South Meadow School holds annual Veterans Breakfast

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Seventh-graders and their veteran pen pals got to meet in person at South Meadow School’s annual Veterans Breakfast on Thursday.

HOMETOWN HEROES: Martha Duffy of Peterborough honored for her efforts with Girl Scout Troop 63145

By BILL FONDA

Martha Duffy of Peterborough started a Daisy and Brownie Girl Scout troop for a simple reason.

Funding, taxes and EFAs are focus of Community Conversation on education in Peterborough

By BILL FONDA

In their roles as “conversation-starters” during “The Schools and the State,” a Community Conversation Wednesday at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture, ConVal School Board member Curtis Hamilton of Greenfield and Republican state Rep. Jim Creighton spoke about the quality of education in ConVal and the state.

Great Brook School students help out in the Antrim Village garden

Students from the Great Brook School’s Griffins’ Nest program traveled to Antrim Village to spend the day spring cleaning and planting the garden.

Peterborough Senior Program sets activities

The Peterborough Senior Program will offer two free events at the Peterborough Recreation Department, 64 Union St., open to adults 50 and over.

PHOTOS: Greenfield remembers the fallen at Memorial Day ceremony

Greenfield held its Memorial Day ceremonies Sunday, including at Stephenson Memorial Library, Greenvale Cemetery and Otter Lake.

Jaffrey Conservation Commission sets potluck supper

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.

ConVal Withdrawal Committee could have only one request

By JESSECA TIMMONS

As one effort to withdraw from the ConVal School District continues, another could be ending.

N.H. Senate passes bathroom bill, sending it to Ayotte’s desk

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republicans’ push to allow businesses and government entities to classify people by biological sex instead of gender identity has landed on the governor’s desk once again.

A rainy day of remembrance

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Francestown honored its veterans at the town’s annual Memorial Day ceremony Thursday at Francestown Elementary School.

Jodi Turner of Imagine That Honey gives presentation on bees at Rindge Meetinghouse

By ASHLEY SAARI

On a table in the Rindge Meetinghouse, a glass box was filled with movement as bees hurried about their work. They were being observed by a group of children, who watched in fascination.

Mason residents talk solar at community supper

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Mason Congregational Church was filled with tables where residents were eating a supper of roast chicken and vegetables Thursday.

Three Greenfield residents join committee to study regional police

By DAVID ALLEN

Three residents have volunteered to serve on the Greenfield study committee that will explore the issue of police regionalization.

Tractor-trailer rollover shuts down Route 9 in Antrim Monday morning

Route 9 in the area of Jackman Shores was closed and detours put in place after a tractor-trailer accident Monday morning. According to Antrim police, the road reopened around noon.

Kerry Bedard sues Lionheart Classical Academy, claiming breach of contract

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Former Lionheart Classical Academy Executive Director Kerry Bedard has filed a lawsuit for breach of contract against the Peterborough charter school, alleging she was terminated by the school’s board for repeatedly raising concerns about the school’s $10 million lease agreement with Miami billionaire Ophir Sternberg. 

THE GREENFIELD BEAT: Jesseca Timmons – The strange story of Greenfield's World War II memorial stone

A few weeks ago at the Francestown Community Market, Scott Carbee asked me if I was covering Greenfield’s Memorial Day event. He said the veterans would start at the memorial on the Meetinghouse Lawn, stop at Greenvale Cemetery and then visit the World War II Memorial in Greenfield State Park. 

BUSINESS: Three in the Nest offering ‘food, community and health’ in Temple

By DAVID ALLEN

Three in the Nest is serving a range of baked and cafe-style treats that can be washed down with a wide range of teas, coffees and other choices at the location that previously housed The Root on Route 101 in Temple. 

As Ayotte signs ban on sanctuary policies into law, Peterborough weighs its options

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire Republicans have put their foot down: No sanctuary cities allowed.

Grant will help Jaffrey with effort to remove lead and copper service lines

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.

Temple Animal Control Officer Jen Rheaume cares for stranded iguana

By DAVID ALLEN

On local roads, frost heaves and political signs will not surprise many people come spring, but an iguana might.