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Project Shakespeare will perform Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St., Jaffrey.Additional shows in the Peterborough/Jaffrey area include Friday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. at the First...

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Artist Kim Cunningham of Hancock describes her newest project, “In the Garden,” as a “a life event that turned into a calendar.” “During COVID, in June 2020, I said to my friend Evelien, ‘Let’s go over and sketch at the Elliots’,” Cunningham recalled....

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Bennington celebrated the holidays all weekend with a craft fair and playground opening at Pierce School on Saturday, crafts, cookies and visits with Santa at the Bennington Fire Department, and a holiday tree stroll hosted by Bennington 4-H club.On...

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About 40 community members attended Wednesday night’s public forum at ConVal High School to learn about the proposed renovation of the Applied Technology Center, parts of the high school, and the Lucy Hurlin Theater.ConVal’s Applied Technology Center...

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Greenfield’s annual Fire and Ice celebration returned Saturday with a light parade through the center of town to Oak Park, where residents enjoyed a bonfire, fireworks, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and homemade chili, chili dogs and macaroni and...

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The Antrim Festival of Trees has returned to James A. Tuttle Library. For 2024, the theme is “Home for the Holidays,” and the festival runs through Dec. 31.Participating groups include Antrim Boy Scouts, the Monadnock Roller Derby, the Antrim...

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Longtime Monadnock region resident Ed Mottau, who died at his home in Peterborough Nov. 3 at age 80, is being remembered as a musician, a craftsman, a mentor, friend, father and devoted member of the community.Mottau was a guitarist and songwriter who...

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 ConVal junior Lukas Baker of Antrim has been awarded a full scholarship to the college of his choice through the QuestBridge National College Match Program.Baker will attend Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., where he was admitted early. Baker will...

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The Francestown Patriotic Purposes Committee has proposed a warrant article on the town’s 2025 ballot requesting the town adopt the All Veterans’ Tax Credit.The Francestown Select Board discussed the issue at Monday night’s meeting.“Right now, the...

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Ophelia Dahl, who was included on Time magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most-influential people for 2024, is the speaker at Friday night’s “Stories to Share” at 5 p.m. at Jaffrey Civic Center. Dahl’s talk, titled “Public Health in Practice:...

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The Francestown Improvement and Historical Society hosted the town’s annual holiday celebration and Christmas tree-lighting Sunday afternoon at the Francestown Town Hall. The celebration started with a performance of  “The Nutcracker in a Flash” by...

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The Greenfield Covenant Church has received a donation of 19 solar panels  from the Hillsborough Area Renewable Energy Initiative, which volunteers will install on the congregation’s Slip Road building Dec. 7.The Rev. Daniel Osgood said at first, he...

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A missing Greenfield woman has been located and is safe, according to Greenfield Police Chief Brian Giammarino.Mickaell “Kale”  Currier, 32,  had been missing since Nov. 23, when she called her place to work to say she had car trouble. “We received a...

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Multiple factors contributed to Peterborough residents receiving December tax bills that were higher than the ones they received in June.“The most-common question we are getting from people is ‘Why is the December bill so much higher tax the June...

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Investments in Antrim’s transfer station and Highway Department are some of the big-ticket items proposed for Antrim’s 2025 capital improvements budget.“The transfer station needs significant investment,” said Michael Devine, chair of the Capital...

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Greenfield Police are asking the community for assistance in locating a missing woman who was last seen on Nov. 23.Mickaell Currier, 32, is 5-feet, 4-inches tall with brown hair (currently dyed black) and brown eyes, with a tattoo of a spider on her...

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Knitter, artist, scientist and storyteller Julie Brown of Hancock will be one of the featured artists at the Living Local Art Fair Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, 25 Main St., Peterborough, from 10 a.m. to 4...

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The Peterborough Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to postpone work on a proposed inclusionary housing ordinance after a two-hour joint workshop between both boards Monday night. “The meeting with the ZBA was to get their input...

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After a sale and more than two years of renovations, The Inn at Hancock (formerly the Hancock Inn) is now open to the public for dining. The Hunt Bar and Scullery tavern and Pinks Lounge opened to the public on Friday night, with a full bar and...

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Ben Anthony of Greenfield is a man on a mission – to bring more young people to skateboarding, one lesson at a time. “Skateboarding is not what people think,” he said. “Skating makes kids think linearly. It makes them focus; it forces them to be in...