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MOUNTAIN OF MEMORIES – Early days of working on the mountain

12-31-2024 3:34 PM

Seventh of a series of excerpts from Gerry Miller’s book “Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, New Hampshire,” a history/biography about the original Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, developed by William C. (Bill) MacAdam and...


A look ahead to 2025: What’s in store for the next legislative session

12-31-2024 1:40 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

With a new Republican governor and expanded majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate, conservatives in the State House will have the chance to deliver on long-sought-after priorities in 2025.While conversations around education and the...


Historic covers – Monadnock Ledger-Transcript: March 14, 2024

12-31-2024 1:00 PM

The issue of small classes in the ConVal School District had plagued district officials for years, but no solution had ever been found.The School Board tried again in 2023 and 2024, hiring the educational consulting firm Prismatic to address...


Nonie’s in Peterborough says farewell

12-31-2024 12:01 PM

By DAVID ALLEN

Recalling a half-century of coming to Nonie’s on Grove Street in Peterborough, Lillian Grant of Peterborough pointed to the bakery case.“I want to be laid out on the doughnut shelf,” she said.On Friday at Nonie’s, longtime patrons enjoyed their final...


HOMETOWN HEROES: If there’s a need in Greenfield, Karen Day is there

12-30-2024 12:03 PM

By BILL FONDA

If something needs to be done in Greenfield, there’s a good chance Karen Day will agree to do it.“Volunteers are hard to get,” she said. “As long as I’m able, I’m willing to do some things.”It’s that “can-do” spirit that led retired Greenfield Fire...


Labyrinth will be at Peterborough Town House Dec. 31 and Jan. 1

12-30-2024 12:02 PM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Since 1999, a group of Peterborough residents have come together to create a space for people reflect on the year that has passed and the year coming ahead.The New Year’s Labyrinth will return to the Peterborough Town House on Tuesday, Dec. 31. The...


Sununu reflects on 14 years in New Hampshire government

12-30-2024 12:01 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In his 14 years in government, Gov. Chris Sununu has seen a lot.One of his favorite moments? He was an executive councilor and was about to vote on funding for Planned Parenthood. Activists from opposing sides crowded the council chambers as they...


Peterborough Boy Scouts will pick up Christmas trees

12-27-2024 1:52 PM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Peterborough’s Boy Scout Troop 8 will be picking up live Christmas trees for disposal again this year.The event is a fundraiser for the troop. “We are not sure if there will be a bonfire this year, so the trees will either be taken to local farms for...


Wilton-Lyndeborough dance team finds success at New England competition in Boston

12-27-2024 10:00 AM

By DAVID ALLEN

A local team recently scored big in Boston, but not on a soccer field or cross-country course. The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle High School dance team traveled to the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center to compete in the New England Cheer &...


BUSINESS: Domingo’s restaurant offers a taste of Puerto Rico in Peterborough

12-27-2024 8:31 AM

By DAVID ALLEN

Something other than food can be found on some tables in a new restaurant in Peterborough – sets of dominoes.The game is a deep part of Caribbean culture, and the new Domingo’s Puerto Rican restaurant on Grove Street in Peterborough is bringing the...


James A. Tuttle Library in Antrim hosts holiday concert

12-27-2024 8:31 AM

On Dec. 22, Antrim's James A. Tuttle Library hosted a concert by cellist Andrew Koutroubas and harpist Sharon Dowling, featuring music from the medieval period through the 1960s. Over 80 patrons joined in the singing of traditional Christmas carols,...


Kelly Akerley of Hancock helps others through haircuts

12-26-2024 1:05 PM

By DAVID ALLEN

Something that people do several times a year – get a haircut – could benefit others if they did it less frequently. “It’s rare that people will go  a year without getting their hair cut,” said Kelly Akerley of Hancock.Akerley, 23, donated hair again...


Family dance revives an Antrim tradition

12-26-2024 1:03 PM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Like many people who grew up in Antrim, Renee Mercier-Gerritson has fond memories of the Fire Department dances that used to take place in Antrim through the 1970s and 1980s.“Everyone loved them, and everyone used to go,” Mercier-Gerritson said. “As...


A Mountain of Memories: The snow kings

12-26-2024 1:01 PM

Sixth of a series of excerpts from Gerry Miller’s book “Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, New Hampshire,” a history/biography about the original Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, developed by William C. (Bill) MacAdam and syndicate....


Dublin Community Center cookie sale raises $889 for Peterborough Food Pantry

12-26-2024 11:03 AM

By DAVID ALLEN

People’s sweet tooths recently had a positive impact on food security for others, courtesy of the Dublin Community Center.The organization hosted its cookie market Dec. 7 and donated all the proceeds from it to the Peterborough Food Pantry. This was...


Franklin Pierce University donates hundreds of DVDs to Jaffrey Public Library

12-26-2024 11:01 AM

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Jaffrey Public Library received a gift from Franklin Pierce University, just in time for the holidays – boxes and boxes of DVDs.Library Director Julie Perrin said that she was contacted by Franklin Pierce University Librarian Paul Jenkins, when...


Jaffrey named housing champion

12-26-2024 10:01 AM

Jaffrey has been recognized as a Housing Champion through the Bureau of Economic Affairs’ InvestNH program.  Awards are granted on a point scale with 80 points being threshold, and Jaffrey achieved a 104-point score.To qualify for the designation,...


Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Congregation holding raffle for dinner anywhere

12-25-2024 11:01 AM

By MARTHA GUNN EICHLER

Maria Brown of Lyndeborough and Ellie Gunn of Winsted, Conn., have something in common, though they’ve never met.They are both prior winners of the “Dinner for Two Anywhere in the World” raffle, an annual fundraiser run by the Peterborough Unitarian...


MOUNTAIN OF MEMORIES – Accidents happen

12-24-2024 1:02 PM

By GERRY MILLER

Fifth of a series of excerpts from Gerry Miller’s book “Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, New Hampshire,” a history/biography about the original Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, developed by William C. (Bill) MacAdam and syndicate....


Historic covers – Monadnock Ledger-Transcript: March 17, 2020

12-24-2024 1:01 PM

The impact of COVID-19 would be all-encompassing from March 2020 throughout the remainder of the year – even for those who were not sickened or killed by the virus.Among the first signs of how life would be different were the Town Meetings scheduled...


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