Search Results

Keyword search: Antrim NH

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Tiny homes, cottage courts, cluster housing and short-term rentals are all on the radar of the Antrim Planning Board as the town tries to combat the effects of the statewide housing crisis at the local level.“We are open-minded, and we are being...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Two Democrats are vying to oppose Republican David Wheeler in the Executive Council’s 5th District.Melanie Levesque of Brookline and Shoshanna Kelly of Nashua, who both bring government experience to the table, will face off in a primary election on...

I am writing in support of Maggie Goodlander as our New Hampshire 2nd District representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.I have been on the Antrim Ambulance for 41 years. Goodlander considers the opioid epidemic a priority issue. Having seen...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Peterborough’s polling district has just over 5,000 registered voters. Rarely do more than 3,500 of them actually vote.Still, Town Clerk Linda Guyette and Moderator Phil Runyon are focused on making sure polls are staffed and ready to go come election...

Antrim Grange will sponsor its annual penny sale Saturday, Aug. 31, on the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church, 73 Main St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Varied prizes are up for grabs to the ticket-holder of each “auction” item. A sheet of 25 tickets costs...

By TIM BRUNS

Teens from Avenue A Teen Center in Antrim took to local parking lots to add their spin to military drills using lawn chairs Friday.The drill team made stops at Pheasant Wood Center, RiverMead Health Center. Summerhill Assisted Living and Scott-Farrar...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Antrim and Greenfield used grant funds from New Hampshire the Beautiful for new equipment at their transfer stations. New Hampshire the Beautiful is a nonprofit organization that provides funds to improve municipal recycling programs and facilities. ...

By BILL FONDA

Police from Antrim and Peterborough were involved in car chases Monday that resulted in arrests.According to a release from the police department in Hillsborough, at 4:48 p.m., Antrim police were dispatched to T-Bird Mini-Mart for a report of a male...

There’s nothing like a stroll through lovely Putnam Park in downtown Peterborough. This Saturday, Aug. 3, the atmosphere will be enhanced by the Democracy Festival hosted by Open Democracy, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization established to continue...

The 29th season of Antrim In The Evening, with concerts at the Memorial Park Bandstand Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m., will feature will feature Amy Conley July 31. The event is Community Music and Pizza Night, with pizza by the slice from Rick and...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The planned move of the Grapevine Family Resource Center’s Avenue A Teen Center took a step forward Thursday night, when the Planning Board approved the site plan for a 2,200-square foot expansion to the Aiken Barn building.The addition to the Aiken...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Bob Holmes of Antrim, who has completed all of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot peaks and 45 of the “52 with a View,” said he is still discovering trails in the Monadnock region.Holmes, who leads the Trails of Antrim hiking group, encourages anyone with...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Sharon Westen realized soon after moving to New Hampshire that there are fewer services for horses than what she was used to in the densely populated suburbs outside Dallas. “In Dallas, there are equine vets and farriers  and horse stuff all over the...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Like nearly everyone who drives Route 31 from the center of Antrim to Route 9, George and Michelle Caughey had always admired Bass Farm.For decades, the property was meticulously maintained by former owner Herb Nilson, with people in Antrim joking...

Antrim residents gathered to hear the reading of the Declaration of Independence Thursday at Memorial Park.  Antrim Boy Scout Troop 2 led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Antrim Area Songsters entertained with patriotic songs. 

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Melissa Gallagher, executive director of The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center, calls a $1 million New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) grant  “absolutely life-changing for us.”Due to the grant, the Avenue A Teen...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Cook and personal chef Bailey Bocci of Antrim has almost a lifetime of experience.In her BB’s Kitchen business, she draws from that extensive experience to provide personalized meal preparation services for residents of southern New Hampshire. “I...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Monadnock region nonprofits benefited from the largest NH Gives event ever this year, with thousands of donors contributing to the 24-hour statewide online fundraising event sponsored by the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits June 11 and...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

On Monday, 28 teams paddled their way around Norway Pond in Hancock for Avenue A Teen and Community Center’s second Blindfolded Boat Race.The event drew a crowd of residents from Hancock and surrounding towns, who filled the town beach for a chance to...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

According to Kathleen Reardon, CEO of the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, said this year’s upcoming NH Gives event is the largest so far, with nearly 650 New Hampshire nonprofits participating in the fundraiser.The online event begins at 5 p.m....