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By DAVID ALLEN

The ConVal School Board is considering a $44 million construction project for the high school. It will vote on the next step in the project on Election Day. The proposal would include adding to seating the school theater and updating the Career and...

The Peterborough Woman’s Club is hosting a bowling fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 20, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Bowling Acres Bar and Grill, 32 Elm St., Peterborough, to support Making Strides Against Breast Cancer New Hampshire.Local women can...

Peak Into Peterborough returned to downtown Peterborough last year after a three-year hiatus, and this year’s edition is set for Saturday, Oct. 19, starting with the Our Town Trot 5K Walk/Run at 9:30 a.m.For a full schedule of events, see the guide below.

The Peterborough Players have named Victoria Zischke as its new managing director. Zischke joined the Players this summer, with a comedic turn in “Noises Off!” and singing as the Housekeeper in “Man of La Mancha.” Her career spans cities that include...

PeterboroughFirelight presents ‘The Interventionists’Firelight Theatre Workshop in Peterborough will present its new show, “The Interventionists,” opening Friday, Oct. 18, at The Firelight Studio, 70 Main St.Following the performance, attendees are...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Peterborough Affordable Housing Committee will present the short film “What is Workforce Housing?” on Saturday, Oct. 19, at noon and 1 p.m. at Peterborough Community Theatre. Admission is free, and all are welcome.The film features students from...

The Peterborough Players' Arts on Screen season will present the Met Opera’s “Grounded” on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. This live HD stream is based on the play by George Brant and follows Jess, a female F-16 pilot, whose unexpected pregnancy leads...

On Saturday, Oct. 19 at 9:45 a.m., the Monadnock Writers’ Group will host young adult novelist Terry Farish and her co-author Lochan Sharma at the Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., as part of its monthly speaker series. The free event offers...

By BILL FONDA

Three people were hospitalized after a three-car crash at the intersection of Old Street Road and Route 101 in Peterborough on Sunday afternoon.According to Peterborough Police Department Capt. Ernie Belletete, 61-year-old Edward C. Olivieri of North...

One year ago, on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas, the militant terrorist group/governing authority of the Gaza Strip, launched a lightning assault on Jewish communities across the border in Israel. The bloodletting resulted in nearly 1,200 dead on the Israeli...

Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church will offer the Our Whole Lives  sexuality education program for seventh- and eighth-graders, starting Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.The program includes 25 90-minute workshops running through early...

“Are you ready to put away the kayaks?” Dave has been asking. I have been silent. No, not really. I don’t want to put away the kayaks. That will mean kayak season is over for the year. On the other hand, it is chilly out there. Do I really want to go...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

“Hangdog,” an independent film executive-produced by Peterborough resident Jamieson Shea, tells the story of a young couple, Wendy and Walt,  who flee New York City during the pandemic and resettle in Portland, Maine. When Wendy leaves town, having...

By DAVID ALLEN

Local state Senate and Executive Council candidates shared their positions and responded to questions at a forum in Peterborough Tuesday evening. Democrat Karen Liot Hill and Republican Kim Strathdee are running for the 2nd District seat on the...

The Mariposa Museum, 26 Main St. in Peterborough, will host a Dance of Universal Peace on Friday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The event, inspired by sacred traditions from around the world, will feature live music, chants and simple movements in a circle...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

More than 100 members of the Monadnock Quilters’ Guild have been working to prepare for the Oct. 12 and 13 Fall Festival of Quilts at South Meadow School in Peterborough.“Quilting is really form of art,” said Sue Conklin, a member of the guild and one...

Please read these statements by Donald Trump and decide if he deserves your vote. Some are from the recent Trump-Harris debate.About legal Haitian immigrants invited to Springfield, Ohio, to solve a labor shortage and declining population: “They’re...

Catholic Charities NH, in partnership with Evernorth and other community partners, broke ground Oct. 2 for Vose Farm Residences, a 96-unit mixed-income housing development intended to address the need for affordable housing in the Monadnock region.The...

Trivia nights hosted by Jimmy Smith will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. at diVine on Main at 32 Main St. in Peterborough and Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m. at Monadnock Country Club. The Oct. 9 event is a tribute to the Peterborough Transcript and...

It's not on either party's campaign issues agenda so far, but the state of capital punishment in America ought to be another painful burr under our saddles and should be an important topic in the pre-election conversation.  After being the last New...