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Most of us take an oath or  pledge seriously.The Pledge of Allegiance we all know by heart ends with “one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.”The oath of office for the president, senators, members of Congress and all...

The annual New Ipswich Autumn Fest, which serves as a fundraiser for the town’s Parks and Recreation Department, hosted fair games, face-painting, balloon-twisting, Nerf wars and food trucks on Memorial Field on Saturday.

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Saturday, 43 runners and 37 walkers participated in the annual Friends of the Poor 5K, the largest fundraiser for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Greenville.The race raises funds for the pantry, which serves New Ipswich, Temple, Greenville...

By ASHLEY SAARI

New Ipswich will celebrate the 2024 Autumn Fest this Saturday in Memorial Park, with food, vendors, hay rides, live music and games.The Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Memorial Park, with a bonfire from 6 p.m. to 9...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Shortly before his passing, James “Captain Jim” Feldhusen told New Ipswich Fire Chief Ben Hatcher that he had no regrets – that if he had to live his life over, he wouldn’t change a thing.Feldhusen died on Aug. 23 from esophageal cancer, which his...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Old Country Road in New Ipswich is officially split into two separately named roads, after a vote of the Select Board on Tuesday.Board members discussed the possible split last week, at the request of residents of the road and the town’s road agent,...

By ASHLEY SAARI

New Ipswich has set the dates for its budget hearing and Deliberative Session for January.During its meeting on Tuesday, the Select Board discussed various dates leading up to the annual Town Meeting vote, and set the budget hearing for Jan. 21 at 7...

Mascenic Regional High School celebrated Homecoming this weekend, with sports games including volleyball, field hockey and soccer, a chicken barbecue, and a Homecoming parade, featuring floats made by Mascenic students depicting different decades.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Two people died and a third was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in New Ipswich in the early hours of Saturday morning.Devin Lundgren, 21, of New Ipswich, and James Barna, 18, of Sharon, were pronounced deceased at the scene, while Samuel...

By DAVID ALLAN

Mascenic's Elijah Blais boiled his team’s 4-0 win over Wilton-Lyndeborough Friday down to one factor --“This match proved the effectiveness of our defensive line.”Both teams applied consistent pressure in each other ends of the pitch, resulting in a...

By BEN CONANT

Sophomore Kiahna Farrey's two clutch goals lifted the Mascenic field hockey team to a thrilling overtime win over visiting Hopkinton Thursday. "That was a great field hockey game," said Mascenic head coach Selena Shaw after the 2-1 win. Hopkinton has...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Two Democrats are vying to oppose Republican David Wheeler in the Executive Council’s 5th District.Melanie Levesque of Brookline and Shoshanna Kelly of Nashua, who both bring government experience to the table, will face off in a primary election on...

By TIM BRUNS

Conant Middle High School brought on two new coaches for this fall season.Heather Sawyer joined the boys’ soccer team as head coach in July, while Ashley Lingerman became the field hockey coach in the spring.Sawyer, who previously served as assistant...

Highbridge Hill Elementary School greeted students on the first day of the school year Thursday.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Peterborough’s polling district has just over 5,000 registered voters. Rarely do more than 3,500 of them actually vote.Still, Town Clerk Linda Guyette and Moderator Phil Runyon are focused on making sure polls are staffed and ready to go come election...

My paternal grandparents were a Gold Star family, as one of my uncle's died while serving this country in World War II.My brother and his wife are a Gold Star family, because my nephew died while serving as a Marine, in Iraq.I served four years in the...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Memorial Park playground in New Ipswich has been closed this week as crews work to replace playground equipment with a new play structure for younger children. At the same time, work is ongoing in the softball field to install new lighting.Parks...

Families took part in children’s games, a hayride, a petting zoo, country market, chicken barbecue and plant and book sales at the Children’s Fair in New Ipswich on Saturday at the New Ipswich Congregational Church.

By ASHLEY SAARI

The New Ipswich Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a clothing drive fundraiser to gather funds for potential improvements to Memorial Park and Memorial Field.Parks and Recreation Director Mindy Buxton said for the last two Fridays, and every...

As New Hampshire teachers ready ourselves and our classrooms for the upcoming school year, a new law has cast a pall over those preparations.Recently, Gov. Chris Sununu signed HB 1312 into law, which unnecessarily and vaguely expands our state’s...

New Ipswich Congregational Church, 156 Main St., will celebrate the 163rd Children’s Fair Saturday, Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A majority of the money raised is distributed to local children and youth programs and organizations.There will be...