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By DAVID ALLEN
The Hancock Inn is poised for the next step toward reopening this week. On Friday, town Building Inspector Bob Garside will visit the Main Street site for the purpose of a decision on a certificate of occupancy for the building. Contingent upon...
By DAVID ALLEN
Substitute teachers in the Wilton-Lyndeborough School District will now be earning a bit more for their efforts in the classroom. An increase in pay for a day of subbing from $100 to $125 was approved at Tuesday's School Board meeting. Substitute...
By DAVID ALLEN
An institution that offers global perspectives and entertainment is doing so with new air and light.Following a redesign of its interiors, the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough has its exhibits on display in a setting that belies its size when seen from...
By DAVID ALLEN
Peterborough honored its veterans during Veterans Day ceremonies at the Main Street Bridge Monday morning.Groups ranging from local Sea Cadets to the American Heritage Girls marched to the bridge as a group of veterans in uniform stood at attention...
By DAVID ALLEN
Structural stress on Citizens’ Hall is causing part of the building to be sagging at its foundation. At Wednesday’s Select Board meeting, Building Inspector Leo Trudeau explained the problem.“Several beams under one end of the building are bending...
By DAVID ALLEN
The Dublin Planning Board discussed the proliferation of yard signs in town and the prospect of streaming its meetings online Thursday, but a large portion of the meeting focused on the September censure of member Donna Garner, which was then held in...
By DAVID ALLEN
The adage of making lemonade out of lemons seems fitting when considering the emergence of Monadnock Eats in downtown Peterborough. The operation grew out of a challenge created by the pandemic and is now a business catering to individual diets and...
By DAVID ALLEN
The students and staff of the Dublin Consolidated School set out to spook anyone in the vicinity of the Yankee Magazine offices Thursday morning.Principal Nicole Pease led the parade across and up Route 101, which they navigated courtesy of Dublin...
By DAVID ALLEN
Targeted passing and flooding ConVal’s end made the difference Saturday as Lebanon High School notched a 2-0 win over ConVal in the quarterfinals of the Division II boys’ soccer playoffs. The Raiders ended the fourth-seeded Cougars’ season with one...
By DAVID ALLEN
Charlestown, Mass., and Peterborough may not have much in common, but now they’re both locations of Post & Beam pubs.The fixture in the G.A.R. Hall on Grove Street in Peterborough, which has been serving its craft brews locally since 2018, opened a...
By DAVID ALLEN
Dublin is weighing its options for providing emergency services to residents.The town currently relies on EMS technicians from Peterborough to respond to emergencies in Dublin, but board members discussed prospect of Cheshire County Ambulance assuming...
By DAVID ALLEN
Wizards, Shrunken Head Bob and Spidermen were out in force at trunk-or-treat at ConVal High School on Saturday. Costumed treat-seekers lined up and sampled offerings courtesy of area organizations as well as individuals who opened their hatchbacks to...
By DAVID ALLEN
Attendees at a candidates’ forum in Francestown Wednesday heard from hopefuls for the District 8 Senate Hillsborough 27 House seats.The forum was part of the Francestown Recreation Commission’s Speakers Series. Kevin Pobst, the author of several...
By DAVID ALLEN
In Temple on Saturday, Pikachus and Wolverines spooked those with open trunks into giving them treats outside the Town Hall as darkness fell during the trunk-or-treat event, and Courtney Flores served up a “Hocus Pocus” theme with her goodies. “Carmen...
By DAVID ALLEN
“Anytime a young person is hurt or worse, it hits especially hard,” said Peterborough Fire Department Chief Ed Walker.The recent accidents that resulted in the deaths of 17-year-old Damien Cronan of Antrim, 21-year-old Devin Lundgren of New Ipswich,...
By DAVID ALLEN
“A couple years ago it was drought. Last year it was too much rain. This year it was the heat and humidity!” said Tim Anderson of the mercurial nature of apple harvests of late. The owner of Washburn’s Windy Hill Orchard in Greenville said that summer...
By DAVID ALLEN
Temple is not sold on adopting Complete Streets policies for its roads and walkways.The town created a group to study proposals for how it might reconfigure its infrastructure as suggested by the Southwest Region Planning Commission. At Tuesday’s...
By DAVID ALLEN
The site of the District No. 1 Schoolhouse in Peterborough was commemorated Friday, Oct. 18, at a ceremony on High Street. The Peterborough Heritage Commission celebrated the placement of a marker on the location of the school that stood there...
By DAVID ALLEN
Individuals have been challenging the authority at the town transfer station when they’ve been arriving with their trash and recyclables, according to Superintendent John McManus. At Monday’s Select Board meeting, McManus said he has received pushback...
By DAVID ALLEN
The Wilton-Lyndeborough boys’ soccer squad earned a playoff berth Friday night with a 1-0 victory over Pittsfield under the lights. “When these guys click, they’re impressive,” said Wilton-Lyndeborough coach Dan Nelson. “Better communication and...
By DAVID ALLEN
“2019 was the worst time in history to buy a restaurant,” said Amy Cabana. “COVID shut us down the following year. There are effects of the pandemic that people still don’t understand.”Cabana spoke in Porters, the dining option of the Birchwood Inn in...
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