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Want to ‘sip and stroll’ outside with an alcoholic beverage? The N.H. House thinks so
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Picture this -- finishing dinner and drinks at a restaurant, and pouring an alcoholic beverage into a to-go cup to bring home or sip it while wandering around downtown.
Peterborough Great Decisions group to discuss AI
Artificial intelligence and its impact on national security will be the focus of the next Great Decisions program at the Mariposa Museum, 26 Main St., Peterborough, on Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m.
Mansfield Public Library sets Baynes presentation
Mansfield Public Library will host Mary Kronenwetter for an illustrated lecture titled "Ernest Harold Baynes: New Hampshire’s Own Doctor Doolittle" Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at Temple Town Hall, 19 Main St.
Jaffrey Select Board and Historical Society will work on displays for new town offices
By ASHLEY SAARI
The town is moving forward with decisions about its new town offices, including an approval by the Select Board to work with the town’s Historical Society to decorate public areas of the building.
Andru Volinksy writes of school-funding battles in ‘The Last Bake Sale’
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
In the locker room of the Concord YMCA some 35 years ago, Andru Volinksy was changing following a jog when a member of his running group approached him with a proposition: How would he like to join a trial team being assembled to sue the State of New Hampshire?
Acta Non Verba is working to assist classical education
By DAVID ALLEN
A new private foundation looking to support classical education has identified a local charter school as a model for other schools that it might support.
Excavation work in Sharon draws questions
By DAVID ALLEN
Harris Construction made its case at Thursday’s Select Board meeting regarding excavating land in town without notice, permitting or the payment of taxes.
Legislators advance ban on sexual content in schools, plus 5 GOP-led bills on transgender issues
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
House lawmakers passed what’s effectively a statewide ban on sexual content in K-12 schools on Thursday, which would also create a complaint and appeals process for parents to challenge books they feel are inappropriate.
As Ayotte’s COGE digs deeper, here’s where they’re looking to save state money and time
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Selling state-owned properties, streamlining equipment purchases and outsourcing government services prevailed as some of the leading ideas among a group of New Hampshire business leaders as they discussed ideas to curb state spending.
Funds will be used to fix roads in Temple
By DAVID ALLEN
Temple’s Select Board has approved a $36,000 expenditure from the paving fund to recover Mud Road and Hadley Road in town.
Greenville responds to chimney fire Sunday morning
By ASHLEY SAARI
Amidst icy conditions on Sunday morning, the Greenville Fire Department responded to a chimney fire on Darling Hill Road.
Betsy Small to speak on Sierra Leone at Hancock Town Library
Author Betsy Small will present “Before Before: A Story of Discovery and Loss in Sierra Leone” on Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., Hancock.
Friends of the Jaffrey Library meeting features coyote talk
The Friends of the Jaffrey Library will hold their annual meeting on Saturday, April 5, at 11 a.m. in the Collaborative Learning Room at the Jaffrey Public Library, 38 Main St.
IN OUR SCHOOLS: Dick Dunning looks back on more than 50 years with ConVal School District
By JESSECA TIMMONS
After more than 50 years with the ConVal School District, Dick Dunning – former teacher, principal, School Board member and for the past two years, chair of the ConVal School Board – stepped down for good on March 11.
The Greenfield Beat: Jesseca Timmons – Spring means lots of activities are on tap
After a long, cold winter, Greenfield is ready for spring.
BUSINESS: Tariffs have local manufacturers concerned
By DAVID ALLEN
Policies from the new administration in Washington, D.C., are keeping businesses in the Monadnock region wondering – and worrying – about the impact of certain tariffs on their enterprises.
Carter named executive director at Mariposa
Peterborough native and Dublin resident Miriam Carter is the new executive director of the Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center.
MilliporeSigmaJaffrey SPARK team visits Mansfield Public Library in Temple
By DAVID ALLEN
The MilliporeSigma Jaffrey SPARK team engaged with the next generation of scientists at an event hosted by the Mansfield Public Library in Temple on Monday
Jaffrey-Rindge School Board agrees to restore some programs that had been cut
By ASHLEY SAARI
Universal preschool, athletics, cocurricular activities, a middle school music teacher and a high school French teacher could be restored to the budget after the Jaffrey-Rindge School Board agreed Monday to to use $1.1 million in end-of-year funds to prevent some planned cuts.
New Ipswich study to tackle radio issues
By ASHLEY SAARI
New Ipswich will be conducting a radio study to determine where trouble spots are and develop potential solutions, with the cost to be shared between affected departments.
