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Peterborough, New Hampshire is located in Hillsborough County. Zip codes in Peterborough, NH include 03458. The median home price in Peterborough is $258,000. More Peterborough information.

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20 hrs ago | Foster's Daily Democrat

Three more names added to UNH war memorial

John Huff/Staff photographer Richard Hogan, father of U.S. Army serviceman Shawn Hogan who lost his life during a training accident, adds his son's name to the War Memorial at the Memorial Union Building at the University of New Hampshire during a ceremony Thursday morning.

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Thu May 23, 2013

UnionLeader.com

Hancock trio creates book to help rescue pet birds

While researching her book "Birdology,'' author Sy Montgomery celebrated her 52nd birthday by dancing with perhaps the most famous bird in the world, Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo.

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Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Memorial Day: Buddy Blanchette: A casualty in Korea

Charles C. Blanchette Jr., known to his friends as Buddy, went off to war in January 1951, leaving his hometown of Peterborough and heading to Fort Dix, N.J., for basic training in the U.S. Army.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Peterborough: Drawing on threads of inspiration

Anna Von Mertens's quilt "Gray Area/Maximum Ebb at San Francisco Bay Entrance" will be hung vertically as part of a backdrop for Thing in the Spring performances at the Peterborough Town House.

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Foster's Daily Democrat

Soldiersa names to be added to War Memorial at UNH

The names of three soldiers who lost their lives while serving their country will be added to the War Memorial in the Memorial Union Building at the University of New Hampshire Thursday, May 23, at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend.

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Tue May 21, 2013

UnionLeader.com

Asphalt truck overturns in Jaffrey

A truck carrying more than 50 tons of asphalt overturned on Prescott Road coming around a corner near Squantum Road Tuesday afternoon.

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Mon May 20, 2013

UnionLeader.com

Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: Eliza Eaton, a woman of whom poets dream

Buried in a plot in the southeast section of the Valley Cemetery is Eliza Eaton, one of Manchester's early mill girls.

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Sat May 18, 2013

UnionLeader.com

Hancock trio creates book to help rescue pet birds

"It's an all-Hancock production," author Sy Montgomery, right, says of her new book, "Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo." Montgomery is seen before a Thursday reading at the Hancock Library with the book's publisher, Sarah Bauhan, left, and its illustrator Judith Oksner.

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Thu May 16, 2013

UnionLeader.com

Weekend Top 10 Planner

Sunday, May 19, 2013 There are all sorts of outdoor activities going on this weekend - from a puppet parade in Peterborough to a "Be Kind" Festival in the White Mountains.

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Wed May 15, 2013

UnionLeader.com

Executive Council rejects Pan Am bid for state-owned railroad track

Councilor Chris Sununu, R-District 3, accused the three-member majority of "trying to play favorites," in a reference to State Rep.

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SeacoastOnline

N.H. House panel votes to kill casino bill; full vote next week

A special House committee charged with researching gambling voted by the narrowest margin Wednesday against legalizing a casino in New Hampshire.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Peterborough: Crash into pole closes Route 202

Route 202 near New Hampshire Ball Bearings was closed briefly Monday night, after a car went off the road and knocked down a utility pole.

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Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Wilton-Lyndeborough: Bergeron finalist to lead WLC

Working in a smaller school district sounds attractive to two educators with close ties to the Monadnock region who are the finalists for the school superintendent post in the Wilton-Lyndeborough School District.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Jaffrey: The mountain that shaped our region

Jackie Stetser, a board member of Rabbit Ear Films, left, and Donna Kluk, right, at the summit of Mount Monadnock on January 1, 2013.

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Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

PETERBOROUGH: Testing their skills

Local Cub Scouts gather for their annual Chuck Wagon, where they learn a bevy of new skills during a themed gathering.

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Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Letter: Fire awareness saved our facility

On Wed., May 1, we were the fortunate recipients of support from eight local volunteer fire departments.

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Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Peterborough: ZBA approves sign at business park on 202

A 79-square-foot sign for the Brookstone Business Center will soon be going up at the corner of Route 202 and Vose Farm Roads, following Zoning Board of Adjustment approval of a variance on May 6. The sign, which will replace two smaller signs on the property, will identify tenants in the former Brookstone building and the former NEBS building.

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Foster's Daily Democrat

Some more on the a hidden gemsa in the community

Recently we've had conversations about hidden gems in the community, and perhaps I should explain my vision of what one is.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Examiner.com

Monadnock Music announces 2013 Summer Festival

Tickets go on sale at the end of this coming week for the 2013 Summer Festival run by Monadnock Music In Peterborough, New Hampshire.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Peterborough: Two candidates up for one ZBA seat in Peterborough

In one of just two contested races on Tuesday's ballot, two residents with experience in zoning issues are seeking a seat on the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

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