Crews responded to a third-alarm fire in Mason, which started in the barn and spread to the house, causing the occupants to escape and resulting in the destruction of the barn and heavy damage to the ...

New Hampshire childcare providers face financial challenges as a contract for professional development services is rejected, impacting program funding.

Greenville is continuing a pilot program to control corrosion in its water system after elevated lead levels were found in tap water samples, and residents are advised to flush taps and test their ...

In honor of Flag Day, the local Mary Varnum Platts-Peterborough Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution distributed flags to kindergarten and first-grade students at four area schools. The ...

Local band Eyes of Age will perform a free concert on the Hancock common on July 16 as part of the Hancock Summer Concert series. The performance will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. In the event of rain ...

View of the crime scene from Grove Street with a police car and crime lab truck outside the house. Credit: KIERA MCLAUGHLIN / Ledger-Transcript Sign up for the Transcript's daily newsletter and get ...

A mated pair of common loons on Contoocook Lake have welcomed a new baby chick. The family has been spotted with the chick, only a few weeks old, traveling together as they fish for minnows. Currently ...

The Peterborough Town Library will host a presentation by speaker Meg Mott titled “How the Constitution Helps Us to Disagree” on Saturday, July 18, at 10:30 a.m. The discussion will explore how the ...

The Jaffrey Civic Center will host “Drawing Portraits,” a multi-week drawing class instructed by Marylise Reilly. Sessions take place on Fridays, July 10, 17, and 24. The program is designed to ...

The off-duty Peterborough police officer associated with the recent fatal shooting on Sunday returned home. On Tuesday, the Peterborough Police Department escorted him back to Grove Street from the ...

Sign up for the Transcript's daily newsletter and get essential news each day. The Jaffrey Public Library hosted wildlife educator Lydia Wagner of Wildlife Encounter ...

Independent candidate Tim Coffin has submitted signatures well above the required threshold to qualify for the November ballot in the New Hampshire State Representative District 27 race, pending ...