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By JESSECA TIMMONS

Education Freedom Accounts, reproductive rights and trans children in sports were the hot issues at Wednesday night’s candidates night sponsored by the Antrim Lions Club at Antrim Town Hall.About 50 people attended the event. Democrat Steve Ullman and...

I’ve just started reading a book about ways to restore civility to our society. Being civil is much more than being polite. According to the author, being civil means recognizing and respecting common humanity, the fundamental personhood and inherent...

“Think while it’s still legal” is the text on a political sign alongside a local road. I can’t say what the person in that house thinks about, but their sign has made me contemplate the upcoming election and the choices I have to make for national,...

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript readers shared their photos from the Oct. 10 northern lights.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

After over 30 years of practicing his art, Antrim glassblower Alex Kalish still finds satisfaction in every piece he creates. “Glass is an amazing material to work with tactically. The act of making it, creating that final product, is still exciting...

Candidates for the New Hampshire state House, Senate and Executive Council will participate in a series of candidates nights hosted at the Antrim Town Hall on Wednesdays, Oct. 9, 16 and 23.Each session will begin with a meet-and-greet from 6:30 to 7...

Antrim is a small community nestled in the heart of the Monadnock Valley, and like other towns in the area, it is a vital, vibrant and progress-bound community. Antrim has a strong core of individuals who give tremendous time and energy to support and...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Members of the Antrim’s Fostering Community Conversations on Race discussion group took a field trip to the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner on Sunday for the museum’s annual Harvest Moon Festival.The field trip was part of the group’s...

Antrim’s Fostering Community Conversations on Racial Justice group will be traveling to the Harvest Moon Festival at the Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner Sunday, Sept. 29.Participants should meet at 9 a.m. at the James A. Tuttle Library on Main...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Antrim Planning Board is drafting an ordinance on how to manage problems caused by short-term rentals after the police department raised concerns about ongoing issues with at least one property. In a letter to the Select Board, Chief of Police...

By BILL FONDA

Antrim Town Clerk Diane Chauncey and Peterborough Town Clerk Linda Guyette are used to having state officials visit the polls to make sure all procedures are being properly followed, especially for federal or state elections.However, a different group...

Antrim’s 21st annual Home and Harvest Festival kicked off Friday, Sept. 20, and continued through Saturday, Sept. 21. The parade, featuring descendants of Antrim’s first European settler, Philip Raleigh, and the Hillsborough Marching Band, proceeded...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Antrim’s 21st annual Home and Harvest Festival kicks off with the “Nerf and Turf” event Friday night, Sept. 20, at Shea Field, next to Great Brook Middle School. Nerf and Turf runs from 5 to 9 p.m., with events for all ages, including lightsaber...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Tiny homes, cottage courts, cluster housing and short-term rentals are all on the radar of the Antrim Planning Board as the town tries to combat the effects of the statewide housing crisis at the local level.“We are open-minded, and we are being...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Two Democrats are vying to oppose Republican David Wheeler in the Executive Council’s 5th District.Melanie Levesque of Brookline and Shoshanna Kelly of Nashua, who both bring government experience to the table, will face off in a primary election on...

I am writing in support of Maggie Goodlander as our New Hampshire 2nd District representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.I have been on the Antrim Ambulance for 41 years. Goodlander considers the opioid epidemic a priority issue. Having seen...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Peterborough’s polling district has just over 5,000 registered voters. Rarely do more than 3,500 of them actually vote.Still, Town Clerk Linda Guyette and Moderator Phil Runyon are focused on making sure polls are staffed and ready to go come election...

Antrim Grange will sponsor its annual penny sale Saturday, Aug. 31, on the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church, 73 Main St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Varied prizes are up for grabs to the ticket-holder of each “auction” item. A sheet of 25 tickets costs...

By TIM BRUNS

Teens from Avenue A Teen Center in Antrim took to local parking lots to add their spin to military drills using lawn chairs Friday.The drill team made stops at Pheasant Wood Center, RiverMead Health Center. Summerhill Assisted Living and Scott-Farrar...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Antrim and Greenfield used grant funds from New Hampshire the Beautiful for new equipment at their transfer stations. New Hampshire the Beautiful is a nonprofit organization that provides funds to improve municipal recycling programs and facilities. ...