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By BEN CONANT

The final tally on the scoreboard may have been ConVal 73, Wilton-Lyndeborough 54 at ConVal’s Robert Maguire Gymnasium Thursday afternoon for the Unified Basketball season-opener, but anyone who passed through those gym doors left with a smile on their face.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Anthony Foote has challenged the Bow School District twice in the past two years – once over a book he believed was inappropriate for schools, and now in a lawsuit over his pink armband protest at a girls’ soccer game.

By DAVID ALLEN

Wilton-Lyndeborough Co-operative Middle High School has gathered and donated 168 new pillows to Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an organization that provides beds and bedding to children in need of them.

As part of our 175th anniversary celebration, the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript asked 175 trivia questions about the Monadnock region. Of those 175, we picked the following 30 for our trivia contest.If you think you know the answers, send an email to...

By BEN CONANT

No holiday tournament, no problem for the Wilton-Lyndeborough girls' basketball team, who didn't let a two-game skid and a two-week layoff slow them down in their return to action against Pittsfield Friday night. "We needed it coming off of the...

By DAVID ALLEN

A local team recently scored big in Boston, but not on a soccer field or cross-country course. The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle High School dance team traveled to the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center to compete in the New England Cheer &...

By DAVID ALLEN

The chair of the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Board has pushed back against criticism of the new teaching contract for the district. Dennis Golding said at Tuesday’s meeting that people are expressing disapproval of the contract in light of...

By BILL FONDA

Robert Gagnon, who murdered 83-year-old Robert Prest of Lyndeborough and shot 46-year-old Carlos Quintong of Brookline in November 2002, was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 40 years in prison.Attorney General John Formella’s office announced that...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Longtime Monadnock region resident Ed Mottau, who died at his home in Peterborough Nov. 3 at age 80, is being remembered as a musician, a craftsman, a mentor, friend, father and devoted member of the community.Mottau was a guitarist and songwriter who...

By DAVID ALLEN

Traffic and water could soon be flowing a bit smoother on and under Herrick Road in Lyndeborough, as the Select Board has voted unanimously to approve the use of $100,000 in ARPA funds to replace a culvert under the road and build a retaining...

By DAVID ALLEN

‘Principal” is a title that conjures up images of an office in school that students do not want to find themselves in.However, Jared Brown, a former teaching principal in the Monadnock region, has parlayed some tunes that former students may recognize...

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Recent dry, windy weather conditions have increased the fire danger to the point where Temple Fire Warden Mike Connolly said Monday that mowing a lawn could be hazardous.“If your mower’s blade hits a rock and makes a spark, there you go,” he said.The...

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag fire warning for the Monadnock region through 6 p.m. Friday.Critical fire weather conditions are expected due to northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph, and relative humidity as low...

By DAVID ALLEN

Substitute teachers in the Wilton-Lyndeborough School District will now be earning a bit more for their efforts in the classroom. An increase in pay for a day of subbing from $100 to $125 was approved at Tuesday's School Board meeting. Substitute...

Lyndeborough held its annual Veterans Day Observance at Center Hall Monday, featuring firing of Lafayette Artillery Company fired their 1844 six-pound cannon.

By DAVID ALLEN

Structural stress on Citizens’ Hall is causing part of the building to be sagging at its foundation. At Wednesday’s Select Board meeting, Building Inspector Leo Trudeau explained the problem.“Several beams under one end of the building are bending...

By BEN CONANT

The Wilton-Lyndeborough boys’ soccer team heads into the Division IV playoffs Wednesday after a strong finish to the regular season. WLC (6-6-4) has only lost once in its past seven games following Thursday night’s 0-0 tie with visiting sixth-seeded...

By DAVID ALLEN

“A couple years ago it was drought. Last year it was too much rain. This year it was the heat and humidity!” said Tim Anderson of the mercurial nature of apple harvests of late. The owner of Washburn’s Windy Hill Orchard in Greenville said that summer...

By DAVID ALLEN

The lack of cellphone or broadband internet for some residents in Lyndeborough prompted the town to spend $100,000 to provide these services when a confluence of issues led to concerns about safety.A statewide program was created several years ago...

The Lyndeborough Democratic Committee and Organize NH will host a meet-and-greet event Thursday, Sept. 26, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Lyndeborough Center Hall, 1131 Center Road.This event provides an opportunity for residents of Lyndeborough, Mont...

By DAVID ALLAN

Mascenic's Elijah Blais boiled his team’s 4-0 win over Wilton-Lyndeborough Friday down to one factor --“This match proved the effectiveness of our defensive line.”Both teams applied consistent pressure in each other ends of the pitch, resulting in a...