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By BILL FONDA

A Keene man who formerly drove for the bus company that serves the ConVal School District faces at least 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in connection with a child pornography case.

By JESSECA TIMMONS and DAVID ALLEN

A petition warrant article calling for a budget cap of $29,000 per student in the ConVal School district failed in most ConVal towns, receiving just 36% of votes across the the district. 

Emmanuel College freshman Aida Davis of Peterborough, a 2024 graduate of ConVal High School, recently won the 400 meters at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference indoor track and field championship meet at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center.

ConVal wins in first round of Granite State Challenge

By CURTIS HAMILTON

For the past 58 years, our nine ConVal towns have partnered together to educate our children and ensure our greater Monadnock region continues to thrive for the generations that follow us.

The ConVal School District was built for 3,000-plus students and has less than 2,000, with predictions for even fewer.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

During Tuesday night’s meeting, the ConVal School Board rebutted public statements from the Francestown School Committee and the Dublin Select Board alleging the board presented “inflated”  numbers at a recent community forum about the two towns’ proposals to withdraw from the ConVal School District.

By JANINE LESSER

In my opinion, the withdrawal of Dublin and Francestown would be a bad idea for all nine towns of the ConVal School District.

By DAN HARPER

We, the ConVal School Board, are compelled to state in unequivocal terms that the effects of the petition warrant article proposing a budget cap on our district will be absolutely devastating to our community and most of all to our children. The School Board unanimously opposes this petition.

After losing 74-52 to Pelham on Feb. 1, the ConVal boys’ basketball team fell to 5-11 on the season.

Three ConVal runners took the track at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston Saturday for the New England Championships.

There’s a dangerous petition warrant article that will appear before ConVal voters on March 11 that shortchanges the proposed school budget and aims to cap spending per pupil.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Earlier this year, the ConVal School Board introduced a $44 million proposal that would have included renovations to ConVal High School’s Career and Technical Education center. The proposal was withdrawn over concerns about cost. Even without the ConVal expansion, CTEs play a critical role in the education of hundreds of local students. This article is the first of a series that looks at the region’s CTEs and how they are playing that role.

By BEN CONANT

It’s getting down to crunch time for the ConVal boys’ basketball team, and consistency will be key down the stretch as the Cougars fight for the final playoff spot in Division II.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

ConVal School Board members made their case against three warrant articles on this year’s ballot during a public forum Wednesday night. 

By BEN CONANT

The ConVal boys’ Alpine ski team had a strong showing on its home course Monday, taking third place at the NHIAA Division II championships at Crotched Mountain in Bennington.

Senior William Simard and junior Ross Stephens led the way for the ConVal boys’ indoor track team to a second-place finish at the Division 2 state championship meet at Plymouth State University Saturday.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Public comment at ConVal’s deliberative session Tuesday night in the ConVal High School gym focused on Articles 7 and 8, which propose  Dublin and Francestown’s withdrawal from  the ConVal School District; and Article 9, a budget cap warrant article signed by 34 Dublin residents.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

ConVal Superintendent Ann Forrest will present a 2025-2026 operating budget of approximately $59 million at the district’s deliberative session Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. at the SAU conference room behind South Meadow School.

Reporter Jesseca Timmons recently spoke with Ann Forrest to talk about her vision for the ConVaL School District. Forrest, who has been with the district for 16 years and served as interim superintendent since the departure of Kimberly Rizzo Saunders, was hired permanently by the ConVal School Board this month.