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Barrett Hill Road now ‘scenic’

Cabinet News

WILTON – Barrett Hill Road is now designated “scenic,” following a special, petitioned, town meeting on Monday, July 18. Deputy Town Moderator Deb Degan presided. The petition, signed by over 70 residents, asked that the entire length of Barrett Hill Road, from its junction with Burton ...

Arch bridges visible again

Cabinet News

LYNDEBOROUGH – At the request of the Heritage Commission, the road that crosses the two stone arch bridges beside Old Temple Road was cleared of many years of brush by the Highway Department so that people can again walk across them. The arches can be viewed from the new bridge just upstream, ...

Antique telephone switchboard acquired

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WILTON – Fiber optic cables are the current state-of-the-art means of providing home communications, including telephone service and high-speed internet. TDS Telecom has spread that service across most of Wilton and parts of Lyndeborough over the last few years. But before TDS, there was ...

Great American Ribfest set to return July 15-17

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MERRIMACK – After a 2-year absence, the Great American Ribfest & Food Truck Festival will return July 15-17 to Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Merrimack. Ribfest features great BBQ and other foods, great original live music, great beer and great family fun – all to support the Merrimack ...

16th annual Monadnock Trails Week set for July 22-26

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KEENE – Mount Monadnock, which comes originally from the Abenaki Native American word for mountain that stands alone, may stand alone in southwestern New Hampshire, but it is the symbol of the local community, bringing together people near and far. Its prominent presence on the landscape has ...

Health commissioner Lori Shibinette to step down in December

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services, who helped lead the state through the COVID-19 pandemic shortly after she started in 2020, said Wednesday that she is stepping down in December. Lori Shibinette tendered her resignation at ...