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The Wilton Select Board is hoping to talk to the Milford School District resource officer and SRO-trained officers in Wilton and Lyndeborough for information about the role and duties of a school resource officer.Board members discussed the potential...

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With the majority of the 2,500-mile-long Alaskan course behind them, Iron Dog Team 15 had just over 200 miles left in the race when team member Kim Bergeron of Dublin fell through the ice of the Kuskokwim River, submerging both himself and his Polaris...

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Fighting brutal winter weather, Kim Bergeron of Dublin and Jean-Pierre “JP” Bernier of Hancock persevered against technical difficulties and rugged Alaskan terrain to nearly complete the Pro Class of the Iron Dog, which is billed as the longest and...

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The Dublin Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee (WRRC) is pushing for a new waste-disposal system that it hopes will mitigate the impact of the rising costs of waste disposal and transfer station operation on the town budget.Known as a...

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The Lyndeborough Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to adopt the 2024 town warrant Wednesday night.In addition to the 2024 operating budget of $2.66 million and additions to various capital reserve funds, the warrant also includes several proposed...

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Volunteers led by wildlife biologist Hillary Siener of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation have captured 153 saw-whet owls for banding and tracking in the two years since starting their research project, which is a part of a...

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The Dublin Budget Committee broke down its proposed 2024-2025 operating budget in a public hearing at the Dublin Town Hall Wednesday night. At approximately $2.63 million dollars, it is about 6.6% higher than the town’s 2023 operating budget.Budget...

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Elementary school students are in close proximity and share things with each other throughout the day, which can make dealing with the spread of common winter illnesses challenging, said Peterborough Elementary School nurse Jill Gourley.Gourley and...

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The Grange Hall in Antrim was one of five new properties added to the New Hampshire Register of Historic Places, according to a recent announcement from the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.“The building is important as an example of...

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At a community forum Thursday night, ConVal school district residents expressed their concern that charter schools may move into the empty school buildings if the proposal to close Francestown Elementary School, Dublin Consolidated School, Pierce...

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The Mascenic Regional School District’s proposed 2024-2025 operating budget was cut by $1 million after an amendment passed at the SAU 87 deliberative session Wednesday night.The amendment, proposed by New Ipswich resident Bentti Hoiska, brought the...

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Starting Feb. 17, Kim Bergeron of Dublin and Jean-Pierre “JP” Bernier of Hancock will be on snowmobiles facing the most-rugged terrain Alaska has to offer, where temperatures can get as low as minus-50 degrees.The pair will be competing the Iron Dog,...

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The cold, cloudy weather wasn’t enough to keep 11 hikers from convening at the Hiroshi Loop trailhead in Peterborough Friday for a morning of exploration and discovery.Led by teacher-naturalists Nikko Gagnon and Kara Reynolds of the Harris Center for...