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I am something of a content junkie. It borders on hoarding. It may be out-and-out hoarding, who knows?It is some sort of condition, for sure, because I am faced with clearing out the piles of subscriptions, online and print, that are stacked up around...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Hancock Historic District Commission approved several proposed alterations to the Hancock Inn at a public forum Tuesday night – potentially paving the way for the inn to reopen this summer.Craig Hastings, the inn’s director of hospitality, said...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Friends of the late Dick Nevell of Hancock remember him for his love of music, a love through which he made many friends in the Monadnock region and around the world.Nevell, who died May 12 at the age of 76 at Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough, was...

On Friday, May 31, at 7 p.m., Hancock Town Library will host a 205th birthday celebration for Walt Whitman.The Spifflicated Readers will present Whitman’s “Song of Myself”. The four readers – Jane Eklund, Henry Walters, Sy Montgomery and Howard...

These days, it’s getting harder and harder to remove ourselves from technology.Our phones buzz, watches beep and – in the not-so-distant future – our glasses will light up with text messages, emails and notifications for this, that or the other thing....

Sabria Arsenault of Rindge, Brigham Boice of Peterborough, Liam Harrison of Dublin,  Riley Momenee of Francestown and Samuel Sussman of Hancock were named to the Champlain College dean's list for achieving a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher in the...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Hancock Select Board has decided not to accept the Hancock Inn’s offer to pave about 80 feet of Tombstone Territory, the short street between the inn and the Hancock Town Library that leads to Norway Plain Cemetery.While the board appreciated the...

As an undergraduate in New Haven, Conn., who directly experienced the campus unrest during the 1960s, I totally agree with what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said about the very similar events the United States is currently experiencing today.In saying...

I support women’s reproductive rights, so I am alarmed by the reversal of Roe v. Wade, but I think that the topic of abortion is a distraction from the current risk to all women’s rights.I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the Dobbs decision...

The Staycation special section from the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and Concord Monitor has information about summer activities in New Hampshire, including nature activities from the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock and the Park...

Jason Bergeron of Dublin, Perrine Holmberg of Hancock, Meara McClusky of Peterborough, Avery Pope of Peterborough, Elijah White of Peterborough, Reid Wilson of Francestown and James Wolpe of Dublin were named to the dean’s list at St. Lawrence...

Madeline Rugg of Hancock, Meredith Partridge of Mason, Lillian Rennie of Rindge, Ben Gebhardt of Wilton and Owen Gebhardt of Wilton were named to the dean's list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic...

Kelley Akerley of Hancock was named to the Kalamazoo College winter 2024 dean's list. Dean's list recognition is earned with a grade-point average of 3.5 or better.

Alison Asaff of Jaffrey, Thomas Bock of Francestown and Taya Kerwin of Hancock were named to the University of Rhode Island fall 2023 dean's list.To be included on the dean's list, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter...

By CAMERON CASHMAN

The Hancock Select Board took a preliminary step toward funding the cleanup and maintenance of the Old Railroad Trail running from South Elmwood Road to Cavender Road in Hancock through a grant from the Recreational Trail Program offered by New...

The Farm at Wolf Pine Hollow in Hancock is hosting its 2024 TulipFête event through May 12.The event allows visitors to admire and pick from a variety of multicolored tulips. Admission is free, but attendees must reserve a parking spot on the Farm at...

On Tuesday, May 7, at 7 p.m., the Historical Society of Hancock will present “Covered Bridges Near Hancock, Past and Present” with Kim Varney Chandler at the society building, 7 Main St.New Hampshire is home to over 61 covered bridges, 46 of which are...

I have on my food critic’s hat today, although I am not about to start criticizing anyone’s cooking. I am thinking about the upcoming growing season, about the availability of local produce and vivid colors on the plate.At the same time, I am thinking...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

ConVal district administrators, Select Board members and School Board representatives from each of the district’s nine towns have begun the process of withdrawal feasibility studies for Dublin and Francestown, with a deadline of Nov. 1.“This is a...

Hancock Town Library visitors familiar with the paper sculptures hanging at the front desk in the library can learn how to make them with the artist who made them, Hancock’s Kate Corr Frame, Saturday, April 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the...

By STATE REP. MOLLY HOWARD

A recent Google search informed me that New Hampshire students rank sixth in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report, with similar results on other sites.That’s pretty good, considering New Hampshire ranks 50th in public school funding,...