Peterborough News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

"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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.