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By JESSECA TIMMONS

An online forum and follow-up online survey for residents of the ConVal School District opened Monday and continues through Friday, giving residents another chance to weigh in on possible school district reconfiguration options after the recent series...

On Saturday, Oct. 28, from 7 to 10 p.m., the Francestown Recreation Department is hosting a family friendly community Halloween dance at Town Hall, 27 Main St.Admission is $10 per adult, with children under the age of 18 admitted free. Refreshments of...

Rosemary Conroy, a contemporary painter, will celebrate her 20th anniversary of being a full-time artist with an open studio at 74-B Main St. in Francestown Saturday, Oct. 28, and Sunday, Oct. 29, from noon to 4 p.m. each day.Conroy, who was named one...

Fall is always the busiest time of year in Greenfield! The Oak Park Committee is hard at work organizing the third annual Pumpkin Fest on Oct. 28, with a rain date of Oct. 29. Pumpkin Fest has been a huge success, drawing hundreds of people in past...

100+ Women Who Care Monadnock, a local giving circle, will hold its quarterly meeting Thursday, Oct. 19, at ConVal High School.Registration opens at 6 p.m., and the meeting begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. Visitors and those considering membership are...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

During a community forum Wednesday at Francestown Elementary School conducted by Prismatic, the educational consulting firm hired by the ConVal School Board to address under-enrollment in the district’s schools, Lee Davis, a business owner whose...

By SARAH HIBBARD PYLE

On Sept. 21, the Francestown Zoning Board of Adjustment denied Richard Lawrence’s variance application for property located on Davis Lane in a 5-0 vote.Lawrence was looking for relief from the 400-foot front setback required for back lots and the...

Local reptile rescue nonprofit Morphs and Milestones brought their Animal Ambassadors to the Francestown Community Market on Friday.Guests at the market got to interact with Cheeto, a 10-year-old corn snake who came to the nonprofit after his family...

By AIDAN BEAROR

Ari Levine, the head of the town’s Community Power Committee (CPC), emphasized the importance of community participation in an upcoming survey during a presentation to the Francestown Select Board Monday.The Community Power Committee was formed in...

Monadnock Community Hospital’s 27th recent annual Fall Foliage Golf Classic at Crotched Mountain Golf Club in Francestown featured 133 players and raised more than $81,000.Funds raised annually through the tournament contribute to MCH’s Financial...

Brigham Boice of Peterborough, Liam Harrison of Dublin and Riley Momenee of Francestown were named to the Champlain College dean's list for achieving a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher in the spring 2023 semester.

By BEN CONANT

The ConVal volleyball team didn't play to its full potential in Tuesday's three-set loss to visiting Milford, but even after last year's team raised the bar for program success, coach Amanda Hinton said this group could exceed expectations yet...

The Francestown Improvement & Historical Society (FIHS) hosted the town’s 105th Labor Day celebration Monday, featuring the Francestown Five Road Race, sales, arts and crafts and music before a parade capped off the day’s activities.Money raised over...

The Francestown Improvement & Historical Society (FIHS) will be hosting its annual 105th Labor Day celebration on Sept. 4 with activities and events. The day begins with the Francestown Five Road Race. Registration is by the Old Meeting House and...

By BILL FONDA

Francestown Community Market hosts inaugural Children’s Market

By AIDAN BEAROR

The Francestown Select Board has established Community Power Committee (CPC), a step toward giving the town the ability to negotiate electricity prices as a municipality with the goal of lowering the cost of utilities and increasing renewable...

By AIDAN BEAROR

Tom Kirlin, Francestown’s representative of the ConVal School Board, emphasized in a Select Board meeting Monday night that if residents want a say in the future of Francestown Elementary School, they will need to participate in the study being...

By AIDAN BEAROR

Before the next Zoning Board hearing on two applications for variances on a Davis Lane property Sept. 21, applicant Richard Lawrence, members of his family and neighbors, as well as members of the Francestown ZBA conducted a walk-through on the...

By AIDAN BEAROR

The Francestown Select Board approved a $200,000 emergency expenditure Monday to repair the recent hazardous materials leak at the transfer station, $46,000 higher than the initial figure proposed by Town Administrator Jamie Pike.A mercury spill in...

On Sunday Aug. 27, from 4 to 5 p.m., the Francestown Old Meeting House will host North River Music as the final installment of this year’s “Sundays at 4” event series.A New Hampshire-based group, North River Music is an Americana band that plays...