where lobstermen and fishermen bring in their catch by the harbor, as the town prepares for its annual Christmas parade.Or swing by its sister town, the farming village of Mount...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Greenville’s annual “Light Up Greenville” Christmas light and house decoration contest is currently open for people to register.The contest has three categories: Yankee Christmas, Winter Wonderland and Santa’s Workshop. Yankee Christmas is for homes...

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Saturday is filled with holiday cheer in Mason, with a collaboration between the Mason Recreation Committee, Mason Library, Mason Historical Society, the Mason Town Hall Renovation Committee and Mason Fire & EMS organizing a day of holiday crafts...

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A change to a proposed Rindge zoning amendment during a public hearing on Wednesday would allow short-term rentals such as Airbnbs to have up to three guests per bedroom.During a public hearing Tuesday, the Rindge Planning Board reviewed a total of...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Highbridge Hill Elementary School is no longer designated as a Comprehensive Support and Improvement School, or CSI, a state designation identifying the lowest-performing 5% of elementary and middle schools in the state.The state identifies CSI...

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Jaffrey is anticipating about a 5% increase in its sewer rate for the coming year, while the water rate will remain flat.During a review of long-term planning for the budgeting for the utilities during its meeting on Nov. 25, the Select Board...

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Neighbors who have been appealing the approval of a tea party business in New Ipswich’s Village District have had one of their appeals dismissed by Hillsborough Superior Court – North.On Nov. 20, the court issued a decision affirming the Planning...

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During its Nov. 25 meeting, the Jaffrey Select Board recognized the dedication of Andy Baranowski, who is marking his 20th year working for the town.Baranowski is the current water foreman and a water operator for the town’s Water Department.“Andy has...

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Jaffrey has accepted more than $2 million in a federal Environmental Protection Agency grant to clean up the former W.W. Cross site on Webster Street, after the Select Board voted to do so Tuesday night.The board also held a public hearing Tuesday on...

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To combat a lack of after-school day care options, the Jaffrey Recreation Department, backed by multiple community partners, has started the Youth Empowerment Program – a program for Jaffrey Grade School students who need care in the hours between...

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The Souhegan Lions Club is about to receive a third bench made of plastic from a recycling effort to reduce the amount of plastic bags and wrapping going into landfills.The program, run by NexTrex, which uses recycled materials to create composite...

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Lined up in the Rindge Memorial School gymnasium, young students learn to stretch, strike with a tiger claw or dragon fist and the basics of karate, under the tutelage of Elizabeth Kenny of Jaffrey.Every Wednesday after school, the Rindge Recreation...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...