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Wilton-Lyndeborough Co-operative Middle High School has gathered and donated 168 new pillows to Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an organization that provides beds and bedding to children in need of them.

By DAVID ALLEN

Dublin saved more than $60,000 by crushing reclaimed stone into gravel for town roads rather than purchasing it.

By DAVID ALLEN

In recent years, many public libraries have dispensed with fines for overdue books, but they would still like them back. However, some much smaller local libraries geared toward young people actually don’t expect books to be returned at all. “There’s...

By DAVID ALLEN

The Dublin Planning Board heard concers from residents Thursday against two of its current initiatives regarding lot space and short term rentals in town. In December, the board drafted a warrant article amending a zoning provision for non-resident...

By DAVID ALLEN

The state Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Town of Temple and against a pair of property owners in a case involving a collection aging construction vehicles and machinery on private property.In December, the town went before the state Supreme...

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Recalling a half-century of coming to Nonie’s on Grove Street in Peterborough, Lillian Grant of Peterborough pointed to the bakery case.“I want to be laid out on the doughnut shelf,” she said.On Friday at Nonie’s, longtime patrons enjoyed their final...

By DAVID ALLEN

A local team recently scored big in Boston, but not on a soccer field or cross-country course. The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle High School dance team traveled to the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center to compete in the New England Cheer &...

By DAVID ALLEN

Something other than food can be found on some tables in a new restaurant in Peterborough – sets of dominoes.The game is a deep part of Caribbean culture, and the new Domingo’s Puerto Rican restaurant on Grove Street in Peterborough is bringing the...

By DAVID ALLEN

Something that people do several times a year – get a haircut – could benefit others if they did it less frequently. “It’s rare that people will go  a year without getting their hair cut,” said Kelly Akerley of Hancock.Akerley, 23, donated hair again...

By DAVID ALLEN

People’s sweet tooths recently had a positive impact on food security for others, courtesy of the Dublin Community Center.The organization hosted its cookie market Dec. 7 and donated all the proceeds from it to the Peterborough Food Pantry. This was...

By DAVID ALLEN

Filling one of the vacancies created by recent resignations, the Planning Board voted to make Susan Phillips-Hungerford a full member of the board at its last meeting of 2025 Thursday.A local architect with a degree in environmental design,...

By DAVID ALLEN

People involved in the trades and health care industries should weather 2025 and beyond during the new administration in Washington, but local manufacturers and people involved in real estate might find the road ahead to have some challenges.This is...

By DAVID ALLEN

The chair of the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Board has pushed back against criticism of the new teaching contract for the district. Dennis Golding said at Tuesday’s meeting that people are expressing disapproval of the contract in light of...

By DAVID ALLEN

Peterborough Fire & Rescue will continue to respond to emergency calls in Dublin, even though it is in another county, after the Select Board decided Monday to not switch to Cheshire Ambulance.Dublin is in Cheshire County, which prompted the Select...

By DAVID ALLEN

Members of the Temple’s School Study Committee and the town’s representative to the ConVal School Board shared financial information and possible scenarios for the town’s students and the town’s relationship with the district with about 35 residents...

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Four people were taken to the hospital Thursday morning following a collision on Route 101 in Dublin. “They didn’t stop for the stop sign,” said Dublin Police Chief Tim Suokko, referring to the driver of one of the vehicles involved at the...

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Temple went before the state Supreme Court Tuesday for an appeal by residents Alan Marsh and John Jackson-Marsh regarding their property on West RoadMarsh and Jackson-Marsh keep a variety of aging construction vehicles and machinery. The town...

By DAVID ALLEN

Two developers made proposals at pre-construction meetings in front of the Wilton Planning Board Tuesday, but only one left with a start date on the calendar.San-Ken Homes of New Ipswich presented its timeline for developing a seven-lot subdivision...

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Police Chief Thomas Horne said Monday that people are using social media to criticize what they call the Police Department’s lack of response to stray animals.Horne said at the Select Board meeting that his department is increasingly pressed into...

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Draft warrant articles affecting lot size and rentals came before the Select Board Monday after the Planning Board created them to address existing zoning ordinances.One article proposes to reduce the required minimum lot size in the village to 35,000...