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By ROWAN WILSON

On Christmas morning in Florida, Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson died at 83 years old.Johnson was a successful blues musician. He was nominated for three Grammys and won a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Recording in 1985. He also won a W.C. Handy...

By ROWAN WILSON

The Peterborough Community Power Committee is expected to launch its community power plan on April 3.When the plan rolls out, Peterborough Community Power will be the default electricity supplier for small businesses and residents in town who...

On Thursday, Jan. 19, the Kiwanis Club of Peterborough will host a membership open house at RiverMead’s main auditorium from 5 to 6:30 p.m.The open house will serve as an opportunity for the public to learn more about what Kiwanis does in the...

Grand Monadnock Youth Choirs is accepting registration for the spring performance season.Fourth- through eighth-graders should register by Jan. 31 for Elm City Singers or Choristers. Children in kindergarten through third grade can register for Rise...

By ROWAN WILSON

There’s a new face at Peterborough Elementary School, and he’s not a student or a teacher. Twelve-week-old Charlie is a Labrador puppy with a big job ahead of him. He will be the school’s facility therapy dog, and the students already love...

By ROWAN WILSON

Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church will host a weekly meditation hour starting Wednesday. Jan. 18.Bryan Field has been meditating since he was 16. Years ago, he said there used to be a group of locals who would meet and meditate for an hour...

Peterborough Town Library will begin its winter storytime block Tuesday, Jan. 17.Weekly early literacy programs will be held for two different age groups for six weeks. Register at peterboroughtownlibrary.org so the library can prepare...

Peterborough Town Library is offering a new evening program for families. PJStorytime will be offered on the third Thursday of each month, starting Jan. 19 at 6 pm.Participants will wear pajamas read stories, sing a few songs and maybe offer a craft...

I went for a walk along Brush Brook recently. It was refreshing to my soul. I love the outdoors in any weather, any temperature, any season. There seems to be something essential to my wellbeing to live within the rhythms of four distinct seasons.I am...

Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., will offer a free monthly vinyasa flow yoga class, taught by Michelle Dunn, on the third Thursday of every month, beginning Thursday Jan. 19. at 6:00pm.The class will take place in the 1833 Room. Registration...

Umberto Giordano’s drama “Fedora” returns to the Met repertory for the first time in 25 years, and Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Road, will offer a “Met: Live in HD” simulcast Saturday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m.Soprano Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role...

Dr. Bradley White of Monadnock Community Hospital will present a seminar on carpal tunnel syndrome and conduct free diagnostic testing Jan. 12, at 6 p.m. at  Monadnock Orthopaedic Associates, 458 Old Street Road, No. 200, in Peterborough.White will...

The Peterborough Democratic Town Committee held an event on the steps of the Town House Friday in remembrance of the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021.

By JOSH LACAILLADE

After 23 years running Brady’s American Grill, former owner Barry York said, “It’s been a great run, Peterborough people are awesome and have supported me through this. I couldn’t have dreamed of a better transition.”On Jan. 1, York officially passed...

The Peterborough Town Library Spanish Club will meet Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 4 p.m. in the classroom.This is an informal group for basic or intermediate Spanish speakers to practice their language skills. It is not intended for those brand new to...

I got such a kick out of your opinion article of Dec. 29 titled “The emergence of bathing” that I thought I would pass along this memory.The year was 1955, when I was 12 and my brother was 8. My mother had just been diagnosed with polio and was in an...

By ROWAN WILSON

Tuesday morning’s weather hovered around freezing, creating black ice and slippery conditions on the region’s roadways.Between 7:25 a.m. and 8:39 a.m., Peterborough experienced a number of cars off the road, including two school bus accidents....

By ROWAN WILSON

After the holidays, when the gifts are unwrapped, the decorations are put away and the tree is thrown out of the house, life usually quiets down. But local recycling centers can’t just forget about Christmas trash.In fact, they prepare to be busy...

By ROWAN WILSON

The Peterborough Select Board and Budget Committee met together Tuesday night, kicking off the 2023 budget season.The general fund operating budget is projected to increase 9.54 percent to just under $12.27 million. Overall spending, which includes...

The Phoenix Mill House, directly behind the Monadnock Center for History and Culture’s main building at 19 Grove St. in downtown Peterborough, will hold a candlelight open house Friday, Jan. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m.The Phoenix Mill House is an overseer’s...