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The Francestown Elementary School basketball program, sponsored by the Francestown Recreation Commission, had 18 participants and recently concluded.Students in kindergarten through second grade learned basic skills such as passing, dribbling and...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Francestown Select Board has endorsed a proposed warrant article created by the town’s Community Power Committee to authorize the town to move forward with establishing community power. Community power is a model that allows municipalities to pool...

By MAGGIE BARIBAULT

“If a storm makes you scared or you want the sun to shine, remember it won’t last long. Weather changes all the time,” wrote New Hampshire meteorologist Cyrena Arnold in her 2020 children’s book, “The Weather Story with Frances Fox.”Currently, Arnold...

Francestown Elementary School has partnered with the PTO to bring an after-school enrichment program to students, the Crazy 8's Math Club.Every Monday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., students gather to participate in various math activities. Students are...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

When Kerry and  Scott Christophers sold Hancock’s Seven Maples campground in 2021, they weren’t totally sure what they were going to do with more free time in their schedules.But Kerry had one definite goal in mind – to devote more time to her...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The availability of high-speed internet has become one of the driving factors in attracting new residents to  settle in the Monadnock region, giving some towns a competitive advantage for people who work or attend school remotely. “People expect it,”...

The Francestown Elementary School community gathers monthly to celebrate growth and learning through its PRIDE meetings.PRIDE meetings were established as a way for the FES school community to come together to celebrate students’ learning successes....

REGIONLeague schedules meet-and-greet with officialsThe Peterborough Plus unit of the League of Women Voters will hold a meet-and-greet with elected officials representing Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock,...

The ConVal girls and boys track and field teams participated in a meet at Plymouth State Saturday afternoon.  Junior Maxx Telofski finished third in the shot put with a throw of 38-feet, 9-inches. The boys’ 4x400 relay team of Josh Decker, Brody...

By ROWAN WILSON

Paula Kay Kerouac taught a painting class in the dining room at the Blue Bear Inn on Wednesday night. The class painted snowy owls using a reference photo of a painting that Kerouac created. As the students worked on painting in their owls, Kay...

By ROWAN WILSON

Andrew Timmins, bear biologist at New Hampshire Fish and Game, said there are currently around 6,800 black bears living in the state.Bears exist in every part of New Hampshire except for the immediate Seacoast. The Lakes Region and White Mountains...

The following is a list of trick-or-treat times for Halloween.Antrim – 5 to 8 p.m., Oct. 31.Bennington – 5 to 7 p.m., Oct. 31. Stop by Town Hall, the fire station or the library for a special treat.Dublin – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31.Francestown – 6...

By SCOTT MERRILL

Three Democratic candidates made an evening stop at the home of Judy and Bob Bitterli in Francestown Oct. 15 to get their messages out to voters and raise money. The candidates who spoke and answered questions were state Senator and gubernatorial...

The following events will be taking place to commemorate Independence Day.Antrim – Festivities will be at the bandstand July 4, starting with coffee, tea and baked goods at 8:30 a.m. Yankee Doodle and the Dandies will perform at 9 a.m. The raising of...

Margaret Nelson, executive director of The River Center in Peterborough, received the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits’ New Hampshire Impact Award during the organization’s Nonprofit Impact Celebration.The award honors nonprofit employees for...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Several roads in Jaffrey and Peterborough remained partially closed into Monday, as road crews attempted to deal with storm damage, flooding, and major washouts from torrential rains on Saturday night into Sunday.Lee and Harvey Sawyer,...

 The Old Meeting House of Francestown proudly presents Marybeth MacKay and Jonah Bobo in an open air concert on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 4 p.m.MacKay and Bobo will be playing and singing Americana-style music and pop favorites. Bobo plays Mandolin, banjo,...