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PHOTOS: Mount Monadnock hosts First Day Hike
Despite foggy weather, hikers still flocked to Mount Monadnock on Jan. 1 for the traditional First Day Hike.A longstanding tradition, the First Day Hike invites hikers to start the new year off by exploring the outdoors with self-guided hikes up the...
BUSINESS: Domingo’s restaurant offers a taste of Puerto Rico in Peterborough
Something other than food can be found on some tables in a new restaurant in Peterborough – sets of dominoes.The game is a deep part of Caribbean culture, and the new Domingo’s Puerto Rican restaurant on Grove Street in Peterborough is bringing the...
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Wilton-Lyndeborough girls basketball comes back strong after layoff
No holiday tournament, no problem for the Wilton-Lyndeborough girls' basketball team, who didn't let a two-game skid and a two-week layoff slow them down in their return to action against Pittsfield Friday night. "We needed it coming off of the...
Opinion
Viewpoint: Janine Lesser – Wondering about the future of education
After reading the Nov. 21 Ledger-Transcript article by Jerry Margolis, “School voucher program grows,” I would like to highlight some facts around education funding that our current New Hampshire Department of Education likes to ignore.First is the...
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
BUSINESS: Musicians return to the stage at Harlow’s Pub in Peterborough
After a four year hiatus, live music has returned to Harlow’s Pub.Co-owner Brian Zimmer said bringing live music back has always been part of the plan, and the public demand has been high.“We’ve heard a from a lot people asking when we would start the...
Arts & Life
GNOME NOTES: Emerson Sistare – Toadstool’s top 10 books of 2024
Every year, in late November, booksellers huddle around together in the offices of their stores to discuss the best books of the year, comparing notes with all manner of publications from The Economist, to the Boston Globe to the best-seller list your...
Obituaries
New Ipswich, NH - Raymond Louis Holmes Sr., 90 years old, of New Ipswich, NH, born in Montague, MA, the son of Irene and Fred Holmes, died December 3rd, 2024, at Monadnock Community hospital in Peterborough, NH with his beloved wife Jud... remainder of obit for Raymond Louis Holmes Sr.
, 69 Bennington, NH - Jerome C. Varnum, 69, of Bennington, NH died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Jerome was born in Peterborough, NH on January 28, 1955. He was the son of Arthur and Aileen (Dupree) Varnum and w... remainder of obit for Jerome C. Varnum
James "Rick" Pierce Peterborough NH - James "Rick" Pierce, age 71, a resident of Peterborough, NH passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at the Pheasant Wood Center surrounded by his children. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii on ... remainder of obit for James Pierce
Jaffrey NH - Lucille Anne Jordan, 75, of Jaffrey, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2024, in her home, with her family by her side. She was born in Amityville, New York on May 5, 1949, the daughter of Henry and Alvina (Stegeman) Ko... remainder of obit for Lucille Anne Jordan