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Dottie Bauer remembers when she first met Rose Novotny.After moving to the area in 2018, Bauer had gone to observe an event at The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center in Antrim. Not long after, she went to the Bank of New Hampshire’s Antrim...

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Cody Boutwell remembers taking part in the Loran Hanson Memorial Fishing Derby when he was 13 and 14 years old.Now, as a lieutenant with Peterborough Fire & Rescue, Boutwell is one of the people responsible for keeping the derby going, as the...

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Helping others comes naturally to 16-year-old Jack Kidd of Hancock.“It’s awesome,” said his stepfather, Mike Crowe. “He’s been a very perceptive kid for a long time.”Jack has helped his family buy and deliver turkey dinners for Thanksgiving, and when...

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Martin Gitlin grew up near Cleveland, but a trip to Fenway Park in Boston as a 10-year-old in 1967 – the Boston Red Sox “Impossible Dream” season – proved life-changing.“It was such a treat. After that, I vowed I was going to move to New England,” he...

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Jessie Salisbury’s family was living in Alaska when her father had to retire for health reasons.According to her, he always said he would someday move to Virginia, where he was stationed in World War I. Instead, the family, including 12-year-old...

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One of the two Keene residents charged in connection with the alleged production of child sexual abuse material was a bus driver for the transportation company that serves the ConVal School District.According to a statement from U.S. Attorney Jane E....

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In a little less than three months, on June 19, the 91st Peterborough Players season begins with “Noises Off,” a classic comedy that Chuck Morey hopes will be the first in a series of big shows that draw big crowds to the converted barn at 55 Hadley...

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Mason will pursue a community power program, after Town Meeting voted to approve the town’s plan Saturday morning.Community power allows municipalities to purchase power in bulk for residents, with the intent of negotiating lower rates and the...

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If reconfiguration results in the ConVal School District closing any of its schools – the current recommendation is for Francestown Elementary School, Dublin Consolidated School, Pierce School in Bennington and Temple Elementary School to close –...

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Of 132 people who recently took an online, unscientific survey conducted by the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript as of March 1, 70 opposed the ConVal reconfiguration plan, while 52 supported it and seven were undecided. Three were not from the...

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How does someone from Switzerland end up co-founding a lifesharing community in the Monadnock region where people of various abilities – including those with special needs – live and work side by side?“I guess it’s destiny,” said Donat Bay, founder of...

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The Dubois family has a permit to demolish the houses they own at 23 Gulf Road, 24 Gulf Road, 1 Gulf Road and 26 Crosby Road, and Our Town Landscaping has been working on the properties.However, because of the size of the properties and age of the...

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When Chris Heider joined ConVal Community Dollars for Scholars six years ago, he said the name John Vance “was always legendary” within the organization.“It was kind of the first thing you heard about John Vance,” he said. “You ask, ‘Who’s John...

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Mariam Raqib came to the United States in the 1980s, a refugee from the fighting in her home country of Afghanistan.A Wells College graduate with a degree in international studies and a masters and doctorate from Northeastern University, Raqib...

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Employees at Perry Family Dental Care evacuated Tuesday morning after staff members who came to open for the day thought they smelled propane.Fire Chief Marshall Gale said employees left the building and called 911 after noticing the smell. After...

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After Nick Germain became Wilton’s town administrator in November 2021, one of the first department heads he hired was Michael Tatro as director of public works.Germain said Tatro, who began in 2022, was the town’s first public works director for...

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Looking ahead to the 2023-2024 school year, Jaffrey-Rindge Superintendent Reuben Duncan said the district would like to add six to 10 teachers – a couple math teachers, a science teacher, several special education teachers and likely another STEM...

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Stop sign in hand, Jessica Hamlin brings traffic to a stop Thursday near where Elm, Union, Main, High and Vine streets come together, down the hill from Peterborough Elementary School.As the youngsters cross the street at the end of the school day,...

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Kathleen Johnson isn’t fully moved in at her new Central Gold Key Realty office overlooking Main Street on the second floor of the Centertown building in Peterborough.Although it’s on the list of businesses people would see if they walked by on the...

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Noting the number of people who have had longstanding associations with Peterborough Players, Sevanne Kassarjian said it’s the kind of place that’s hard to leave.“”We can’t just quit the place,” she said. “We keep coming back.”Kassarjian is a case in...