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This spring, billions of migratory birds are working their way back to their breeding grounds in the United States and Canada, and they need your help. If this familiar mantra falls flat, perhaps consider doing so for your own health and well-being.

By DAVID ALLEN

Hancock is moving forward with efforts to study consolidation of local police departments.

The Hancock Town Library will feature "Paintings & Photographs" by Rachel Thorne Germond from April 19 through May 28 in the Daniels Room. An opening reception will be held Saturday, April 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m.

By DAVID ALLEN

Change is afoot at the Hancock Market, but with an air of familiarity.

Hancock Town Library will host "You Must Read This!" Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Carrie and Jeff Reder’s Hancock home has quite a history. At the end of their driveway, an old wooden sign reads simply “The Lodge.”   

Music on Norway Pond will present American pianist Evren Ozel Sunday, April 13, at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Hancock, 47 Main St. The concert is part of an ongoing partnership with the New England Conservatory of Music, where Ozel is currently a candidate in the Artist Diploma program.

A presentation on the history of the Hancock meetinghouses will take place Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the first-floor meeting room of the Hancock Meetinghouse.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hancock resident Henry Ditlow, a senior at High Mowing School in Wilton, launched Hancock’s first seed library Saturday at Hancock Town Library.

We are off to France to visit a son and his family, who were relocated by his company at the end of August for a stint at headquarters in Paris. What a project getting four people, inclusive of two children, ages 4 and 1, plus two dogs and most of the furniture across the Atlantic.

My niece Alex recently moved in with us. Very much a meat eater (and city dweller), as well as an excellent cook, Alex decided to leap into her aunt’s and uncle’s slightly off-the-beaten-path lifestyle and embrace a vegan diet. She also committed to working in the vegetable garden with us this season and is excited to create meals with freshly picked ingredients.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hancock author Susie Spikol launched her newest book, “Forest Magic for Kids: How to Find Fairies, Make a Secret Fort and Cook Up and Elfin Picnic,” with a reading Tuesday night at the Harris Center for Conservation Education. 

By DAVID ALLEN

A new private foundation looking to support classical education has identified a local charter school as a model for other schools that it might support.

Author Betsy Small will present “Before Before: A Story of Discovery and Loss in Sierra Leone” on Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., Hancock.

After narrowly missing last year, and a severe injury to a team member’s son, Kim Bergeron of Dublin and Jean-Pierre “JP” Bernier of Hancock completed the Pro Class of the Iron Dog race in Alaska.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hancock’s Music on Norway Pond may be the only concert series in the country offering a free ticket for any adult bringing a child to a performance.

By DAVID ALLEN

Hancock Police Chief Tom Horne had what seemed a novel answer to a question at Saturday’s “Cookies with the Chief” session at Hancock Town Library. 

By EMMA KLUGE

The “Alpine Start” is a revered tradition in hiking circles. Hiking guides, outdoor forums and trail reviews ooze with the same advice – arrive early, and have your boots on the trail by sunup. 

Annual Town Meeting season has come and gone, just as warming temperatures and bouts of rain have converted the snow into runoff along the roads and through the woods.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Cold temperatures, icy conditions and a 1,000-pound animal that is not eager to have its feet worked on – just another day at the office for farrier Emily Henderson of Hancock.

Artist and author Christine Destrempes will read from her memoir "Unconditioned" on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in the Daniels Room at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.