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By ASHLEY SAARI

Jim LaDine peers over the side of his boat, lowering, hand-over-hand, a black-and-white disc into the water. Eventually, it disappears under the murk, and he pulls it up again, until it is just visible.

By ASHLEY SAARI

For Elizabeth Eastman of Jaffrey, an affordable child care option, run by a program she trusts, was a life-saver.

By ASHLEY SAARI

It’s time for the “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” where children are put to the task of spelling the names of various diseases and South American rodents they’ve never heard of.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Children’s author Matt Forrest Esenwine will be visiting Mason on July 17, as part of the Mason Public Library’s Children’s Literacy Foundation Rural Library Grant, which will provide several author visits throughout the year.

By ASHLEY SAARI

From a doctor who chronicled his sometimes unusual payments for his services, to an early woman entrepreneur and a man whose gravestone marks not where his body lies, but tells the story of his graverobbing, New England is full of stories.

By ASHLEY SAARI

It’s a special year for Smith’s Blueberries.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Over the past year, Emily Sumner has been putting her hand to a new challenge — breaking and taming a pair of wild mustangs, who she hopes will eventually become part of her roster of lesson horses.

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District is grappling with delays to various grants previously expected to be delivered in July.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Enterprising young crafters and farmers can practice their vending skills at the farmers’ market in Jaffrey, as part of the TEAM Jaffrey’s Lil’ Sprouts program.

By ASHLEY SAARI

In front of the Monadnock Inn on Main Street in Jaffrey, there is a new addition – a little green box on a post, filled with books. 

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Rindge Planning Board approved an application for a new Wendy’s restaurant, with a second unit for another dining restaurant, during its meeting on Tuesday.

By ASHLEY SAARI

The town is warning residents on Greenville’s public water system of instances of elevated levels of lead have been found in some households Greenville Water Department samples.

By ASHLEY SAARI

An investigation is ongoing into a fire on Timbertop Road in New Ipswich where a home and garage were destroyed by fire.

By ASHLEY SAARI

On June 24, multiple fire departments responded to a reported propane leak from a 1,000-gallon tank at Pilgrim Foods in Greenville.

By ASHLEY SAARI

An alpaca was led into the barn at Sleeping Monk Farm in New Ipswich, where a mat was laid out and Harvard Alpaca Shearing awaited.

By ASHLEY SAARI

A famous New Ipswich family has an intimate tie to the formalization of American Sign Language and the American School for the Deaf.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Tuesday brought a change of routine for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Greenville, as it opened up its doors to walk-ins.

By ASHLEY SAARI

A man who robbed the TD Bank in New Ipswich in 2014 has been charged with multiple counts related to a robbery at the same location in early April.

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Jaffrey Zoning Board again rejected an application to allow increased density for a proposed open space development on Town Farm Road, which sought a total of 16 units.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Six years ago, Parker Russell was deployed with the Air Force in Niger, and contemplating his future.

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Thursday, residents gathered in the sprawling gardens at the Cathedral of the Pines in Rindge to release butterflies in the name of people that they have lost.