HOMETOWN HEROES: Chance Derosier leads on and off the field

By BILL FONDA

Chance Derosier of Jaffrey skipped playing basketball for Conant High School last winter in order to train for the baseball season, and it paid off, as he has helped anchor the pitching staff behind Franklin Pierce University-bound Lane LeClair and...

BUSINESS: Hilltop Farm in Mason offers New England Wagyu

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...

Rindge becomes Purple Heart Town

By ASHLEY SAARI

Rindge officially became a Purple Heart Town during the Select Board meeting Wednesday.During the board’s April 24 meeting, Craig Clark, representing the Rindge Veterans Association, who requested that Rindge be identified as a Purple Heart Town.The...

Exchange student Rainny Ruangprateepsaeng talks about life in Thailand, Mascenic experience

By MOLLY FAIR BADRAWY

Imagine moving from a metropolitan city with a population of over 11 million to a small village of 5,374, moving from a place where the year is 2567 BE to one in the year 2024 or hailing from a hometown with a 168-letter name so long that children...

Jaffrey receives $2 million grant for W.W. Cross cleanup

By ASHLEY SAARI

After years of the former W.W. Cross tack factory sitting heavily damaged due to a fire in 2020, the town has received a $2 million Brownfields Cleanup Grant to remediate the site.The site, which is on an 11-acre parcel, is now town-owned and has long...

Author, storyteller to visit Jaffrey library due to literacy grant

By ASHLEY SAARI

Jaffrey Public Library will be hosting a professional traditional storyteller, Marv Klassen-Landis, Wednesday, June 26, at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the main floor.The program is funded by a grant from the Children’s Literacy Foundation, or CLiF Summer...

PREP TALKS: Michael Nadeau – Get a jump start on a green-energy career

By MICHAEL NADEAU

The demand for heat pumps is, well, heating up.Projections for growth in the U.S. heat pump market are solidly in the 10% range each year through 2030. That’s about twice the current rate for oil furnace sales, which have been slowing. It’s no secret...

Gov. Chris Sununu fires Lafayette Artillery Company cannon at celebration

By KATHLEEN BAGLIO HUMPHREYS

New Hampshire Lafayette Day is celebrated on May 20, the anniversary of Gen. Marquis de Lafayette’s death in 1834. A wreath of red and white carnations was laid near the Lafayette Day plaque at the State House in remembrance.New Hampshire and French...

Local students named to Champlain College trustees’ list

Angelina Charron of Bennington and Michael Peach of Mason were named to the Champlain College trustees' list for the fall 2023 semester.Students on the trustees' list have achieved a 4.0 grade-point average for two or more consecutive semesters.

Stephen Christopher of Wilton makes Elmira College dean’s list

Stephen Christopher of Wilton was named to the Elmira College dean's list for the winter 2024 term.Full-time undergraduate students registered for at least 12  credit hours and earning a term grade-point average of 3.6 or higher at the end of Term I...

Kaleb Senter of Greenville makes Bryant College dean’s list

Kaleb Senter of Greenville was been named to Bryant University's deans' list for fall 2023.To earn a place on the deans' list, students must have a GPA of 3.4 or better for at least 12 semester hours of work.

Local students make Holy Cross dean’s list

Elsi Ojanen and Austin Poikonen of Rindge were named to the College of the Holy Cross dean's list for the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year.To qualify for the dean's list, students must pass four or more letter-graded courses with no failing...

Jaffrey Historical Society honors Richard Boutwell

Richard Boutwell, a member of the Jaffrey Historical Society, was recently honored by the society membership for his years of service, including serving as president of the JHS. As part of the honor, the archives room in the basement of the Jaffrey...

Historical Society of Cheshire County names Jennifer Carroll executive director

The board of trustees of the Historical Society of Cheshire County has chosen Jennifer “Jenna” Carroll, to succeed Alan F. Rumrill as executive director when he retires from the position in October 2024.After a national search, the organization chose...

Dublin students named to Bob Jones University president’s list

Abigail Moody and Noah Ogden of Dublin were named to the spring 2024 president’s list at Bob Jones University.To qualify for the president's list, students must earn a 3.75 or higher grade-point average for the semester.Moody is a freshman nursing...

Local students make Champlain College achievement lists

Sabria Arsenault of Rindge, Brigham Boice of Peterborough, Liam Harrison of Dublin,  Riley Momenee of Francestown and Samuel Sussman of Hancock were named to the Champlain College dean's list for achieving a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher in the...

Man found dead in Dublin Lake identified

By BILL FONDA

The man whose body was found in Dublin Lake Friday has been identified as 51-year-old Timothy Aeschliman of Fitchburg, Mass.According to a release from Dublin Police Department, a couple who were paddle boarding found a man in his 50s unresponsive in...

Annella Rizzuto of Wilton makes Flagler College president’s list

Annella Rizzuto of Wilton was named to the president’s list at Flagler College for the fall semester.To qualify for this award, Rizzuto a English major, had to earn at least a 4.0 GPA with at least 12 semester hours of graded credit.

Local students make Emerson College dean’s list

Emma Carr of Greenville, Hazel Armstrong-McEvoy of Peterborough and Caitlyn LeVangie of New Ipswich were named to Emerson College's dean's list for the fall 2023 semester. The requirement to make dean's list is a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher...