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After four hearings, the Francestown Zoning Board rescinded a restriction on the Torrey Pines condos preventing renters from becoming Francestown residents, allowing owner TAK Real Estate Holdings to rent the units on a long-term basis.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The ConVal School District will implement a new “bell-to-bell” cellphone policy at the start of the 2025-2026 school year. 

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Francestown Select Board has ruled that the results of Francestown’s May 3 special Town Meeting, in which residents voted in favor of two warrant articles supporting Francestown’s withdrawal from the ConVal School District and possibly from the SAU, will stand.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Andy’s Summer Playhouse launched its 2025 summer season with a matinee of “Ahoy,” based on the children’s book by Sophie Blackall, with an 11 a.m. performance on Saturday.

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Due to efforts of the new Antrim Garden Club, downtown Antrim has 36 planters spouting pink wave petunias. 

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Antrim Police Chief John Blake said situations that turn into standoffs or potential hostage situations are rare in the Monadnock region.

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Christopher Landry, a 43-year resident of Peterborough, is still in New Brunswick after being refused reentry to the United States while attempting to return from his annual trip to see his family in Canada July 5. 

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Peterborough native Jimmy Smith will host a “Jeopardy”-style “People of Peterborough” trivia night at the Union Congregational Church in Peterborough on Wednesday, July 16, at 6 pm.

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The Murphy family are only the third owners of the Louis Cabot Cottage, a home built by Boston Brahmin Louis Cabot in 1898.

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Members of the ConVal community are cautiously celebrating the state Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the ruling in the ConVal school funding lawsuit, in which Superior Court Judge David Ruoff ruled that the state was not meeting its constitutional obligation to provide an “adequate education” for students.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Francestown Zoning Board of Adjustment has again continued a hearing on an application by TAK Real Estate Holdings.

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A happily married father of two, shaken by a message written in a birthday card for his daughter, abruptly leaves his family for a weeklong trek through the Grand Canyon. As the story follows the man’s solo hike, the viewer sees his memories of his earlier trip through the Grand Canyon with a different woman.

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Singer-songwriter Jon Pousette-Dart rerturns to the Monadnock region on Saturday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. with a show at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey. 

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Author, educator and activist Christian McEwen recalled that the first time she saw someone reach for their phone “during the happy hubbub of a family Thanksgiving,” she was “startled by her rudeness.”

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Every Friday at the Francestown Community Market, sisters Nasteho and Shamsa Mohamed will be selling produce grown by their parents, Khamis and Khadija. 

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After the event outgrew Francestown Town Hall and the horse sheds, the town’s Recreation Committee moved the July 4 celebration to the Francestown Sports Complex.

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Each month in Wilton, community members led by “firekeeper” Chris Griffin gather around a sacred fire to share about their lives, connect and release their burdens. 

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After more than a year of repairs and renovations, Greenfield State Park reopened to the public on June 13.

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Work has begun at the site of Our Town Village, a 30-unit condominium complex being built at 241 Union St. in Peterborough. 

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The ConVal Withdrawal Committee will create financial models around the possible withdrawals of both Francestown and Temple from the ConVal district, even though Temple’s withdrawal request could be reversed.

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After a recent event which gathered feedback from longtime supporters, Monadnock Family Services is looking to increase partnerships with other community organizations, including veterans’ organizations, fire and police departments, faith organizations and schools.