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In This Issue
Pats Peak announces the opening of Cascade Basin
Pats Peak has announced the opening of a new triple chair lift called the Cascade Basin Triple Chair. It brings the number of chairlifts to six, giving Pats Peak the largest uphill capacity in the region. This new lift serves its own network of trails in…
Hopkinton approves teachers’ contract
The School Board and the Hopkinton Education Association have both ratified a new four-year teachers contract that would offer night and weekend classes for students, a higher starting salary for teachers and savings in health care costs for the district. The contract allows teachers to offer night and weekend classes in their regular…
White Birch makes Interim Director permanent
The Board of Directors of White Birch Community Center is pleased to announce Marc McMurphy of Henniker as the Center’s new Executive Director. Marc and his wife, Michele, have made Henniker their home for the past 19 years where they…
Henniker students learn of Nelson Mandela
Henniker Community School Fourth Grade Teacher Caroline Morono was listening to NPR on the way to work last week when she heard all of the reports about Nelson Mandela’s death. “I couldn’t shake the importance of the loss of such an unforgettable leader. I knew I had to create a time that I could touch on the subject of Mandela with my class and I did at the end of the…
The Grapevine presents Guiding Good Choices
According to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the percentage of New Hampshire teens who drink alcohol more than doubles from 19% freshmen year to 49% by senior year. And yet by senior year 51% of teens are still choosing…
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