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The River Center board of directors has announced that Odette Butler will take over as executive director of The River Center, a family and community resource center in Peterborough. She succeeds Margaret Nelson, who is retiring after 15 years of leadership.
By DAVID ALLEN
When it comes to recreation, people have very different interests – and the Peterborough Recreation Department wants to know what they are.
A reading of the U.S. Constitution’s “We the People” preamble will be held on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 17, at noon at Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove St., Peterborough.
Due to the freezing rain and icy weather expected for Thursday morning, Mason Elementary School, ConVal, Jaffrey-Rindge, Mascenic and Wilton-Lyndeborough schools will be closed.
By JESSECA TIMMONS
At first glance, most people coming across the exhibit of landscapes by Earl Schofield in the Peterborough Town Library might think the works are oil paintings.
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Hancock author Paul Hertneky will be the featured writer at the Monadnock Writers’ Group monthly meeting on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 9:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the 1833 Room at Peterborough Town Library.
Despite that the group hug of Presidents Day is upon us again, I'd rather focus on one out of that often-undistinguished lot who deserves our special appreciation every year, but particularly this one. Quite simply, we wouldn't still be the United States without him.
Maple TreeO will present a Valentine’s Day concert on Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. at the Mariposa Museum, 26 Main St., Peterborough. The concert will feature a selection of love songs from various genres.
By THE REV. LANE FISHER
If living with a disease that is likely to take us down in the next six months, should we not have a humane and legal way to embrace death on our own terms?
As the sun broke through Jan. 20, over 120 community members gathered at Reynolds Hall, All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Peterborough, to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Hancock Conversations on Race Group thanks all who participated, commemorating King’s call to justice and the “beloved community.”
By DAVID ALLEN
“The ceiling fans are new! And I couldn’t help but notice the stools,” said Jan Frost as she waited for dessert at the reopened Peterborough Diner on a recent Monday.
Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., will offer “Family Archiving 101,” a three-session program on Feb. 12 and 26 and March 12 at 1 p.m. The program will help participants organize family archives, decide what to keep or discard and preserve their family history.
Kaitlyn McGill and Solomon Page, both of Peterborough, were named to the president’s list for the fall 2024 semester at Western New England University.
Olly Hristache of Peterborough and Temple Nightingale of Dublin were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester at Roger Williams University.
Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services will host an open house Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Conference Rooms 1 and 2 at Monadnock Community Hospital’s Medical Arts Building in Peterborough.
Garrett Boyce, Andrew Decker and Kelsey Matherne, all of Peterborough; Alexander Olivo of Sharon; Kendra Covington-Vargas of Jaffrey; Karen Clark and Anistacia Maas, both of Antrim; Layal Algrenawi of Wilton; Rachel Gizzonio of Mason; and Domonique Burgos of Greenville were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester at Southern New Hampshire University.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
A group of New Hampshire senators wants to tighten rules around cellphone use in schools.
While much of President Donald Trump’s attention since his return to power has been focused on perceived threats in this hemisphere, the Russia/Ukraine war grinds on in a bloody dance of incremental yet inexorable Russian advances in the east and persistent drone and missile attacks by both sides. Many believe that the combatant countries may be reaching a level of military and societal exhaustion with the conflict, giving hope to the possibility of substantive negotiations for an armistice on the horizon.
The Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove St. in Peterborough, will host an open house hearth cooking demonstration on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Monadnock Community Hospital has established the Patricia Boyd Nursing Scholarship, honoring the late Patricia Boyd and supporting hospital employees advancing their nursing education.
Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., will host its monthly writers’ open mic on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 5:30 p.m. in the 1833 Room. The event, open to writers of all ages and genres, is organized by Monadnock Underground, a community of local writers publishing work online and in print.
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