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By ASHLEY SAARI

Standing at the podium on the Conant Middle High School stage, valedictorian Denton Montgomery shared some nuggets of wisdom from a trusted source – fortune cookies.

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Tuesday night, Conant Middle High School underclassmen received their accolades, including two recognized “Outstanding Orioles,” who will be honored with their names in a plaque hung within the school.

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Jaffrey Planning Board held a compliance hearing for a new development on Squantum Road, where the board found some plans needed to be updated to match the as-built conditions.

Learn about summer activities that don’t require a lot of travel in Staycation, published by the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and Concord Monitor.

In 1654, 23 Jews fled the Portuguese Inquisition in Brazil and arrived in New Amsterdam, which became New York 10 years later. Jews have been coming to America ever since in search of safety.

Jaffrey Civic Center is hosting an arts and crafts fair Friday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on its front lawn at 40 Main St. Admission is free. The rain date is Friday, June 21.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Documentary film producer and writer Dayton Duncan of Rindge will tell stories from his life and career in the Monadnock region at Friday’s “Stories to Share” at Jaffrey Civic Center.

By ASHLEY SAARI

It has been a busy year on Contoocook Lake, which straddles the line between Jaffrey and Rindge.

Elizabeth and Jim Webster brought two of the baby goats from their Maple Water Farm in Jaffrey to the Jaffrey Public Library.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Jaffrey Public Library’s longest-serving employee, Library Assistant Linda Gleason, is retiring after 24 years.

Monadnock Community Hospital hosted its annual Emergency Medical Services  Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, May 21 at the Monadnock Country Club, bringing together emergency medical personnel from across the region to acknowledge their contributions to patient care and community safety.

The Contoocook Lake Association will host a Lake Appreciation Day social on Saturday, May 31, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Jaffrey Town Beach on Contoocook Lake. The rain date is Sunday, June 1.

Tickets are on sale for Garrison Keillor’s performance Saturday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St., Jaffrey. Prices are $45, $55 and $65, available at the box office or online at theparktheatre.org.

Monadnock Music will open its 60th anniversary season Tuesday, June 3, at 7 p.m. with a performance by the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St., Jaffrey.

The Jaffrey Conservation Commission will host a potluck supper Thursday, May 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the United Church of Jaffrey, 54 Main St.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Jaffrey has accepted a $60,000 grant from the Department of Environmental Services to put toward an inventory of its service lines, as part of an effort to eliminate lead and copper from the system.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Work to tear down the former W.W. Cross tack factory in Jaffrey is nearing completion.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka has faced more than his share of rejection.

The Park Theatre, 19 Main St., will host the second Monadnock Comic Con on Saturday, May 24, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The Jaffrey Woman’s Club recognized three Jaffrey Grade School fifth-graders for their winning essays in the annual Suzanne Crossley Women’s History Essay Contest.

The American Red Cross has scheduled the following local blood drives: