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By SARAH HIBBARD PYLE

Most of the articles on the 2024 Francestown Town Warrant Saturday passed with little debate, with the most-spirited discussion being over an article directing the the ConVal School Board to initiate a feasibility study of Francestown’s withdrawal...

By JESSECA TIMMONSand CAMERON CASHMAN

An article that that could have resulted in Francestown Elementary School, Dublin Consolidated School, Pierce School in Bennington and Temple Elementary School closing failed at the ballot box Tuesday, receiving only 45.47% of the vote, when...

The Monadnock Conservancy, in collaboration with the children of Diane and John Schott, has accepted the donation of 216 acres of forest and wetlands in Francestown that will be known as the Kermit A. Schott Forest Preserve.The property includes 1,400...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Francestown has been approved for funds from the state’s Broadband Matching Grant Initiative (BMGI) that will result in fiber internet being available to every address in town.  The town is working with Consolidated Communications (CCI), which...

By LAURA MAFERA

In recent weeks, it has been brought to the attention of members of the ConVal community that Francestown is seriously considering alternatives for their elementary school in light of the proposed closure of FES as part of the School Board’s plan if...

By STEVE CHAMBERLIN

Casting a vote that will change the long-term trajectory of our region requires a foundation of objective, complete data, and a plan subsequently built from that data.Unfortunately, the Prismatic ConVal reconfiguration study does not provide the...

The warrant article to close four of our elementary schools is ill-reasoned and rushed. The argument that it be passed in order to do a real analysis is spurious.I understand the burden the ConVal budget puts on our towns, and in turn on taxpayers,...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Francestown Select Board voted Monday night to include a warrant article requesting the ConVal School Board initiate a feasibility study evaluating the possibility of Francestown withdrawing from the ConVal School District. The Francestown School...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Francestown Select Board will meet Monday night to discuss whether a recent addition to the town warrant, which was submitted one day past the deadline, will go on the ballot in March.The petition warrant article, submitted by Laura Mafera and...

The Francestown Elementary School basketball program, sponsored by the Francestown Recreation Commission, had 18 participants and recently concluded.Students in kindergarten through second grade learned basic skills such as passing, dribbling and...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Francestown Select Board has endorsed a proposed warrant article created by the town’s Community Power Committee to authorize the town to move forward with establishing community power. Community power is a model that allows municipalities to pool...

By MAGGIE BARIBAULT

“If a storm makes you scared or you want the sun to shine, remember it won’t last long. Weather changes all the time,” wrote New Hampshire meteorologist Cyrena Arnold in her 2020 children’s book, “The Weather Story with Frances Fox.”Currently, Arnold...

Francestown Elementary School has partnered with the PTO to bring an after-school enrichment program to students, the Crazy 8's Math Club.Every Monday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., students gather to participate in various math activities. Students are...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

When Kerry and  Scott Christophers sold Hancock’s Seven Maples campground in 2021, they weren’t totally sure what they were going to do with more free time in their schedules.But Kerry had one definite goal in mind – to devote more time to her...

The issue of the ConVal school reconfiguration/consolidation has quickly become a hot topic. There have been a lot of words written and spoken, but few questions have been answered.There have been statements thrown around about tax savings and big...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The availability of high-speed internet has become one of the driving factors in attracting new residents to  settle in the Monadnock region, giving some towns a competitive advantage for people who work or attend school remotely. “People expect it,”...

The Francestown Elementary School community gathers monthly to celebrate growth and learning through its PRIDE meetings.PRIDE meetings were established as a way for the FES school community to come together to celebrate students’ learning successes....

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,...

The ConVal girls and boys track and field teams participated in a meet at Plymouth State Saturday afternoon.  Junior Maxx Telofski finished third in the shot put with a throw of 38-feet, 9-inches. The boys’ 4x400 relay team of Josh Decker, Brody...

By AIDAN BEAROR

After having previously been denied in April, the Francestown 4-H Club received permission to sell lemonade at the Francestown Community Market in May. The group had applied to sell lemonade at the market, but the Francestown Community Market...