Monadnock Beat

17/07/2023

Monadnock Beat Readers: Thank you for your support and patience with us over the past year as we have tried to maintain the website at a pace that allowed Meghan time to fight an incredibly challenging and private battle.

Please join her family and friends on August 1st to celebrate her life and career in the Monadnock region. She touched so many lives and we look forward to hearing all of your stories as we reorganize and make plans to keep her dream alive.

Meghan Pierce Meghan Margaret Pierce, 50 of Peterborough, passed away peacefully at Monadnock Community Hospital on July 7, 2023 after an illness. She was

19/03/2023

Songs of Love, Silliness and Hope - with Eve Pierce and Gordon Peery – Dublin Arts, Sun Mar 26, 2023 - Songs of Love, Silliness and Hope - with Eve Pierce Sunday, March 26, 20233:00 PM 5:00 PMDublinArts 1459 Main St. Dublin, NH 03444

11/03/2023

RMS Library Media Associate Anne Maher has been named the New Hampshire School Library and Media Association (NHSLMA) Library Media Associate of the Year!

Anne has worked at RMS for over six years and brings with her an immense amount of skill, knowledge, creativity, and passion. Anne goes above and beyond daily to ensure the learners and staff at RMS are engaged, succeeded, and feel cared for. Congratulations, Anne! RMS is a better school with you on our team.

06/03/2023

Waking Finnegan's fresh take on Celtic rock combines the edge and drive of electric guitar with the soul and depth of the upright bass, topped with haunting accordion, fiery fiddle, and powerful vocals. All of this is tied together with rockin’ drums designed to get you moving. Expect to hear a fe...

06/03/2023

The Park Theatre’s Shamrock Festival is back, and its centerpiece, The Jaffrey St. Patrick’s Day Parade, returns after a three-year hiatus due to Covid and bad weather. The theatre manages and produces the parade and the festival, a week-long celebration of music, comedy, special events, and mov...

07/12/2022

Join us for a special Holiday show with the Norway pond singers and Jr, Mints! see details here > https://musiconnorwaypond.org/new-events-1/2022/12/17/noel-on-norway-pond

03/11/2022

Get your tickets now.
A celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s magical music.
Book now by going to https://bit.ly/3eu7yLO or call the box office, (603) 532-8888

Eve Pierce Waking Finnegan Michael Dell'Orto Lisa Bostnar

29/09/2022

Get your tickets for Saturday. Waking Finnegan is bringing their high-energy Celtic Rock to The Park Theatre. Tickets $15 theparktheatre.org

29/07/2022

KEENE -- Keene Police Chief Steve Russo has announced his plans to retire on Sept. 1.

26/07/2022

July 23rd 2022 | Harrisville, NH Shot on Ronin 4D + Helios 55mm

16/07/2022

Session Americana is a group of musicians’ musicians: a cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers: Billy Beard, Jon Bistline, Ry Cavanaugh, Dinty Child, Jim Fitting, Jefferson Hamer. From the beginning, there were lines around the block to get into Toad and Lizard Lounge for Session American...

15/07/2022

Two regional favorites will play at The Park Theatre this weekend.

Eve Pierce JAFFREY, NH -- Two regional favorites will play at The Park Theatre this weekend. The Lounge at The Park Theatre will feature singer-songwriter-musician Eve Pierce on Friday, July 15 from, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. On her website (evepierce.com), Eve is described as “a passionate and chari...

15/07/2022

The Garden Club of America's Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award recognizes outstanding achievement in environmental education, honoring those who "inspire children...to appreciate the beauty and fragility of our planet." We're delighted to announce that our own Susie Spikol is one of this year's winners!

In announcing the award, the Garden Club cited Susie's "incalculable impact on the children of the Monadnock Region" and noted that "there are few children or teens [in this area] who have never canoed, hiked, explored wetlands, spotted birds, uncovered amphibians, or [gone mammal] tracking with Susie." Congratulations to Susie Spikol on this well-deserved honor!

READ MORE: https://www.gcamerica.org/gca-awards-Hull-Award.

15/07/2022

A new National Su***de Prevention Lifeline number, 988, takes effect this Saturday, July 16.

The 988 dialing code will become the new national number routing callers to the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline across the U.S. on July 16. The new phone line will be accessible 24/7/365 by call or text.

Designated by Congress in 2020, the new number is similar to calling 911 for emergency response – the three-digit number is easy to remember for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts or struggling with emotional distress, or for those worried about a friend to loved one.

Beginning July 16, when individuals call or text 988 they will be connected with trained counselors from the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline network. Counselors will listen, understand how the caller’s problems are affecting them, provide support and connect them to resources if necessary. The Lifeline can also be reached through online chat su***depreventionlifeline.org/chat.

Language translation services are also available to all callers, including the Spanish Language Line, which can be accessed by pressing 2 after dialing.

Military service members, veterans and their families may reach the Veterans Crisis Line by pressing 1 after dialing 9-8-8, as well as by chatting online at veteranscrisisline.net or texting 838255.

LGBTQ youth may also use the Trevor Lifeline by calling 1-866-488-7386 or texting 678-678 to access information and support for LGBTQ youth.

According to Lifeline, su***de is the second-leading cause of death among young people, and, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, was the 10th leading cause of death in the nation. The Lifeline has received over 20 million calls from people in distress looking for support from its inception in 2005 to 2020.

Anyone who may be struggling or knows someone who is struggling to call the Lifeline for help and to get the necessary resources.

Options For Deaf + Hard of Hearing: For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988.

14/07/2022

14/07/2022

The autopsy was conducted by Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Weinberg. Dr. Weinberg determined that the cause of Mr. Hill’s death was a single gunshot wound to the head, and that the manner of his death was homicide.

CONCORD, NH -- Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan Noyes, and Wi******er Police Chief Erik Josephson, announce that an autopsy was completed today on the body of Timothy Hill, age 72. The autopsy was conducted by Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Wei...

12/07/2022

The Peterborough Players' second show of the summer follows the interactions of five individuals in a six-week acting class in Vermont and provides a raw look at the many ways in which a person’s life is influenced - for better or worse - by every

Katie Shults and Philip Kershaw in the Peterborough Players' production of "Circle Mirror Transformation" by Annie Baker. PETERBOROUGH, NH -- The Peterborough Players' second show of the summer follows the interactions of five individuals in a six-week acting class in Vermont and provides a raw look...

10/07/2022

Prior to the Session Americana concert on Friday, July 15, singer-songwriter-musician Eve Pierce will be performing in The Lounge at The Park starting at 5:30pm. No cover or minimum. Free admission. Stop by and hear Eve's enchanting voice. As you may remember, Eve was a guest on The Park Theatre's "Route 124 Bandstand" TV show.

28/06/2022

27/06/2022

The Wilton Summerfest returned Saturday after a two-year COVID break, filling Main Street with vendors and families on a hot summer day.

26/06/2022

The Dean Farm murder mystery captured New England readers more than a century ago, playing out in the newspapers like an Agatha Christie novel with colorful characters, multiple suspects and

23/06/2022

Because the Library restoration and renovation project was completed under-budget, The financial oversight committee, led by Mike Morison, officially held their last meeting, and made recommendations to the 1833 Society for the available remaining funds. Sue Martin, 1833 Society Vice-Chair, told the Select Board that approximately $92,000 will be paid over to the Town after July 1, and the funds are to be used for the first payment on the library bond.

“This was an amazing public/private partnership,” said Sue Martin. “We are grateful to the taxpayers and the town leadership for their support. The 1833 Society Board voted to share the budget surplus with the town, in keeping with our partnership agreement and in full transparency.”

The remainder of the funds will be placed in a newly created 1833 Trust Fund and managed by the Library Trustees. The funds will be restricted for use towards any remaining campus expenses, such as the south lawn landscaping, which will be completed after the Main Street bridge project is finished and the temporary pedestrian bridge removed.

Peterborough Town Library/Photo by Meghan Pierce PETERBOROUGH, NH -- The 1833 Society and Peterborough Library Trustees announced good news for the town at the June 21st Peterborough Select Board meeting. Because the Library restoration and renovation project was completed under-budget, The financia...

16/06/2022

The Players’ stage comes roaring back to life with Cabaret, the daring, bold, and provocative classic musical, with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. This celebrated, show-stopping, musical masterpiece is the first mainstage Players’ production to return indoors since February of 2020.

Peterborough, NH – The Players’ stage comes roaring back to life with Cabaret, the daring, bold, and provocative classic musical, with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. This celebrated, show-stopping, musical masterpiece is the first mainstage Players’ prod...

16/06/2022

“Peterborough’s a hub of a lot of activity that I think seniors that are still active, still very independent would appreciate,” developer Eldon Munson of Francestown said Tuesday.

PETERBOROUGH — A year after plans to create an “agrihood” at the Old Stone Barn property fell through, a Francestown man is proposing a development for active seniors as well