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By ASHLEY SAARI

Laura Paul carefully unfolded a piece of paper. Between the pages, the brilliant orange wings of a Monarch butterfly bloomed, as it awoke and fluttered from Paul’s hands.It was a memorial for Paul, who released the butterfly as part of the Home...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hancock photographer, environmentalist, master gardener and world traveler Eleanor Briggs was the first speaker at the Jaffrey Civic Center’s “Stories to Share” series for 2024-2025, which opened Friday, Oct. 4.The series, which highlights residents...

By ASHLEY SAARI

New Hampshire state Rep. John Hunt said comments he made that people of “olive skin” tone should carry identification when near the border during a hearing earlier this month were general to anybody, though he went on to say that in hindsight, he...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The words “Wagyu beef” might bring to mind expensive cuts of high-quality beef at an upscale Japanese restaurant. And while Wagyu does translate to “Japanese cattle,” residents of the Monadnock region can get authentic Wagyu beef that has been raised...

By ASHLEY SAARI

On March 29, John Burke of Peterborough marked his 82nd birthday.Now, he will have to come up with a way to top last year, when he challenged himself to celebrate his 81st birthday by hiking up Pack Monadnock in Peterborough every day for 81 days...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

In over two decades of years of running Curtis Farm Outdoor Weddings & Events, Matt Fish of Wilton has pretty much seen it all. “After doing this for 23 years, we can handle just about any challenge on the fly,” Fish said. “You name it, we’ve had it...

By ROWAN WILSON

In 2019, Kim Black and her husband Mitch Gluck moved across the country, from San Diego to New Ipswich.Black grew up on the East Coast and had been missing it.“I really wanted to come back to seasons and rural living,” she said, but “for Mitch, he...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Silver Scone Teas in New Ipswich was ordered to cease business at the end of June, after it was found the business had not applied for the proper town approvals before starting operations.Owner Jane Elwell has begun the filing process to gain the...

By JULIA STINNEFORD

Doug Nelson opened up his candy shop on Main Street in Wilton in 1994, hoping to find a quieter place than his previous venue to ply his craft of candy-making, according to Dick Putnam.“Little did he know what was to come,” wrote Putnam, who owned...

By ABBE HAMILTON

New Hampshire has 928 public lakes and ponds throughout the state, in addition to public rivers and tidal areas. However, anyone following the oft-contentious discussions of public access to Contoocook Lake in Jaffrey, the now-private “horseshoe” in...