Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

11/15/2024

From the front lawn, Steve and Trim Hahn’s home overlooks Mount Monadnock to the west, and from the other side, the view opens up to the rooftops and hillsides of Peterborough. Moving inside the home, it is hard to imagine that it was once dark,...

From the front lawn, Steve and Trim Hahn’s home overlooks Mount Monadnock to the west, and from the other side, the view opens up to the rooftops and hillsides of Peterborough. Moving inside the home, it is hard to imagine that it was once dark,...

11/15/2024

When our boys were little, our house was filled with children’s books, Recently, I took a course at Fitchburg State’s ALFA adult learning program on the topic of banned books. There I learned most of the well-loved books that lived for years on our...

11/15/2024

Editor’s Note: The following is a diary written in 1963, and has been edited minimally to maintain the original spirit in which it was written. Included in the record are photographs taken by the family on the trip, as well as postcards saved by the...

11/15/2024

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...

11/15/2024

With the news that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for secretary of the Department of the Interior, here's our story from last December about his appearance at Franklin Pierce University, where he took part in the "Pizza and Politics" series before dropping out of the presidential race.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican presidential candidate prior to dropping out of the race Monday, spoke on energy, national security and innovative ways to move the country forward while speaking with students at Franklin Pierce...

11/14/2024

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...

11/14/2024

By the time the 1984-85 high school basketball season rolled around, no Conant High School team had won a state championship in any sport since the baseball team in 1956.But by the time the boys’ basketball team celebrated its 58-44 win over Hillsboro...

11/14/2024

On Tuesday, the New Ipswich Select Board recognized the lifesaving actions of Fire Chief Ben Hatcher and police officer Vincent Estrella-Reyes when they responded to a call on Sept. 28 for a man in cardiac arrest.On Sept. 28, the New Ipswich fire and...

11/14/2024

The Hancock Inn is poised for the next step toward reopening this week. On Friday, town Building Inspector Bob Garside will visit the Main Street site for the purpose of a decision on a certificate of occupancy for the building. Contingent upon...

11/14/2024

Republican Sen. Ruth Ward argued at a meeting for the Education Freedom Accounts oversight committee Tuesday that EFAs – and the outcomes for students who use them – are measured well enough already.“The kids who are using EFA money to go somewhere...

Republican Sen. Ruth Ward argued at a meeting for the Education Freedom Accounts oversight committee Tuesday that EFAs – and the outcomes for students who use them – are measured well enough already.“The kids who are using EFA money to go somewhere...

11/14/2024

When he set about cleaning out the his grandfather’s former home on Birch Street, in the “KK Village” section of Jaffrey, David Trifiletti did not expect to find anything valuable – certainly not a pair of items that would sell at auction for more...

11/14/2024

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...

11/14/2024

Rob Dapice was delighted to learn that housing was on the minds of most lawmakers in the State House last session. The results, though, not so much.Last session, the Legislature formed the first-ever special committee on housing and filed dozens of...

11/14/2024

Results of a recent digital survey show that Greenfield residents support planned upgrades to Oak Park, which is Greenfield’s primary public recreation space and includes a playground, walking track, baseball and soccer fields, an events pavilion and...

11/14/2024

Jaffrey is moving forward with a special Town Meeting on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 9 a.m. to allocate $1.2 million to purchase the former TD Bank and convert it into a new town office.The special Town Meeting will be in the Conant High School Ernest J....

11/13/2024

Early on Tuesday morning, and throughout the day, the Mason Fire Department, along with over 20 other crews, fought a four-alarm brush fire on Pratt Pond Road.According to a release issued by the Mason Fire Department, at 5:39 a.m., the Mason Fire and...

11/13/2024

PeterboroughKaplansky to perform at Bass HallLucy Kaplansky will perform at Bass Hall at the Monadnock Center, 19 Grove St., Peterborough, on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m.Kaplansky is known for her work with Cry Cry Cry alongside Dar Williams and Richard...

11/13/2024

This weekend at the Lucy Hurlin Theater at ConVal High School in Peterborough, murder mystery fans are in for a show. “Murder for Dummies,” by ConVal junior Ben Michaud, is the first murder mystery theater production at ConVal to be written and...