‘Real family business’: Jaffrey Subway closes, owner retires after 32 years

By: KIERA McLAUGHLIN

Outlets: Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Published: November 3, 2026

Words: 347

Last Updated: 5 days, 20 hours ago

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Nancy Monette has been a vegetarian for over five decades, and for 32 of those years, she owned Subway restaurants.

The franchise became a fast-food haven when her daughter started working at a Subway in Athol, Mass. Instead of the McDonald’s plain bun and cheese, Monette had a selection of vegetables at the Subway counter.

“I loved it, as a vegetarian,” Monette said.

After three decades, the Jaffrey location was her last restaurant; it closed Oct. 20 after …

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