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By AHMED KUTTY

Ahmed Kutty, MD lives in Peterborough. A recent paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association dated June 25 (page 2,067) reporting on a study in 2020 said one in five physicians in the U.S. intended to quit practice in the next two years,...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Anyone arriving at the Trowbridge home on the western edge of Peterborough will notice the gardens before anything else -- the varied colors, shapes, sizes, and textures of the plants and flowers in the gardens.“I love color,” Laura Trowbridge said...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

According to author and environmental studies professor Leila Philip, who spoke at Sunday’s Monadnock Summer Lyceum at Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, beavers could hold a key to environmental resilience in the face of climate...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Chris DiLoreto and ZoëWroten-Heintzmann had a simple goal when they founded Monadnock Underground (M/U)  in 2019 -- to create a platform for local writers, particularly new and emerging writers.Now in its fifth year, M/U has become a hub for area...

By ASHLEY SAARI

When John Lynch first became governor in 2007, he made increasing the mandatory education age part of his platform, stating in his inaugural address that “a high school diploma is the minimum price of admission for most jobs.”At the time, New...

By L. PHILLIPS RUNYON III

If you’ve made a will or created a revocable trust to organize your affairs, I applaud you. You’re ahead of about 50% of your fellow citizens. Still, keep in mind that some of the most important but often poorly considered estate planning decisions...

By ASHLEY SAARI

On March 29, John Burke of Peterborough marked his 82nd birthday.Now, he will have to come up with a way to top last year, when he challenged himself to celebrate his 81st birthday by hiking up Pack Monadnock in Peterborough every day for 81 days...

By JONAH ORION WHEELER

State representative Jonah Orion Wheeler lives in Peterborough. Even before the November decision in ConVal School District v. State of New Hampshire, I filed House Bill 1583 seeking to codify the base adequacy increase that the ConVal plaintiffs...

By AIDAN BEAROR

A busy travel season and a series of natural disasters left the Red Cross with a blood shortage in September. With the holidays and even more travel on the horizon, the organization is looking to combat another potential lack of donations. According...

By IAN ERIK JACKSON

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin will be at Peterborough’s MacDowell artist residency on Sunday, July 23, to accept this year’s Edward MacDowell Medal during a free public celebration.Obomsawin will be the 63rd person to win the award,...

By ASHLEY SAARI

There is no need to travel far to find an unique experience for a couple seeking ways to spend time together in New Hampshire this summer.While the region has plenty of opportunities for outdoor recreation, there are also destinations to explore and...

By ASHLEY SAARI

When it comes to remembering their big day, an increasing number of couples are investing not only in a photographer, but a videographer to capture the key moments of their wedding both at the ceremony and beyond.In 2022, there more weddings in the...

By ROWAN WILSON

After the holidays, when the gifts are unwrapped, the decorations are put away and the tree is thrown out of the house, life usually quiets down. But local recycling centers can’t just forget about Christmas trash.In fact, they prepare to be busy...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Hikers and walkers around the state were ringing in 2023 with the tradition of getting out on the trails on New Year’s Day. For Jaquelyn O’Connor of New Ipswich, who runs the blog Getting Lost Together, discovering New England trails has become a big...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Following a mediation session, the landlord for the Walden Eco Village has settled out-of-court with a group of tenants who filed suit after being evicted from their homes only days before Christmas in December 2020 for multiple code violations.Akhil...

By ABBE HAMILTON

In October 1792, the Temple town fathers met to address a frightening development in the town, Monadnock Center for History and Culture Executive Director Michelle Stahl said. “Smallpox had broken out in a community that had grown up around the site...

By ABBE HAMILTON

Although there are ways for the seven cabins at the Walden Eco Village to get into compliance, former casita (or tiny house) resident Quinn Kelley acknowledged there was very little hope that he’d be able to return to his 140-square-foot...

By ABBE HAMILTON

The Michalak siblings had already been hiking for ten hours on the Presidential Traverse in the White Mountains last Wednesday when they realized something was terribly wrong. The Peterborough natives had just started their final descent when they...