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Published: 4/19/2021 3:39:34 PM Jaffrey residents will conclude its 2021 Town Meeting in person this Saturday, carrying on last year’s solution to avoiding large gatherings with another drive-in meeting. Jaffrey has already held its general elections for town positions and zoning amendments on March 9, and will continue the rest of the business meeting, including the town budget and other warrant articles, in the parking lot of the Hope Fellowship Church in Jaffrey on Saturday at 9 a.m. “It’s the same format as last year,” Town Manager Jon Frederick said in an interview Monday. “The...

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Jaffrey’s Contoocook Beach will be smaller and unstaffed this summer.  Last year, the Select Board agreed to close the roadway leading to and from the beach for safety, but not to bring in sand to cover the roadway –  as the town had in previous years –  which typically doubles the size of the available beach. The decision was made last year in hopes of discouraging out-of-town visitors who were flocking to local beaches and swimming holes. The board decided to continue that practice this year, voting during its most recent meeting to still close the road...

Love, murder and reflection: January, February reads This month's book reviews include "The Lovely Bones," "The Green Mile," "Rebecca," "The I-94 Murders" and Alex Trebek's 2020 autobiography published shortly before his death. 1:00 pm, Mar. 3, 2021 × Theresa Bourke / Brainerd Dispatch I’ve always enjoyed reading but haven’t always devoted as much time to it as I’d like. The last couple years, though, I’ve been trying to make it through more of the dozens of unread books that sit on my shelves. I set a goal in 2020 to read 25 books. I didn’t quite make it, so...

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Published: 2/3/2021 5:16:38 PM The Jaffrey Select Board has approved 2.5 percent raises for police for the next two years. During its meeting Tuesday evening, the board approved a three-year collective bargaining contract for the town’s police officers, which includes set pay increases for 2022 and 2023. Police salaries are expected to stay at current levels for 2021, according to Town Manager Jon Frederick, as police already received a 2 percent pay increase at the start of the year. The contract ratified by Selectmen Tuesday guarantees a 2.5 percent increase fo...

Frank Weber is a forensic psychologist specializing in homicide, sexual assault and domestic abuse cases. Written By: Brainerd Dispatch | × Author Frank Weber Author Frank Weber will appear virtually Monday, Jan. 4, for the Brainerd Public Library’s Brown Bag Lunch author visits. Weber will present from noon to 1 p.m. as a live event on the Friends of the Brainerd Public Library Facebook page at Weber will discuss his latest crime novel, “Lying Close.” It is a novel about a hunting accident, a rural home break-in and the disappearance of a teen all occur in a 30-mile stretch of rura...