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A little piece of New Orleans will be coming to the Monadnock region Sunday, Aug. 18, at Fred Simmons’ and Leslie Vogel’s 16th annual Folksoul Music Festival in Greenfield. “Folk and soul combine the two richest traditions of American music, the folk...

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Ainsley King of Peterborough has joined the coaching staff of Keene State’s first women’s varsity hockey program. As of fall 2024, the Owls women’s hockey team, formerly a club team, is now NCAA Division III.“I’m really excited about it. I love...

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The Dublin Education Advisory Committee and Francestown School Committee presented their proposals for withdrawal from the ConVal School District to the ConVal Feasibility Study Committee at Thursday night’s committee meeting.Francestown and Dublin...

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Greenfield’s recent changes to the town’s zoning bylaws regarding accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, will provide increased opportunity for affordable housing as well as financial opportunity to residents, according to members of the town’s Zoning...

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A single photograph of Albie, a rescue dog from Louisiana, changed the course of journalist Peter Zheutlin’s life, not only converting him to a devoted dog-lover, but taking him into the front lines of animal rescue in the United States.Zheutlin...

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Composer Katie Semro of Sharon will debut an original piece of acoustic music, “Let It Sound,” on the main stage at the  2024 MAXT Makerspace Night Market Friday night in Peterborough.The piece, which Semro describes as “new classical acoustic,” will...

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The Town of Peterborough has announced it must reschedule a planned all-town property value reassessment due to a unforeseen delays with an upgrade to the town’s database software.The reassessment, which had been scheduled to take place in the summer...

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According to American Sign Language/English interpreter Laurie Shaffer, years ago, when she was teaching at a school for the deaf, a young deaf person asked her “What does the sun sound like?"“I was so stunned by the question. I told her it was so far...

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The Francestown Democratic Committee will host a meet-and-greet for Executive Council District 5 Democratic candidates Shoshanna Kelly and Melanie Levesque Friday, Aug. 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bitterli family barn at 1 Main St.  The barn,...

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Greenfield residents shared their ideas for the upcoming redesign of Oak Park at a feedback session during the town’s weekly farmers’ and crafters’ market Sunday. “We have been planning and talking about this for years, and the voters have supported...

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The Peterborough Healthy Kids running program, which is based at the Peterborough Elementary School field,  launches its third season of running events for children Sept. 15.“We started last fall with 63 kids, and this past spring, we were up to 105...

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After nearly 30 years, Harlow’s, Peterborough’s downtown pub, has new owners.Tim Selby of Dublin and Brian Zimmer of Peterborough, who purchased the bar and restaurant from longtime owner Dave Szehi last month, are completing the final details of the...

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Tricia Rose Burt of Hancock wants people to be brave. Her podcast, “No Time to Be Timid,” which just wrapped its third season, tells the stories of people who have taken the leap to embrace their creativity full-time. “As we get older, we take less...

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Members of the Francestown School Committee reported to residents Wednesday night that the group supports withdrawing from the ConVal School District and creating a new, independent Francestown School District – although a new opinion from ConVal’s...

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The ConVal Feasibility Study Committee  presented new information from the ConVal School District’s legal counsel Thursday night which could affect Francestown’s and Dublin’s potential withdrawal plans.Previously, attorney Dean Eggert of Wadleigh,...

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Sociologist Michael Kimmel, author of “Angry White Men,” offered an optimistic approach to combating “white male rage” at Sunday’s Monadnock Summer Lyceum at Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, arguing the case that gender equity holds the key...

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Saturday was Slovenian Bee House Day in the Monadnock region, with four Slovenian bee house owners opening their colorful “bee houses” to the public. “Slovenian bee houses have a lot of advantages,” said Katy Wardlaw of Dublin. “You just suit up and...

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The Dublin XC Club, a youth Nordic skiing club based in Dublin, has been awarded 2024 Club of the Year by the New England Nordic Skiing Association (NENSA).NENSA, the umbrella event for cross-country skiing events in New England, is based in Lyme. The...

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Riding her bike through the forests of Idaho at the summer solstice, the last thing Kathleen “KT” Thomas expected was snow.“It was heavy snow, bowing down the trees. I had not packed for winter,” Thomas said during her stop at Sue Chollet’s home in...

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After 30 years of teaching young actors how to perform the works of Shakespeare, Deborah Thurber says she is still learning things from her students, and from The Bard. This year, for the 30th anniversary of Project Shakespeare, Thurber chose two...