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New York Times best-selling author Joyce Maynard will speak Wednesday Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Daniels Room of the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.Over her 50 -year career, Maynard has published hundreds of essays as well as 18 books, both fiction...

Notice has been given by the nice people that handle the in and out of our dock that the time for out is upon us. Beginning in another couple of weeks, they will start making the rounds to button up the shoreline for winter.This is usually when...

The Steven W. Crowe Foundation has named Hancock native William Callif and Peterborough resident Steven Smith to its board of directors.The foundation, a nonprofit organization, focuses on the education, health, welfare and athletics in the ConVal...

Anna McGuiness of Hancock, Jennah Harvey of Jaffrey, Lillian Stapelfeld of Temple and Gwen Inglis of West Peterborough were named to the 2023 spring semester dean's list at Simmons University in Boston.To qualify for dean's list status, undergraduate...

The following students were named to the dean's list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year:-- Meredith Partridge of Mason, who is in the biology program.-- Quinn Kelley of Peterborough, who is in...

Nicholas DiNino of Hancock was named to Ithaca College's spring 2023 dean's list.

It was July, the sun was finally shining, and I had no more excuses not to hike Mount Monadnock. As a recent transplant to the area, climbing Monadnock felt like an inevitable rite of passage. A requirement more than a desire.When I finally traversed...

The Hancock Town Library presents a concert by Monadnock Blend Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. at the Hancock Meetinghouse 47 Main St.Monadnock Blend is a group of 12 men who sing four- to six-part a cappella music. They sing music from classical to...

On Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., will present a talk on archaeoastronomy with Martha Yates.Archaeoastronomy is the study of methods used by ancient cultures for following solstices, equinoxes and other celestial...

Music on Norway Pond’s adult choral ensemble, the Norway Pond Festival Singers, starts rehearsals for the new singing year this month and welcomes new singers.The women of the Festival Singers begin Thursday, Sept. 21, and rehearse weekly from 12:15...

I feel sure the hummingbirds were gone by the end of August last summer. But here we are, getting close to the autumnal equinox, Sept. 23, and two of them (the Humphreys we call them, as in Humphrey the hummingbird, since we have names for everything...

Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., will host mah jongg classes with Susan Geer  Tuesdays. Sept. 19 and 26 and Oct. 3 and 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Daniels RoomThe library will be hosting a beginner class for those who would like to learn the game...

Hancock resident and certified Medicare counselor Sue MacKillop will guide attendees through Medicare’s open enrollment Thursday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Daniels Room of Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.Open enrollment is Oct. 15 to Dec 7. Every...

By AIDAN BEAROR

The Harris Center for Conservation and Education unveiled a new modeling software being used to combat falling kestrel populations nationally and regionally during an update on the American Kestrel Partnership Tuesday night. Presented on Zoom to 20...

Watercolor artist Francelia Clark of Hancock has gathered a couple decades of her work for an exhibit titled “Joy,” which will run from Sept. 2 through Oct. 11 at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.  There will be an opening reception Saturday,...

The Harris Center for Conservation Education will host a native plant sale on their grounds on Wednesday, Sept. 6, from noon to 4 p.m., featuring plants grown by Fassett Farm Nursery in Jaffrey.“It’s exciting to have a native-plant grower in the...

By AIDAN BEAROR

The Hancock Inn will be back before the Historic District Commission Oct. 10 after no verdict was reached Tuesday night due to a proposed metal fence on the property.Boston-based purchased the inn, located at 33 Main St., from Jarvis and Marcia Coffin...

The white wood aster is blooming, generally the last plant of the season around the property to issue its flowers, white daisy-like creations with a pale yellow center.For years, I mowed them down or weed-whacked them. They grew around the edges of...

As part of its Old Home Days celebration, Hancock hosted the Betty Pels Run for the Honey Saturday, a 5K road race and Fun Run for children. The race is named in honor of Betty Pels, who directed the race for many years along with her family.The top...

Hancock Old Home Days will take place on Hancock Town Common, 50 Main St., Friday, Aug. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 19, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.Friday is the weekend kickoff, featuring an ice cream social, food trucks and concert with Russell...