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Cornucopia Project’s cooking club closes with pizza
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Students at Cornucopia Project’s after-school cooking club at South Meadow School ended the season with a special treat, making wood-fired pizza in Blackfire Farm’s mobile pizza oven in front of the school April 1.
Monadnock Food Co-op will not be coming to Peterborough
By DAVID ALLEN
Businesses in downtown Peterborough are breathing easier with word that the Monadnock Food Co-op of Keene is not pursuing plans to expand into town.
Cat claws, magic mushrooms and ‘New Hampshire opossums’: Here’s how the Legislature’s quirkiest bills are shaping up
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
From a ban on cat declawing to designating the state’s official marsupial, New Hampshire lawmakers thought outside the box when filing legislation this year.
Fritz Wetherbee retiring after decades in local radio, Monadnock Ledger and ‘New Hampshire Chronicle’
By DAVID ALLEN
As he’s stepping away from his media presence in the Granite State, Fritz Wetherbee was asked how his stories will continue to be told.
Librarians warn of potential lost services
By ASHLEY SAARI
Local library directors say federal or state cuts to library services could impact programs they rely on, including electronic lending, interlibrary loans, and services for visually-impaired readers.
ConVal School Board will revisit reconfiguration
By JESSECA TIMMONS
The ConVal School Board has put revisiting potential scenarios for reconfiguration of the district back on the agenda for 2025.
New Ipswich ponders social media policy for town employees
By ASHLEY SAARI
On Tuesday, Select Board members spent several hours reviewing a draft of a new social media policy for town employees and making several revisions.
Mary Ryan presents ‘Redcoats & Rebels’ April 10 in Jaffrey
On April 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jaffrey Civic Center, the Jaffrey Historical Society will host “Redcoats & Rebels: New Hampshire and the American Revolution,” a history presentation given by Mary Ryan, currently the operations manager for Pursuit of History Weekends.
Got Lunch program is moving from Rindge to Jaffrey
By ASHLEY SAARI
The First Congregational Church of Rindge’s Got Lunch program will be moving from the Rindge church parsonage to the United Church of Jaffrey, but won’t impact the operation of the program, according to organizers.
Low participation dooms Rindge Farmers and Crafters Market
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Rindge Farmers and Crafters Market will not be taking place this summer.
Flag Leaf Bakery takes big step forward in Greenfield
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Flag Leaf Bakery is one step closer to opening in Greenfield after the Greenfield Planning Board gave conditional approval for the business to move forward at Monday night’s meeting.
Red Cross schedules local blood drives
The American Red Cross is seeking blood and platelet donors this April to address seasonal shortages, especially from type O donors. Appointments can be scheduled at redcrossblood.org, by calling 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767), or via the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
Mascenic schools secured due to bank robbery; secure campus status has been lifted
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Mascenic Regional School District secured their campuses on Wednesday morning, after a reported bank robbery in downtown New Ipswich.
First Friday returns to downtown Peterborough
Downtown Peterborough and Depot Square merchants will host First Friday on April 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. and later. Shops, galleries and restaurants will stay open late with specials, live music, artist talks, refreshments and more.
Monadnock Community Hospital adds to maternity services
Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough is expanding its maternity services by reintroducing in-person tours, childbirth education classes and postpartum support groups at its Birthing Suite.
PHOTOS: Blue Line Appreciation Dinner honors officers
More than 350 people, including several local officers and their families, attended the Blue Line Appreciation Dinner & Social on Sunday at Tempesta’s Restaurant in Keene. Speakers included Gov. Kelly Ayotte, former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, state Attorney General John Formella, Cheshire County Sheriff Eli Rivera, state Sen. Donovan Fenton and Rindge Police Chief Rachel Malynowski.
Rindge Select Board agrees to go ahead with default budget and not hold special Town
By ASHLEY SAARI
After the failure of the proposed budget in March, the Rindge Select Board has decided not to address the budget in a special Town Meeting, expecting to move forward with its default budget.
Mother of son killed by drunk driver joins Governor’s task force for safer roads
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Beth Shaw spent years pushing for tougher penalties on drunk drivers after a repeat offender killed her son in Bow in 2018.
Republicans move forward with three different plans to expand EFAs
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Republican politicians are pushing forward three different plans for expanding New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program.
Wilton Police Chief Eric Olesen is retiring after 34 years in law enfor
By DAVID ALLEN
In the course of Eric Olesen’s service to the Town of Wilton, one episode is such that if a novelist put it in a book, an editor would question its believability.
