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As a pragmatic New England independent voter, I am sincere sadden by Gov. Chris Sununu’s recent flip-flopping. Sununu illustrated how deep into the Republican Party the stench of decay has occurred.Sununu is hardly a MAGA enthusiast. He...

The monthly free community supper will be Thursday, April 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Mildred Cutter Parish Hall of the United Church of Jaffrey at 54 Main St. The Jaffrey-Rindge Rotary club is preparing a turkey dinner. All are welcome, with...

On Saturday, people celebrated Earth Day at the Jaffrey Woman’s Club Cutler Memorial Building with activities, resource tables and a photo booth. Attendees created an ocean in a bottle and learned about ocean ecology. Participants could also...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Franklin Pierce students are fostering a love of writing and literacy in Rindge Memorial School fourth- and fifth-graders with the “Writing Nest,” an after-school club where college mentors help students put pen to paper and produce stories.The...

By ASHLEY SAARI

There were no paper plates or plastic utensils to be seen during the Jaffrey Climate Initiative and Jaffrey Conservation Commission Earth Day kickoff potluck on Tuesday, where participants were asked to bring their own plates and utensils for a...

On Saturday, April 20, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Jaffrey Woman’s Club will celebrate Earth Day in the Cutler  Memorial Building at 33 Main St., featuring activities, resource tables and a photo booth.Attendees can create an ocean in a bottle and learn...

The Jaffrey Civic Center will host its third annual Heart of the Arts Gala Art Auction Saturday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m., with a free artist preview reception Saturday, April 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.This semiformal ticketed event will feature artists...

Project Shakespeare is taking applications from students 7 to 18 years old for its upcoming 30th anniversary summer season. No experience is necessary, but all interested candidates should be self-motivated and engaged students. Project Shakespeare...

The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present the slapstick comedy “Hundreds of Beavers” from director Mike Cheslik and producer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews – who co-wrote the script and stars in the film -- April 19 to 25.Fur-trapper Jean...

Some years ago, back in the late seventies, my daughter, a high school graduate, moved out of our home to be “on my own.” We honored her decision. Then one day she called. She was pregnant.Honestly, and sadly, I wasn’t surprised. What little I knew, I...

By BILL FONDA

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...

100+ Women Who Care Monadnock, a local giving circle, will hold its next quarterly meeting Thursday, April 18, at the Peterborough Town Library in the 1833 Room, 2 Concord St.Registration and mingling with refreshments will begin at 11:45 a.m., with...

Jaffrey will kick off Earth Week with a free community celebration on Tuesday, April 16, the first day of Earth Week.Jaffrey Climate Initiative and the Jaffrey Conservation Commission will host a family event at the United Church of Jaffrey, 54 Main...

We should take this opportunity to recognize the eclipse for what it was – a reminder that no matter what our differences may be, we're all just a bunch of awkward primates doing our best to eke out an existence on this big blue marble hurtling...

By ASHLEY SAARI

As part of a grant focused on preschool development and community schools planning, the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District has been holding an ongoing series of community conversations about growing access to resources for families with young...

By ASHLEY SAARI

ReVision Energy is proposing construction of a community solar farm on land owned by the Town of Jaffrey.Representatives of ReVision appeared before the Jaffrey Planning Board on Tuesday for a review of a plan, which would include a 1.3...

On Saturday, April 13, the Friends of the Library will collect book donations at the library, 38 Main St., from 10 a.m. to noon.People can bring up to 15 books to the Bean Room on the main floor, and volunteers will screen donations before adding them...

An exhibition of Southwest landscape paintings by Barbara Danser will be showcased at the Optimist Café, located at 16 Colls Farm Road in Jaffrey, from April 10 through May 6.The exhibit will be available for viewing on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and...

jaffreyExhibition on Screen features SargentThe next film in The Park Theatre’s Exhibition on Screen film series is “John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger” Thursday, April 18, at 1:30 p.m.The film will examine how Sargent’s practice has influenced...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Two of the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District’s Destination Imagination teams will be moving on to Global Finals May 22 to 25 in Kansas City after the Destination Imagination state affiliate finals Saturday at Bedford High School.A total of 31...