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Summer is just about upon us, and here comes the sun! After a spring soaked in rain, my garden and new lawn are practically singing for sunshine. I don’t mean to sound ungrateful; the rain has been a gift, coaxing vibrant life from the soil. But as with most things, it’s a double-edged sword. When we have one, we long for the other.

Greetings from the Barn! Since my last column, the entire staff has arrived, which includes our Core Company (formerly called the Interns or Second Company). Education is built into the mission of the Players, which includes hiring paid apprentices to work throughout the summer on all five productions.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

A group of Peterborough residents have launched Project 189, named for the 189 residents who make up 3.5% of Peterborough’s population, to advocate for democracy and the founding principles of the United States.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Peterborough Planning Board approved applications for two housing projects, one on Old Greenfield Road and one at the former site of Little River Bed and Breakfast, to move ahead at Monday night’s meeting of the board.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

ConVal voters turned out to learn more about how New Hampshire schools are funded at an event sponsored by the ConVal School Board and the New Hampshire Fair Funding Project Wednesday night at the Lucy Hurlin Theater.

American Legion Post 5 will hold a Flag Day flag retirement ceremony on Saturday, June 14, at 10 a.m. at the gazebo near the Toadstool Bookshop, 12 Depot St. in Peterborough

By DAVID ALLEN

A new three-tier rate system for Peterborough residents and businesses who use public water and sewers was approved by the Select Board Tuesday to encourage water conservation and shift some of the financial burden for water to bigger users in town.

By DAVID ALLEN

A Peterborough resident on probation has been sentenced to up to five years in prison for being in possession of firearms and drugs. In Hillsborough County Superior Court North, Branden French pleaded guilty to 12 counts of Felon in Possession of a Deadly Weapon, and four counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug, also a felony.

By DAVID ALLEN

“Now the fun begins,” said Peterborough Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Walker as he scanned the future site of the department on Elm Street Wednesday.

By DAVID ALLEN

At its graduation ceremony next week, the ConVal School District will recognize a member of the senior class who died in a car accident in September, stepping back from a previous policy of not doing so and acceding to the wishes of the student’s family and at least 1,400 other people in the community.

By DAVID ALLEN

Lionheart Classical Academy envisions having some students learning in its new acquisition on Dublin Road as early as this fall.

On Friday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m., MacDowell Downtown will present “Palimpest as Image” with visual artist Sama Alshaibi at Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove St., Peterborough.

Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Beth Krommes of Peterborough will sign copies of her new children’s book “Where the Deer Slip Through” at the Toadstool Bookshop, 12 Depot Square in Peterborough, on Saturday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Greetings from the Barn!

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Peterborough Recreation Department staff has begun to get Adams Pool ready for summer. The pool opens for the season on Friday, June 20, at 9:30 a.m. for adult lap swim. Swim lessons start Monday, June 23.

Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., will present its next Community Art Gallery exhibit, “Kaleidoscope,” beginning Friday, June 6.

Downtown Peterborough will host its monthly First Friday event from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 6, with extended hours at local shops, live music, art exhibits and special programs to mark Juneteenth and Father’s Day. 

Peterborough Town Library will host a farm-to-table dinner for library cardholders on Thursday, June 12, at 6 p.m. at Rosaly’s Garden & Farmstand, 63 NH-123, Peterborough.

MAXT Makerspace and the Peterborough Town Library will host a free screening of the documentary “Join or Die” on Thursday, June 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the library, 2 Concord St. in Peterborough.

Lionheart Classical Academy announced Monday that the Peterborough charter school for students in kindergarten through eighth grade has acquired the former Next Level Church building at 700 Dublin Road in Peterborough.

The sixth annual Listen & Lunch outdoor music series will take place Thursdays from June 6 through Aug. 29 from noon to 1 p.m. in Depot Park, 1 Grove St. in Peterborough. The event is free and open to the public.