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By ASHLEY SAARI

As Jaffrey plans major renovations downtown as part of the construction of a new roundabout, installations of charging stations for electric vehicles are part of that vision, which would add to the state’s EV charging options.Jaffrey Planning Director...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Towns across the Monadnock region are poised to launch community power programs this year, with several communities taking up the issue during Town Meeting and others rolling out their programs this spring after already gaining approvals.In...

The bile that has spread through national politics came to the Hancock Town Meeting on Saturday. What a pity.We were treated to accusations of voter fraud, intimidation and dirty tricks when the warrant article for community power came to a vote....

Last Saturday, March 18, Hancock held its Town Meeting. Over 150 residents attended, conscious of their civic rights and responsibilities in doing so.It was a lengthy meeting – over five hours -- where differences of opinion were strongly expressed....

By ROWAN WILSON

The Hancock Recreation Committee is holding a spring gear swap on Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hancock Meetinghouse.Recreation Committee member Meghan Gould said this is the second gear swap the committee has held. This past winter,...

The Hancock Woman’s Club, is offering scholarship assistance to adult women who have been residents of Hancock for at least two years.The scholarships are to help adult women begin, change or return to their careers after time spent family-rearing or...

Grand Monadnock Rotary Club is offering scholarships to middle-school-age youth from Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough, Sharon and Temple.These two-week scholarships are for Brantwood Camp for both the boys’...

Music on Norway Pond's collaboration with New England Conservatory continues with an ensemble from its Klezmer Conservatory Band (KCB), which will perform Sunday, March 26, from 4 to 5 p.m. at Hancock Meetinghouse, 47 Main St.The KCB has been a...

By OLIVIA BELANGER

It was standing room only at Hancock’s annual Town Meeting Saturday, with voters eager to discuss the proposed community power plan, which a majority of them approved.The roughly four-hour meeting at the Hancock Meetinghouse garnered 164 of the town’s...

ConVal schools will reopen Friday, March 17, two hours late and with limited bus routes. According to a statement from Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders, many roads are too narrow for buses to travel after Tuesday’s snowstorm, so the district...

A commemorative exhibition to feature the artwork of Numael and Shirley Pulido, titled “Life in Art,” will open March 25 at Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., including an opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m.The exhibit will run through May 3.Both...

STAFF REPORTS

During the nor’easter that dropped more than two feet of snow across the region Tuesday, knocked out power for thousands and postponed elections for two weeks, Monadnock Community Hospital stayed open.The power was out at the hospital, so it ran on...

By ASHLEY SAARI

On Monday, March 6, the Milford District Court ruled that former state Rep. Chris Balch was not guilty of four counts of criminal mischief and four counts of timber trespass.Balch, a Wilton resident, served as a Democratic state representative from...

Staff Reports

Due to the storm projected for Tuesday, towns have postponed their elections to March 28.Antrim, Bennington, New Ipswich, Greenville, Greenfield, Lyndeborough, Mason, Rindge, Jaffrey, Wilton, Sharon, Dublin, Francestown, Hancock, Peterborough and...

HANCOCKMonadnock Hunger Walk is May 6The seventh annual Monadnock Hunger Walk will take place in Hancock ]Saturday, May 6.The walk raises money for local food pantries and programs. Programs that have benefited in previous walks include Antrim Food...

I attended almost every Hancock Historic District Commission meeting since September, watching as the HHDC thoughtfully reviewed the extensive, complicated and ever-changing application from the Hancock Inn submitted by 33 Main Street...

By ASHLEY SAARI and ROWAN WILSON

This year, voters in several towns have the option to adopt the concept of community power, which is aimed at pooling customers’ collective buying power to negotiate the best available electricity rates while also giving individuals more options for...

By BILL FONDA

The name “SB2” comes from the bill that created it, Senate Bill 2 in 1995, and it became the official name for the ballot referendum form of government in 2000.Under SB2, Town Meeting is done over two sessions. The first is the deliberative session,...

Score one for reason.Charles Levesque’s Feb. 23 letter, “Balch had it all wrong”, was thoughtful, clear, and correct. Thankfully, we entrust the management of our forests to trained professionals like Levesque, and not to alleged tree-spiking...

Fifteen years ago, Music on Norway Pond forged a relationship with Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music, and many of the conservatory’s students, young professionals, graduates in their careers and faculty members have shared their artistry with...