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The FitzMurphys – who call themselves “Southern New Hampshire’s happiest classic folk/rock/pop/Celtic acoustic duo” – will hit the Hancock Town Common Aug. 1 as part of the Hancock Summer Concert Series.Rick Fitzgerald and Brian Murphy are an acoustic...

Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., will present an Instagram tools and tips workshop with Nanette Perrotte, Tuesday, July 23, at 7 p.m.In this participatory one-hour workshop, participants can use their phones to learn and try out new tips and tricks...

Close your eyes and picture a bird’s nest.Did you imagine a cup built of twigs or grasses, perched on the branch of a tree? When it comes to bird nests, trees get all the attention, but nests come in all shapes, sizes and locations.Bobolinks nest on...

hancockAcoustic Blues Revue coming to gazeboGuitarists Wendy Keith and Skip Philbrick will join forces as Acoustic Blues Revue, playing on the common at the Hancock Gazebo July 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. They’ll be accompanied by Ramsey Thomas on stand-up...

Now that the 2024 legislative session is a wrap, our tireless House representatives deserve our thanks.During 2023-2024, they have walked barefoot in the snow to Concord, uphill both ways, to represent Granite Staters fairly and intelligently. They...

In the last two weeks, I have had to slam on my brakes a couple of times exiting our driveway.Most recently, following someone to town who had been visiting us, I had to wait for two cars to pass before I could pull in behind. We regard that as...

Monadnock Music will hold its annual Progressive Garden Party Saturday, July 13, from noon to 4 p.m., with a rain date of July 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Sites are Rosaly’s Farmstand in Peterborough, Cornucopia Project Educational Farm in...

The local roots band Tattoo, featuring the husband-and-wife duo of Fred Simmons and Leslie Vogel, will perform Thursday, July 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the Hancock Town Common.Tattoo was formed in the late 1970s in California, then moved to Oregon...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

When it comes to running a successful farmers’ market, organizers Meghan Gould and Jessica Quinn say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”The Hancock Artisans and Farmers Market has returned for its second year since its revitalization in 2023, and...

People who are considering eating more plant-based foods sometimes worry about getting enough protein.Fear not! From Dr. Michael Greger’s “How Not to Age”: “Those eating strictly plant-based diets average about 20% more protein than the recommended...

The recipient of this year’s Hancock Woman’s Club Scholarship, Leah Stahmann, is an engineer studying for a master’s degree in biodiversity, wildlife and ecosystem health from the University of Edinburgh.Her goal is to refocus her career on restoring,...

Last week, we sat on the porch as it was getting dark listening to the sound of rolling thunder. The atmosphere was unsettled after a week of scorching heat. Rain came down in sheets, carrying away the driveway gravel with it. Towering thunderclouds...

By STATE REP. MOLLY HOWARD

It is currently popular to equate U.S. politics with “culture wars,” by experience as a New Hampshire state representative is not of war and hardly includes much semblance of culture.If we set aside the shorthand of the press echo chamber and examine...

Jazz saxophonist Paul Klemperer will perform from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, in a concert sponsored by the DubHub – outdoors if weather permits, indoors if not.Attendees can bring lawn chairs and picnics, and the DubHub hopes to be able to...

On Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. Hancock Town Library will present “Wildlife Encounters ~ Junior Zookeeper Encounter!”This event for the family features seven animals selected by the staff at Wildlife Encounters in Barrington. Participants won’t...

Please don’t honk at me. I’m the car stopped extra long at the intersection of routes 101 and 202 in Peterborough.I’m car bird-watching, and I’m shocked that not more cars have lingered at the light to watch the family of European starlings, nesting...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Hancock is tracking at about the 50% mark on all of its financial accounts in 2024 so far, the Select Board learned during a budget review with Town Administrator Jonathan Coyne on Monday.The town’s 2024 revenue to date was higher than was expected,...

It is a sensitive time right now, waiting to see which plants will emerge and do well this season, and which will not. My attention is primarily on our tomato babies (as we have been calling them). We started a dozen from seed in the kitchen window in...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

According to nature photographer Frank Gorga of Antrim, equipment and technique are only a small part of the process of taking great photographs.“With nature photography, it’s all about how to approach your subject. It is as much fieldcraft as it is...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

On Monday, 28 teams paddled their way around Norway Pond in Hancock for Avenue A Teen and Community Center’s second Blindfolded Boat Race.The event drew a crowd of residents from Hancock and surrounding towns, who filled the town beach for a chance to...