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The ConVal School District will eliminate 11 teaching positions in the 2025-2026 school year in order to cut costs, interim Superintendent Ann Forrest said Tuesday night. Six of the positions being eliminated are in the district’s eight elementary...

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The Francestown library, cemetery commission, Police Department, Fire Department and Recreation Department all have all recently presented their estimated 2025 budgets to the Budget Committee and the Select Board.John Ludlam, chair of the trustees of...

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When his parent’s home in New Orleans was flooded during Hurricane Katrina, Ron Levy of Hancock had an unusual task – to help salvage, dry and organize the more than 2,500 sketches and paintings his father Byron had produced over a lifetime.“Their...

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The recent loss of a DPW vehicle in early December will cause an unexpected expense for Francestown, but most of the cost of a new truck will be covered by insurance and the town has funds to cover the rest, according to Francestown Town Administrator...

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For 20 years, the Plowshare Farm Shepherds' Play has brought joy to the region.“I’ve had people stop me on the street and say, ‘This is my Christmas tradition-- thank you’,” said Plowshare Farm Director Kimberly Dorn. “There is something about the...

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Down a winding path, deep in the woods of Greenville, Kate Schimke’s and Aaron Derman’s contemporary cabin is built into the hillside, completely surrounded by the forest. At the foot of a mossy, rocky clearing which climbs the slope to the south, a...

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From the outside, the old mill at Noone Falls in Peterborough looks like it has not changed much in more than 200 years. 

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The Peterborough Planning Board has approved a site plan review application submitted by Hoyle Tanner on behalf of the Town of Peterborough for construction of the town’s new fire and rescue station on Elm Street. The board reviewed two conditional...

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Project Shakespeare will perform Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St., Jaffrey.Additional shows in the Peterborough/Jaffrey area include Friday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. at the First...

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Artist Kim Cunningham of Hancock describes her newest project, “In the Garden,” as a “a life event that turned into a calendar.” “During COVID, in June 2020, I said to my friend Evelien, ‘Let’s go over and sketch at the Elliots’,” Cunningham recalled....

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Bennington celebrated the holidays all weekend with a craft fair and playground opening at Pierce School on Saturday, crafts, cookies and visits with Santa at the Bennington Fire Department, and a holiday tree stroll hosted by Bennington 4-H club.On...

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About 40 community members attended Wednesday night’s public forum at ConVal High School to learn about the proposed renovation of the Applied Technology Center, parts of the high school, and the Lucy Hurlin Theater.ConVal’s Applied Technology Center...

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Greenfield’s annual Fire and Ice celebration returned Saturday with a light parade through the center of town to Oak Park, where residents enjoyed a bonfire, fireworks, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and homemade chili, chili dogs and macaroni and...

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The Antrim Festival of Trees has returned to James A. Tuttle Library. For 2024, the theme is “Home for the Holidays,” and the festival runs through Dec. 31.Participating groups include Antrim Boy Scouts, the Monadnock Roller Derby, the Antrim...

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Longtime Monadnock region resident Ed Mottau, who died at his home in Peterborough Nov. 3 at age 80, is being remembered as a musician, a craftsman, a mentor, friend, father and devoted member of the community.Mottau was a guitarist and songwriter who...

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 ConVal junior Lukas Baker of Antrim has been awarded a full scholarship to the college of his choice through the QuestBridge National College Match Program.Baker will attend Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., where he was admitted early. Baker will...

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The Francestown Patriotic Purposes Committee has proposed a warrant article on the town’s 2025 ballot requesting the town adopt the All Veterans’ Tax Credit.The Francestown Select Board discussed the issue at Monday night’s meeting.“Right now, the...

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Ophelia Dahl, who was included on Time magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most-influential people for 2024, is the speaker at Friday night’s “Stories to Share” at 5 p.m. at Jaffrey Civic Center. Dahl’s talk, titled “Public Health in Practice:...

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The Francestown Improvement and Historical Society hosted the town’s annual holiday celebration and Christmas tree-lighting Sunday afternoon at the Francestown Town Hall. The celebration started with a performance of  “The Nutcracker in a Flash” by...

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The Greenfield Covenant Church has received a donation of 19 solar panels  from the Hillsborough Area Renewable Energy Initiative, which volunteers will install on the congregation’s Slip Road building Dec. 7.The Rev. Daniel Osgood said at first, he...