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The Hilltop Circus is back this year with “Hilltop Circus and the Chocolate Factory” – an artistic interpretation of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” – capping off the Pine Hill School’s winter-long block of circus skills.The circus,...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The entryway to the Mason Public Library is lined with 42 poems – each a sweet, sentimental declaration from prominent Mason illustrator and author Clarence W. Anderson to his wife, Madeleine, during her last few months of life in the fall of 1970.The...

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The Wilton Heritage Commission is hosting a fundraiser, allowing those with historic homes to mark their property with a plaque, in order to raise funds to replace some of the larger historical monument signs around town.Several houses around town...

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Jaffrey and Rindge voters increased the proposed school budget by $89,500, the cost to fund a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teacher at Rindge Memorial School, during the district’s deliberative session on Wednesday night.The...

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New Ipswich residents presented dueling amendments over a petition article that would have raised employee insurance premiums during the town’s deliberative session on Tuesday.The article, brought by a petition from Becky Doyle, would have directed...

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The Jaffrey Public Library and the Jaffrey Food Pantry are teaming up to help close the food insecurity gap, with a pop-up food cupboard that will be available at the library during all open hours.Library Director Julie Perrin said the library’s...

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During Rindge’s deliberative session on Saturday, two amendments were approved that would increase the amount of funding for warrant articles coming from the previous year’s unspent funds, rather than new taxation.In about an hour-and-a-half, the...

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In addition to engineering work already planned for Lyndeborough’s Citizens’ Hall, the Center Hall is also in need of an assessment, and likely shoring up.The Lyndeborough Heritage Commission has been meeting on the issue of how to move forward on...

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The Mason school warrant passed through deliberative session unchanged on Saturday, as the budget and three capital reserve requests were moved forward to the voting ballot in March.Superintendent and Mason Elementary School Principal Kristen Kivela...

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After being offered the Wilton Falls building as a gift, the town is asking residents to approve a revolving fund to pay for the general management of the property.The building is currently has six units and houses several tenants, including the Open...

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Lyndeborough is looking for funds to prepare for a repair to Citizens’ Hall and to implement a community power program on this year’s warrant.Following a public hearing on the budget Tuesday, the Select Board made no changes to the proposed...

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The Jaffrey Public Library is one of three New Hampshire libraries to receive an American Library Association grant for youth financial education.The American Library Association and FINRA Investor Education Foundation have announced a total of 300...

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During its annual gala on Saturday night, the Rindge Chamber of Commerce honored its Business Leader of the Year, Mark Hagemeyer and his event center Hidden Hills, and its Nonprofit of the Year, the Rindge Historical Society.Hegemeyer was selected for...

By ASHLEY SAARI

In a community meeting Thursday night, representatives laid out the possibilities for the future replacement of the Route 202 bridge over the Contoocook River.The bridge is at the intersection of Route 202 and Route 136, between a major entrance to...

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Democratic candidates for governor Cinde Warmington and Joyce Craig, along with several other candidates for state positions, met constituents from Dublin, Jaffrey and Rindge during a campaign kickoff event hosted by the three towns’ Democratic...

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After a bit of back-and-forth on whether its doors would stay open, Identity Coffee Lab in Rindge has announced it is officially in town to stay, and the company is also expanding to an additional location in Fitchburg, Mass.Co-owner Britney Cashman...

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Shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, Peterborough’s two Democratic state representatives were supporting opposing candidates at the Peterborough Community Center, as Peter Leishman was holding a sign for U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, while Jonah Wheeler was...

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Hancock is seeking funds for repairs to the Middle Road bridge, improvements to the Highway Department building and to purchase a new truck in the coming year.The Select Board held the town’s budget hearing on Monday. The proposed budget is...

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A 17-year-old driver was extricated from his vehicle following a crash on Robbins Road in Rindge Sunday evening.On Sunday at 8:46 p.m., the Rindge Police Department responded to a single-vehicle crash in the vicinity of 350 Robbins Road, where a 2008...

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It was a nail-bitingly close competition that came down to four students, buzzing in to answer a mix of trivia questions related to pop culture and music, mixed in with statistics about safety, the impact of speeding and fines for offenses related to...