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By JESSECA TIMMONS

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.”

By DAVID ALLEN

One day after urging her U.S. Senate colleagues to renew support for energy efficiency and clean energy tax credits, New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen lamented how these are not widespread priorities among her fellow legislators. 

The Monadnock Chorus has announced Sandra Howard as its new artistic director. She takes the role in July for the start of the chorus’s 66th season offering choral music in the Monadnock region.

More than 60 regional artists will display their work outdoors during the Peterborough Art Walk on Saturday, July 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Peterborough. The rain date is Sunday, July 6.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

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

On June 22, the Catholic solemnity of Corpus Christi (the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ), 90 parishioners from Divine Mercy in Peterborough, St. Patrick in Jaffrey and Sacred Heart in Greenville gathered together in downtown Peterborough to walk with and publicly adore Jesus in the Eucharist.

By BILL FONDA

Through his work for the Monadnock Regional Council for Community Transportation, Terry Johnson said he gets calls from people seeking transportation.

The Harris Center for Conservation Education and the Peterborough Recreation Department teamed up on Wednesday to provide a “morning meander” on Cunningham Pond.

By ANNIE CARD

About 30 guests recently gathered for a sold-out dinner at Rosaly’s Garden, having made their reservations weeks earlier through the Peterborough Town Library.

Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough recognized 20 nurses for their commitment to patient care during its 2025 Daisy Award ceremony, held this spring. Registered nurse Zoe Crowley of the Birthing Suite was named this year’s award recipient, honored for her support during two births — including one where labor progressed so quickly the baby was born within 30 minutes.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

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.

“We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.”

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Electric Earth summer concert series launches for the season Sunday, June 29, at 4 p.m. at the First Church in Jaffrey, with a performance of Brahms’ “Quintet” for clarinet and strings. 

Greetings from the Barn!

Firelight Theatre Workshop will present its sixth annual Tiny Stories event Saturday, June 28, from 5 to 6 p.m. at Putnam Park in Peterborough. The event is free and open to the public.

Singer-songwriter Catie Curtis will perform Saturday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove St., Peterborough.

Peterborough native Donald “Jimmy”  Smith, who is well-known for his nostalgic Peterborough trivia nights, will be back in town for three weeks in July.

The American Hospital Association, in partnership with the New Hampshire Hospital Association, recently honored Richard Scheinblum, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Monadnock Community Hospital with the AHA’s 2025 Most Valuable PAC Player award.

Janice Laroche’s third-grade class at Peterborough Elementary School took a field trip to Steele’s Stationers on Wednesday, June 18.

By DAVID ALLEN

On June 14, American Legion Post 5 held a flag-retirement ceremony in downtown Peterborough.