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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.

Richard Hartshorne (known as Dobbs) will perform Bach’s "6 Solo Suites for Cello" on the double bass Sunday, Feb. 9, at 3 p.m. at the Mariposa Museum, 26 Main St., Peterborough.

By DAVID ALLEN

“I made my decision the day after JFK was assassinated,” said Bob Englund of Stoddard about his commitment to serve in the Peace Corps. President Kennedy created the service organization by executive order two months after taking office in 1961, and inspired that era’s young people and thousands of individuals since then to share their skills, talents and learning with corners of the world in need of them.

The Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center, 26 Main St., Peterborough, will launch a year-long Great Decisions program in February to explore critical foreign policy issues facing the United States.

Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., will host "Best Practices in Resume Writing and Job-Search Basics" on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. Snow date is Feb. 12. 

Henry Main of Peterborough has been nominated by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen for acceptance to the U.S. Air Force Academy in the Class of 2029.  

LR3 Development of Peterborough won a Cornerstone Award from the New Hampshire HomeBuilders Association for Home of the Year in the remodel category.

By DAVID ALLEN

State Reps. Peter Leishman and Jonah Wheeler fielded questions Tuesday night at Peterborough Town Library as part of the Peterborough Listening Series sponsored by League of Women Voters.