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By ASHLEY SAARI

Jersey Bartley, 18, of Rindge, is set to go to Framingham State University, where she'll be pursuing a degree in criminology. 

By ASHLEY SAARI

In one corner, a group of students fries mozzarella sticks. In another, the stovetop bubbles with boiling water for macaroni. On the countertop, the blender whirs with ingredients for a smoothie.

By ASHLEY SAARI

What’s the difference between drilling into a plank of oak, pine or cherry wood?

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Earlier this year, the ConVal School Board introduced a $44 million proposal that would have included renovations to ConVal High School’s Career and Technical Education center. The proposal was withdrawn over concerns about cost. Even without the ConVal expansion, CTEs play a critical role in the education of hundreds of local students. This article is the first of a series that looks at the region’s CTEs and how they are playing that role.

By ASHLEY SAARI

To combat a lack of after-school day care options, the Jaffrey Recreation Department, backed by multiple community partners, has started the Youth Empowerment Program – a program for Jaffrey Grade School students who need care in the hours between...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A young referee makes a call on the court of the Mascenic Regional High School gymnasium.Immediately after comes a pop quiz. What was the call? What is the hand signal? What happens next?That’s because this call wasn’t made in the middle of an actual...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Sharon Westen realized soon after moving to New Hampshire that there are fewer services for horses than what she was used to in the densely populated suburbs outside Dallas. “In Dallas, there are equine vets and farriers  and horse stuff all over the...

By ASHLEY SAARI

When John Lynch first became governor in 2007, he made increasing the mandatory education age part of his platform, stating in his inaugural address that “a high school diploma is the minimum price of admission for most jobs.”At the time, New...

By JESSECA TIMMONS and BILL FONDA

On a recent public Zoom meeting to discuss transportation in the region, Mary Vallier Kaplan, a Peterborough resident who is legally blind, lamented the lack of public transportation options.“There are a lot of us in Peterborough who are unable to...

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Monday, a familiar item was part of the Jaffrey Select Board’s consent agenda at the start of each summer season – a sewer abatement request.The reason for the request was that the water had been used to fill the owner’s pool, rather than entering...

By ASHLEY SAARI

For those who are renters, or have a shaded roof, the goal of renewable solar energy might be out of reach.One potential solution is a community-owned solar field, such as the one expected to be built in Jaffrey and operational by next year.During a...