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By CATHERINE McLAUHLIN

Some things about Town Meeting never change.For one, Cheryl Gordon said, “the smallest amount of money takes the longest time.”Gordon would know — Canterbury’s town meeting Friday night was her 45th, and final, as a municipal official there. She...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Hopkinton High School junior Matthew Grillo spent his day off from classes ringing up a steady stream of customers at Colonial Village Supermarket.The independent grocery store in Contoocook reopened Monday following a 24-hour power outage that left...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

It takes David Emerson an extra second these days to climb his ladder and drill a bolt into the beam overhead. At 81, he’s built a number of structures, including his own 3-bedroom home on his 25-acre property in Canterbury.His newest new project is a...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Canterbury voters will weigh a 2.9% increase to the town operating budget at their meeting Friday.Wage increases and adding one new town position are largely behind the $94,224 increase, bringing the operating budget up to $3,323,453.In addition to...

By JUDITH ELLIOTT

Judith Elliott lives in Canterbury. Like many Granite Staters, my husband and I like to head south when winter comes. Since retirement, we’ve been lucky enough to spend winters in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca (pronounced “wa-HAH-ka”), mostly...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Canterbury residents will consider a 2.9% increase to the town’s operating budget this year, which, in addition to warrant articles for new equipment and a firetruck bond, would increase the tax rate by $1.04,  or about $312 a year for a home worth...

By HILLARY NELSON

Hillary Nelson lives in Canterbury. I am the mother of two, a 29-year-old and a 34-year-old. And both of them, when they were adults, came out as transgender.People like me and my family just want to quietly live our lives. And up until a few years...

By DAVID BROOKS

Canterbury won’t be deciding whether to withdraw from the two-town Shaker Regional School District this year, following the state Board of Education’s rejection of a request to put the issue before voters.The five-person state board rejected the...

By DAVID EMERSON

David Emerson of Old Ways Traditions in Canterbury is a woodworker. Beavers seem to have it figured out. The human race on the other hand, less so.Beavers, of course, had a head start on us. Estimates of the number of beavers living in North America...

By DAVID BROOKS

One of the supporters of the controversial Elizabeth Gurley Flynn historical marker says the state program that installed and then removed the sign is operating without the necessary legal rules, and he has proposed a solution: He can write...

By DAVID BROOKS

The long-simmering idea that Canterbury should withdraw from the Shaker Regional School District is back at the forefront following a study committee’s support of the idea.This is the third time Canterbury has considered withdrawing from the...

By DAVID EMERSON

David Emerson, of Old Ways Traditions in Canterbury, is a woodworker. Recently good friends of ours, a true outdoor couple, invited me and Anne to go on what has been our favorite hike here in Canterbury, Spender Meadow. We hadn’t been there for a...

After almost four years in the position, the executive director of the Canterbury Shaker Village will be stepping down next year.Leslie Nolan announced recently that she will be stepping away from her position in May 2024 because she’s moving away....

By DAVID BROOKS

The Canterbury Country Store is back in business – mostly – as it gears up for a formal opening this weekend.“We have most of our inventory in. There are a few more things that have to come in,” said Silvia Styles, inventory clerk at the historic...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

For any fire department, reliable communication and transportation can make the difference between a problem solved and a tragedy.In Canterbury, fire officials are working to upgrade one of their trucks along with the department’s radio equipment...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

An arborist cutting branches along a town road in Canterbury was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when the bucket arm carrying him failed, sending him plummeting to the ground. The victim, a 31-year-old man, was trimming trees over the power...

By DAVID BROOKS

Few things are more important for a small New Hampshire town trying to maintain its character than keeping the general store open. And few things are more difficult.“The old way, selling cans of soup, cigarettes, gas and lottery tickets – that’s not...

By DAVID BROOKS

After spending an hour recently with Jeff Moore of Windswept Maples Farm in Loudon as he demonstrated an automated gate system for beef cattle, I came to a realization: Farming is an optimization problem.Optimization problems are common in computing...

BOSCAWENCoffee House performance■Enjoy a night out at the High Street Coffee House that will be held on March 31 in the Boscawen Congregational Church sanctuary. Featured performers are Wendy Keith and Her Alleged Band who take the stage at 7 p.m....

BOSCAWENTown Meeting■Former local resident, Rebecca Rule returns to Boscawen Public Library on Tuesday to present “Moved and Seconded,” her colorful portrait of New Hampshire’s unique tradition known as the Town Meeting. The presentation starts at...

By JONATHAN VAN FLEET

Howard Moffett stood next to the placard that listed the prevailing electricity rates for the two major energy suppliers in Canterbury.“We’ve talked a lot about how to spend money; now we get to talk about how to save money,” Moffett said.Unitil...