50+ min ago  (315+ words) In the early morning hours of Thursday, a possible lightning strike started a fire in the barn and spread to the house at Hilltop Wagyu in Mason, where five people were sleeping. Crews responded to the fire at about 1: 20 a. m. , and…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago  (366+ words) Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Peterborough, NH " Robert G. Koch, 81, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2026. He was born on May 4, 1945, in the Bronx, New York, to George and Margaret (Philbin) Koch. Rob graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School. He attended Columbia University,…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (483+ words) Sometimes things do not turn out as I would like. I am far from my teenage years and not as adept at computer usage as my grandkids. I wish they lived close enough to help me set up files and…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago  (453+ words) As the state deadline to address abatement filings hits, Rindge has yet to receive recommendations from the town's assessing firm on roughly 35% of abatement requests submitted by residents. Earlier this month, Town Administrator Max Vandervliet said the delay in the…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (472+ words) I feel like I was born a 100 years too late, and then I look at some of this stuff and I feel a connection with these people that I've never met," Lowe said. I kind of remembered them, and it…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (161+ words) Monadnock Ledger-Transcript The United Church of Jaffrey will host its annual Strawberry Shortcake Festival on Saturday, July 4, from 5 p. m. to 7 p. m. at the Parish Hall, 54 Main St. The event, which coincides with the nation's 250th birthday, will feature fresh local strawberries, homemade biscuits,…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (730+ words) Nine libraries. Nine days. $4, 500. That's what Melinda Adams pulled off after deciding the Kiwanis Club of Peterborough's annual library donation shouldn't stop at the town line. The Kiwanis Club has donated to the Peterborough Town Library's summer reading program for…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago  (261+ words) The Monadnock Summer Lyceum will launch its 57th season of Sunday morning presentations on July 5 at the Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, featuring a lineup of eight speakers and performers addressing foreign policy, history, youth perspectives and social issues. The series, which…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago  (241+ words) Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Peterborough, NH " William Albert Bean, Jr. , 79, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born Aug. 27, 1946, in Hillside, N. J. , he was the son of William A. Bean, Sr. and Mildred Shaeffer Bean. Mr. Bean proudly served…...

10+ hour, 41+ min ago  (468+ words) Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Jaffrey, NH " Nicole Sangermano, of Jaffrey, joined her Savior on Friday, June 26, 2026, at the age of 48. Born on December 23, 1977, she was the daughter of the late Antonio "Tony" Sangermano, and Avril (Mc Quillan) Sangermano." Nicole was a daughter....