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Hancock Elementary School students enjoyed the nice weather on the playground Wednesday.

By ROWAN WILSON

The state’s Recreational Trails Program is accepting applications in New Hampshire for grant money to be used to maintain public trails.New Hampshire is allotted about $1.2 million each year from the federal government to fund the program, and it has...

By ROWAN WILSON

Members of Francestown’s 4-H club – a group of girls ages 9 to 12 – will be able to sell freshly squeezed lemonade at the Francestown Community Market this coming season.The group had applied to sell lemonade at the market, but the Francestown...

ConVal High School science teacher Carol Young ]was chosen from hundreds of applicants to take part in an eight-day Ecology Project International (EPI) event in Costa Rica from April 22 to 29.Young and her peers will work at a field research station...

The ConVal girls' lacrosse team opened its season with a 12-7 loss to John Stark Monday. Abby Lussier scored four goals for ConVal, and Lydia Cleveland recorded 12 saves. The Cougars a in action next on Thursday, when it travels to Timberlane Regional...

By JOSH ROGERS

A trial centered on claims made by 17 school districts that the state is failing to meet its obligation to provide an adequate education is now underway in Rockingham County Superior Court.At issue in the case is whether what the state of New...

Yankee humorist Fred Marple will return to the Hancock Congregational Church vestry, 47 Main St., Saturday, April 15 at 7:30 pm.Marple will bring the latest news from his home town of Frost Heaves, including a report on the winter carnival, the...

Bear biologist Andrew Timmins from New Hampshire Fish and Game will present “Bears in New Hampshire” Wednesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in the Daniels Room at Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.Timmins will provide an update on current bear population...

Hancock Town Library’s literary Peeps diorama contest is on.Participants are asked to get crafty with Peeps marshmallows to create a scene from their favorite books, and Library Director Amy Markus is thrilled by the entry turnout this year.A total of...

By MADDIE CARPENTIERE

The Conant and ConVal baseball teams scrimmaged at Franklin Pierce University Friday.When asked how he felt Conant’s season would go, coach Aric LeClair said the team would have its ups and downs this year because they’re going to be young.“But I...

By ROWAN WILSON

Antrim’s planning and community boards are holding a two-day Community Vision Event Friday, April 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to noon.Planning Board Chair Mark Murdough said the board is updating the master plan this year,...

We are back from a 10-day trip to Israel with a church group pulled together from parishes in Boston, New York and Nashville. The link between the churches is the priest who organized the trip back in 2021, just as we were hoping COVID was retreating,...

By ROWAN WILSON

At the Francestown Select Board meeting on Monday, Town Administrator Jamie Pike started a discussion about the March 14 snowstorm and “what went right and what went wrong.” He suggested that the emergency operation plan needs an update. “There’s...

By ROWAN WILSON

Team Inconceivable will be heading to the New England First District Championship in Springfield, Mass., this weekend, where their 95-pound robot Sylvester will be put to a major test.The Peterborough-based team has been designing Sylvester since...

By ROWAN WILSON

The 11th annual Poetry Gathering at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., is scheduled for Saturday, April 22, from 2 to 4 p.m.Everyone is welcome, and anyone who would like to bring a poem to read aloud will have a chance to share. The gathering is...

Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., will present “Stump the Gardener!” with Allison Kerwin Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m.Participants can ask Kerwin questions about their gardens. She has a degree in ornamental horticulture and landscape design, and in...

Entries in the Hancock Town Library’s literary Peeps diorama contest are on display.The library, 25 Main St. sponsors the annual contest, in which people create a scene from their favorite book using a shoebox and marshmallow Peeps and whatever else...

Friends of the Stephenson Memorial Library is sponsoring a presentation on the Titanic from amateur historian and collector Will Kindler of Wilton Thursday, April 13, at 7 p.m. at the library, 761 Forest Road.Kindler will present some rarely told...

The sanctuary at United Church of Jaffrey, 54 Main St., will be open from noon to 3 p.m. on Good Friday, April 7, for personal reflection.The church’s Easter service will be Sunday, April 9, at 10 a.m., with special music. The church’s Sacred Ally...

Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., will host the annual poetry gathering Saturday, April 22, from 2 to 4 p.m.People are invited to bring originals and favorites. Chaz Beaulieu will perform on the flute, and there will be light refreshments.This is the...