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By JOHN MCCARTHY

In Rindge and Jaffrey, March 11 was a sad day for supporters of public education. Voters approved a $3 million cut to the school district budget and refused a $16 million grant to build a Career and Technical Education (CTE) center at Conant Middle High School.

By JULIE ZIMMER

The Trump administration has repeatedly stressed that its focus is to deport violent criminals who entered the United States illegally. According to the president, he wants to deport “the worst first.” Few people would argue with that goal.

By RAD NICHOLS

As the New Hampshire Legislature takes up the work of crafting the state’s next budget, we must differentiate between “state spending” and “state investment” as it relates to public transit. While spending infers a net drain, investment carries an expectation of a return.

By EMMA KLUGE

The “Alpine Start” is a revered tradition in hiking circles. Hiking guides, outdoor forums and trail reviews ooze with the same advice – arrive early, and have your boots on the trail by sunup. 

By PATTY LONG

A universal Education Freedom Account bill has cleared its House committee, House Bill 115. Another bill, SB295, also passed in a Senate committee. The purpose of both these bills is to remove the current income restrictions for EFA eligibility. 

By KATHY NICHOLS

The decision of the ConVal School Committee to recommend closing the local elementary school, and then the process to consider leaving the ConVal district after the recommendation failed, has made for some contentious discussions and meetings over the last 18 months.

By JARVIS COFFIN

Roughly 10% of eligible voters turned out for Hancock Town Meeting Saturday, enough to fill the first floor of the Meeting House.

By SARAH HIBBARD PYLE

The 2025 Francestown Town Meeting was as much a celebration of the town’s volunteer officials and employees as it was a time for approving budgets and expenditures. The day began with the presentation of an engraved gavel to Town Moderator Paul Lawrence, who is retiring after 29 years in the job.

By STATE SEN. DENISE RICCIARDI

The new year always brings a sense of hope, renewal, and of course, resolutions.

By JESSE MARCUM

Public education is facing strong headwinds. Locally, in the ConVal school district, these headwinds come in the form of the steadily increasing costs of doing business combined with shifting demographics and declining enrollment.

By MELANIE KANE

The New Ipswich Library was founded in the late 1800s under the leadership of Caroline F. Barr, along with the women of New Ipswich who took it upon themselves to raise the funds needed to build a public library.

By CURTIS HAMILTON

For the past 58 years, our nine ConVal towns have partnered together to educate our children and ensure our greater Monadnock region continues to thrive for the generations that follow us.

By KATHLEEN BAGLIO HUMPHREYS

The Crotched Mountain Freestyle Club (CMFC) hosted its inaugural Eastern Freestyle Class A mogul event – The Hott Doggin Festival – on Feb. 23 and 24.

By JAY SCHECHTER

The challenges facing the Contoocook Valley School District are shared by all of the towns which are members of this consolidated school district.

By JANINE LESSER

In my opinion, the withdrawal of Dublin and Francestown would be a bad idea for all nine towns of the ConVal School District.

By DAN HARPER

We, the ConVal School Board, are compelled to state in unequivocal terms that the effects of the petition warrant article proposing a budget cap on our district will be absolutely devastating to our community and most of all to our children. The School Board unanimously opposes this petition.

By REUBEN DUNCAN

The Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District continues its journey to enhance our system so we can accomplish our mission to “Inspire, Engage, and Empower All Learners to Thrive in Their Lives and Communities.”

By THE REV. LANE FISHER

If living with a disease that is likely to take us down in the next six months, should we not have a humane and legal way to embrace death on our own terms?

By BEN CONANT

Two former Oriole basketball champions have taken flight and taken their game to the next level this collegiate season.

By STEPHANIE COX SUÁREZ

The Jaffrey-Rindge MLK Day celebrations began with the ringing of the bells at both the Cathedral of the Pines and the United Church of Jaffrey at 2 p.m. Monday. 

By BEN CONANT

The promising Monadnock-Fall Mountain-Conant ice hockey team has hit a rough patch following a strong start.