Peterborough News

Two abduction tries of teenage girls and a third possible attempted kidnapping of an 8-year-old school boy this morning are under investigation by police in three different communities.

This November, Sharon Arts Downtown Galleries will feature Shaunna Duffy Smith as the Artist of the Month.

Stanley Szydlo, 97, formerly of Hampton, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at the Pines in Newmarket.

Aidan Boyle was an evil scientist for Halloween this year. Last year he was a wizard.

My letter of Aug. 16, "She wasn't impressed with U.K. health care," drew responses from Dennis Ryder of Nashua, Shirl Garhart of Peterborough and Mike Beebe of Lyndeborough.

Tony Steadman, Founder and Managing Director of The Tosha Group, to Speak at Onrec Online Recruiting EXPO 2009 November, 3-4 in Chicago - www.onrec.com/Expo2009 PETERBOROUGH, NH, October 30, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Tony Steadman, Founder and Managing Director of The Tosha Group, will be speaking at the Onrec.com Online Recruitment Conference & ...

New Hampshire welfare directors, struggling with mounting welfare cases thanks to the recession, are expecting to see community needs -- and budgets -- rise, after some key state programs have been cut or frozen.

With 500 miles behind them and 500 left to go, a handful of peace advocates crossed the Monadnock region last week, marking the halfway point of a 1,000 mile march around New England.

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

PETERBOROUGH COOKS A THANKSGIVING SHOW FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN NEED. TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE! IN THE WINDOW GALLERY AT THE CORNER OF MAIN AND GROVE STREETS IN PETERBOROUGH, NH CALLING ALL WHO LOVE TO COOK TO JOIN IN FOR THIS FUN SHOW.

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.

MILFORD a ' The annual Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce business and career expo, which has expanded to include several other chambers this year, takes place today from noon-7:30 p.m. at the Hampshire Dome.

State representative Peter Leishman was injured on Thursday when one of his trains collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 101 in Milford.

Check it out! Annual Celebrate Samhain event When: Saturday, October 24th, 2009; 10 AM to 6 PM Where: Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, Main Street, Peterborough, NH Cost: $2 with nonperishable donation and $4 without; children under 10 are free More information: Call 831-8125 or visit www.celebratesamhain.com As windows and front lawns ...

Six local teens hope to inspire volunteerism and a positive perception of people with disabilities with a documentary film they made this summer.

A Harvard biostatistics professor was among the four people who were killed in a fiery car accident in Peterborough, N.H., on Monday, university officials said today.

STEPHEN LAGAKOS Nearly 30 years ago, before the contaminated wells of Woburn spawned books and the movie "A Civil Action,'' community activists visited the Harvard School of Public Health to talk about what they saw happening in their suburban city.

Peterborough Artist's Work Coming to Conservation Center in Concord Concord, NH, October 2, 2009 - Peterborough artist Barbara Busenbark will exhibit her series "Peeking at Our Mountains" from Tuesday, October 13 through Monday, November 30 at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests' Conservation Center in Concord, NH.

WBZ and WCVB are reporting that Wellesley's Stephen Lagakos , his wife Regina and his mother Helen were killed in a two-car, head-on crash on Rte.

Four people were killed in a head-on collision on Route 202 in Peterborough on Monday.