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Here we go, another presidential election year, and you may be around the kitchen table at night discussing what needs fixing. How about we start with breakfast?My wife and I are just off the road from a drive to Louisville to visit our son, who works...

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,...

By PHIL BROWN

Half a century ago, Meade Cadot (former director and now naturalist emeritus at the Harris Center for Conservation Education) brought National Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) to Hancock and Peterborough for its inaugural year.Meade described the...

A flash of orange streaks across the meadow – a red fox, like a starburst in the snow.Its fur shimmers in the early morning light as I stand shivering in my December layers, envious of the fox and its luxurious coat. I wish I were covered head to toe...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hillsborough Superior Court – North has decided in favor of the Town of Hancock in the matter of a ZBA hearing over a proposed aluminum fence at the Hancock Inn.Hancock Inn owners 33 Main Street, LLC, represented in court by Todd Enright and attorney...

Music on Norway Pond held its annual holiday family concert, “Goodness and Light,” Saturday at Hancock’s First Congregational Church. The event featured Norway Pond Festival Singers and the young singers of Jr. Mints, with guest artists the Anything...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Anyone looking to give the gift of local art this holiday season can look to Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.The library is running a silent art auction through Saturday, Dec. 16 in the Daniels Room. Patrons and members of the public can view the art...

Thank you to Eversource, which was back again for the second week in a row to restore our power, this time at 2:30 in the morning.We have a generator that comes on automatically under the circumstances, but you could easily miss noticing it sound...

Music on Norway Pond’s annual holiday family concert “Goodness and Light,” will be Saturday, Dec. 16, at 4 p.m. in Hancock’s First Congregational Church, 47 Main St.Guest artists are the Anything Goes Trio with Jazimina MacNeil, Marji Gere and Dan...

The Friends of the Hancock Town Library will host a silent auction of artwork Dec. 2 to 16 at the library, 25 Main St.There will be an opening reception in the Daniels Room on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. The auction will include paintings,...

Poet and author Charles Coe will offer a special holiday program Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. in the Daniels Room of the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.Coe will read his own poetry and prose and that of others, including a Hanukkah short story by Isaac...

HANCOCKArt auction benefits FriendsAn art auction to benefit the Friends of the Hancock Town Library will open Dec. 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Daniels Room of the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.During the Dec. 2 event, people can view the art, have...

Isabelle Laskey-Rigrod of Hancock, Oliver Ellerkamp of Peterborough and Natalie Lafleur of Peterborough graduated from the University of Vermont.Laskey-Rigrod graduated with a bachelor's in molecular genetics. Ellerkamp of Peterborough graduated with...

By BILL FONDA

When Rockingham County Superior Court Judge David Ruoff ruled Monday in favor of the ConVal Regional School District and its co-plaintiffs that the state’s system for funding education is unconstitutional, he wrote that the current base adequacy...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hancock’s 34 Main pop-up shop may not be exactly what someone would expect to find in a classic New England village.Walking into the preserved 1801 barn next door to the Hancock Market, one might expect to see braided rugs, bottles of maple syrup or...

We will collect our fresh turkey from the local market and dry-brine it. This means rubbing it inside and out with a concoction of kosher salt and spices and popping it in the refrigerator, uncovered, until Thursday morning. The arid environment of...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hancock Inn owner 33 Main Street, LLC. and the Town of Hancock have both filed post-hearing briefs with the Superior Court of New Hampshire following an Oct. 17 hearing in Manchester.33 Main Street, LLC, represented in court by Todd Enright and...

The holiday season kicked off in Hancock Saturday with the annual Hancock Woman’s Club Holiday Craft Fair.Local artists, crafters, cooks and makers filled the vestry and the meeting room at the Hancock Meetinghouse. The craft fair is alocal tradition...

First Congregational Church of Hancock, 47 Main St., will hold its Tempting Tastes celebration Saturday, Nov. 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the vestry.Appetizers, hors d’oeuvres and desserts will accompany an auction. For $10, guests can buy tickets...

Seven artists will visually honor their connections to the Monadnock region’s farmland and the farming way of life through an exhibit at the Jaffrey Civic Center from Nov. 10 to Dec. 16. An opening reception with refreshments will be held Friday,...