Jaffrey News

Share + Nov 27, 2009 10:27 am US/Eastern JAFFREY, N.H. A New Hampshire soldier has been awarded $445,000 for being demoted and then fired after he returned from Iraq.

Way back in the 3rd century B.C., the Romans knew how to coax the most sweetness from their turnips by roasting them at high heat.

Stephen Murphy, who came of age while living in Jaffrey TROY - When John Covey, Jr., brought 13-year-old Stephen L. Murphy home to live with his family on Webster Street in Jaffrey all those years ago, it was only supposed to be for two weeks.

The Ledger-Transcript recently provided a list of questions to officials at Monadnock Community Hospital relating to vaccine updates, local policies, emergency plans and where residents can find more information.

A 19-year-old Merrimack man accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl was arraigned yesterday in Merrimack and Peterborough, where he is facing similar felony charges.

While Northfield selectmen may have been looking for more residents at their Nov.

A local resident who joined the Marines shortly after high school died in Iraq on Sunday, sparking grief among childhood friends and sending his mother on a long trip to Delaware to claim his body.

One of the huge pine trees that surrounded Sieglinde Poegel's home of 42 years crashed through the roof and landed in her living room during the ice storm that crippled much of the Northeast last December.

A pressing issue: Should cider be the state beverage? Isn't liquor the state beverage? Here's a thought: In the next legislative session, a rep or senator with even a semblance of guts should sponsor a bill banning the use of the legislative process as a laboratory for elementary school students to study how a bill becomes law.

For Townsend resident Dawn Bunton, Tim Burton's 2005 Academy Award-nominated animated fantasy, Corpse Bride, is more than just a movie.

It's coming back in the 2010 House session, as HB-304, which was retained, passes through the House Judiciary Committee and will be forwarded to the full House for action.

Legislators who will make that decision and police officials who would have to enforce a policy weigh in on the benefits and the drawbacks of legalizing medical marijuana Advocates of legalizing medical use of marijuana for certain conditions say it's the compassionate thing to do.

When Brian Wilson plays "God Only Knows" at the Capitol Center on Tuesday, the memorable horn line that begins the song will be played by New Hampshire native Probyn Gregory.

Conant High School was evacuated after smoke was seen in a second-floor classroom Wednesday morning.

Things are beginning to heat up for suppliers of heating oil and other fuels, as they are busy making rounds of deliveries.

Two men are charged with felony reckless conduct for allegedly firing a gun on West Road in Temple about 3:30 a.m. yesterday, state police said.

Storms have left residents without power in several New Hampshire communities, and a flood warning has been issued for the Pemigewasset River at Plymouth.

Did you know that Newburyport had a beneficial association with the Civilian Conservation Corps during The Great Depression? People were out of work, some families were suffering greatly, and many had reached a point of losing hope.

A New Hampshire community development authority has approved nearly $8 million in state tax credits to help fund 19 projects.

An old health tip says we should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. Water's good, but there are myriad other means of hydration out there that cannot be ignored.