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By ASHLEY SAARI

Richard Strand’s “Ben Butler,” currently on the Peterborough Players stage, is the dramatization of a real event at the dawn of the Civil War, but really, it’s about two very complex men, different only on a skin-deep level.Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler,...

By JONATHAN GOURLAY

Claire L. Evans, a writer and musician exploring ecology, technology and culture, will be the featured artist at the next edition of MacDowell Downtown on Friday, Aug. 2, at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture.She’ll discuss her work,...

The Monadnock Music team of musical director Rafael Popper-Keizer and general manager Laina Barakat will present the annual Peterborough Townhouse Concert Sunday, Aug. 4, at 3 p.m. on the second floor of the townhouse, 1 Grove St.Musicians Omar Chen...

The Kyes-Sage House Used Book Shop, located at 14 Concord St., has undergone a beautiful transformation this summer. This historic home, built in 1846 and owned by the Town of Peterborough, has been freshly painted and restored back to what is...

In a recent PREP Talk (Ledger-Transcript July 23), Michael Nadeau warned that electric prices are likely to rise – not because electric generation will become more expensive, but because Eversource plans to increase the cost of delivering that...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The ConVal Feasibility Study Committee  presented new information from the ConVal School District’s legal counsel Thursday night which could affect Francestown’s and Dublin’s potential withdrawal plans.Previously, attorney Dean Eggert of Wadleigh,...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Sociologist Michael Kimmel, author of “Angry White Men,” offered an optimistic approach to combating “white male rage” at Sunday’s Monadnock Summer Lyceum at Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, arguing the case that gender equity holds the key...

Peterborough Police arrested a Rochester man Sunday after multiple reports of home invasions and thefts.Iain T. Ours, 21, of Rochester was charged with felony burglary, misdemeanor criminal trespassing, two counts of misdemeanor theft and misdemeanor...

Volunteers from the Peterborough Plus Unit of the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire gathered Friday at Depot Square in Peterborough to make signs for Open Democracy’s annual nonpartisan Granny D Memorial Walk and the 2024 Democracy Festival on...

Jimmy Smith, a 1967 graduate of Peterborough High School, will be at diVine on Main to play Peterborough Trivia with a focus on the 1950s and 1960s, Tuesday, July 30, at 6 p.m.The event is free, and newcomers are encouraged to give up to five...

On Sunday, July 28, at 11 a.m. Michael Kimmel will present “Angry White Men: Masculinity on the Extreme Right”  for the Monadnock Summer Lyceum at Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, 25 Main St.Kimmel will reference his book “Angry White Men”...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Riding her bike through the forests of Idaho at the summer solstice, the last thing Kathleen “KT” Thomas expected was snow.“It was heavy snow, bowing down the trees. I had not packed for winter,” Thomas said during her stop at Sue Chollet’s home in...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

After 30 years of teaching young actors how to perform the works of Shakespeare, Deborah Thurber says she is still learning things from her students, and from The Bard. This year, for the 30th anniversary of Project Shakespeare, Thurber chose two...

Electric Earth Concerts will present “A World Apart” Friday, July 26, at 7  p.m. at Bass Hall, 19 Grove St. in Peterborough.Violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron and cellist Robert Burkhart join Artistic Directors Laura Gilbert and Jonathan Bagg in a concert...

Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., will host “Local Colors – Landscapes of the Monadnock Region,” a collection of oil paintings by Alicia Drakiotes, in its Community Art Gallery from Tuesday, July 30, to Friday, Sept. 27.A reception will be...

Musician Bob Jordan of Winchendon, Mass., will be performing in Jaffrey at the farmers’ market July 26 at 3 p.m. and the library Sept. 6, along with the farmers’ market in Peterborough Aug. 21 and Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. in the community center.He will...

Children from the Peterborough Children’s Program, a program of Southern NH Services/Western Hillsborough County Family Services that is based at the Peterborough Recreation Center, swam in Cunningham Pond during last week’s heat wave. The program...

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Even though a worldwide IT malfunction knocked out most of Monadnock Community Hospital’s computers early Friday morning, hospital spokeswoman Alycia McDuff stated that the Peterborough facility was able to care for patients safely, and no procedures...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

As a child in war-torn Japan, Yoko Ono remembers looking at the sky and feeling it was her only connection to her former life.“There were days when Yoko and her brother were so weak from near-starvation, all they could do was lie on the ground and...

On July 23 and Aug. 19, the Monadnock Conservancy, along with Aloha Keene, is offering two opportunities to practice yoga on conserved land. Each class will be led by a certified yoga instructor. On July 23 (rain date July 30) the yoga session will be...