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FOOD: Beef jerky hobby turns into a business for Tammie and Kevin Rush of Mason
08-09-2024 8:30 AM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

What started as a hobby for Mason’s Tammie Rush and her husband Kevin has steadily grown into a thriving local business.In 2016, Tammie began making beef jerky for friends and family. The positive feedback was overwhelming, leading them to launch...

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Mike McGonegal of Wilton finds second career in voice acting
08-15-2024 12:01 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

With a voice that has reached six of the seven continents, longtime Wilton resident Mike McGonegal has carved a niche for himself in the world of voice acting.With a degree in electrical engineering from from Stevens Institute of Technology and years...


Patricia and Matt Cross of Mason find joy in jousting
08-08-2024 12:01 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The 2001 film “A Knight’s Tale,” directed by Brian Helgeland and starring Heath Ledger, takes significant creative liberties with the medieval sport of jousting, according to Patricia Cross of Mason.However, according to Patricia and her husband Matt...


BUSINESS: Artisan Hill Treats provides sweet offerings
07-29-2024 12:01 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Dublin-based couple Sherrie Paltrineri and Bill Love have turned their confectionery hobby into a full-time business with Artisan Hill Treats, a venture that started in their kitchen during in 2020.Paltrineri spent more than 30 years working for food...


BUSINESS – Family is at the heart of Well Within in Lyndeborough
07-19-2024 12:01 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

After years of experience working with people of all ages with intellectual disabilities and emotional challenges, one thing stood out to Alisha DiMasi – the importance of family.Family is at the heart of all of the services DiMasi provides at Well...


Dublin Education Advisory Committee determines ConVal articles no longer serve town
07-18-2024 12:01 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

In a draft of its final report to the town’s Select Board, the Dublin Education Advisory Committee has determined that the ConVal School District Articles of Agreement were no longer serving Dublin’s best interests.“The current structure is...


Milford Area Communications Center needs upgrades
07-18-2024 11:31 AM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Milford Area Communications Center is in the beginning stages of upgrading the equipment and infrastructure in their dispatch center. This would require the three towns served by MACC – Milford, Mont Vernon and Wilton – to contribute funds to the...


THEATER REVIEW: Peterborough Players present strong ‘Pride and Prejudice’
07-17-2024 2:19 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The stage that occupies the iconic Peterborough Players barn has been beautifully transformed into the interior of a 19th-century English estate for the third production in the Players’ 2024 summer season, “Pride and Prejudice.”Directed by interim...


BUSINESS QUARTERLY: Small grant makes big difference for Mason library
07-16-2024 12:06 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

While ARPA-funded projects like infrastructure repairs or safety improvements may have cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, smaller grants have also funded important improvements.For example, a grant of $1,158 given to the Mason Public...


Annette Polan speaks about Sandra Day O’Connor at Amos Fortune Forum
07-15-2024 1:04 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to be appointed an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court, credited her experiences growing up on a male-dominated ranch for her ability to work on a team of entirely male justices, according to...


Caroline Hughes talks in Jaffrey about loon-restoration efforts
07-11-2024 12:06 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Since 1970, New Hampshire’s population of common loon has more than tripled – from under 100 mated pairs to around 350 – thanks in large part to the efforts of the Loon Preservation Committee.Founded in 1975, the Loon Preservation Committee helps...


Vose Farm Road project in Peterborough set to start this summer, receives $625,000 grant
07-11-2024 11:31 AM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Catholic Charities NH will begin construction on an a 96-unit affordable and workforce housing complex on Vose Farm Road this summer, and the organization recently received $625,000 in tax credits from New Hampshire Community Development Finance...


Rob Hannings speaks at Amos Fortune Forum about integrating baseball
07-09-2024 12:19 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

During his Amos Fortune Forum presentation Friday evening at Jaffrey Meetinghouse, local baseball historian Rob Hannings of Greenfield detailed Nashua’s pivotal role in racial integration in baseball.In 1946, the first two Black players joined the...


FOOD: Hancock Farmers and Artisans Market sticks with what’s successful
07-09-2024 12:04 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

When it comes to running a successful farmers’ market, organizers Meghan Gould and Jessica Quinn say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”The Hancock Artisans and Farmers Market has returned for its second year since its revitalization in 2023, and...


BUSINESS: Sisters bring passion for design to Nidu
07-09-2024 12:03 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Monadnock region recently welcomed a new interior design studio, Nidu, into the Tribals storefront in Depot Square in Peterborough.Through Nidu, proprietors and sisters Nane and Carmen Blohm are sharing their experience in designing living spaces,...


Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire announces new energy rates
07-04-2024 9:00 AM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) has announced new electricity rates to go into effect on Aug. 1.Community power allows municipalities to purchase power in bulk for residents, with the intent of negotiating lower rates and the...


Hancock limits use of overflow parking lot
07-04-2024 8:45 AM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Hancock Select Board has placed tighter restrictions on a field that had previously been used as a parking lot for town events, after the Conservation Commission and the Harris Center for Conservation Education pointed out that the field is in a...


BUSINESS: Melanie Neily is the new owner of Peterborough Diner
07-01-2024 11:24 AM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Peterborough Diner is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and recently welcomed a new owner, Melanie Neily.Neily and her business partners Greg and Krystal Sherwin are committed to maintaining the diner's historic character and its...


Lyndeborough will award Boston Post Cane
07-01-2024 11:01 AM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Longtime Lyndeborough resident Lucy Schmidt, who received the town’s Boston Post Cane in 2014 as its oldest resident, died June 19 at the age of 104, and the town has identified the cane’s next recipient.Schmidt moved to Lyndeborough from Salem,...


Temple residents can soon be part of community power
06-27-2024 11:46 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Temple residents will soon be able to start being part of community power, as the town moves to adopt a plan through the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire.The plan, which was approved by this year’s Town Meeting, would create a new default...


Lyndeborough Zoning Board lifts moratorium, allows shed
06-27-2024 12:05 PM

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Tom and Ginny Chrisenton can begin construction on a roughly 160-square-foot woodshed after the Zoning Board overturned a moratorium Monday preventing the approval of building permits on lots accessed by Western Way, a private road maintained by the...

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