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By DAVID ALLEN

Three residents of Hancock will help the town decide whether to consolidate its police force with neighboring communities.

Wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood will present “Let’s Talk Wild Turkeys in New Hampshire” on Thursday, May 15, at 7 p.m. at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.

I had the pleasure of speaking at a vegan potluck tasting last month at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Milford. It was my first “potluck” of this sort, and it turned out to be a great way to spend an evening.

By DAVID ALLEN

People in the region took steps toward reducing food insecurity by participating in the Monadnock Hunger Walk Saturday.

I have seen the “Mona Lisa” and, just downstairs from her, visited the Venus de Milo, two extraordinary women attracting millions of people every year to their home in the Louvre.

Three or More Poets will host the annual poetry gathering on Saturday, April 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Daniels Room at the back of the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St. in Hancock.

This spring, billions of migratory birds are working their way back to their breeding grounds in the United States and Canada, and they need your help. If this familiar mantra falls flat, perhaps consider doing so for your own health and well-being.

By DAVID ALLEN

Hancock is moving forward with efforts to study consolidation of local police departments.

The Hancock Town Library will feature "Paintings & Photographs" by Rachel Thorne Germond from April 19 through May 28 in the Daniels Room. An opening reception will be held Saturday, April 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m.

By DAVID ALLEN

Change is afoot at the Hancock Market, but with an air of familiarity.

Hancock Town Library will host "You Must Read This!" Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Carrie and Jeff Reder’s Hancock home has quite a history. At the end of their driveway, an old wooden sign reads simply “The Lodge.”   

Music on Norway Pond will present American pianist Evren Ozel Sunday, April 13, at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Hancock, 47 Main St. The concert is part of an ongoing partnership with the New England Conservatory of Music, where Ozel is currently a candidate in the Artist Diploma program.

A presentation on the history of the Hancock meetinghouses will take place Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the first-floor meeting room of the Hancock Meetinghouse.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hancock resident Henry Ditlow, a senior at High Mowing School in Wilton, launched Hancock’s first seed library Saturday at Hancock Town Library.

We are off to France to visit a son and his family, who were relocated by his company at the end of August for a stint at headquarters in Paris. What a project getting four people, inclusive of two children, ages 4 and 1, plus two dogs and most of the furniture across the Atlantic.

My niece Alex recently moved in with us. Very much a meat eater (and city dweller), as well as an excellent cook, Alex decided to leap into her aunt’s and uncle’s slightly off-the-beaten-path lifestyle and embrace a vegan diet. She also committed to working in the vegetable garden with us this season and is excited to create meals with freshly picked ingredients.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hancock author Susie Spikol launched her newest book, “Forest Magic for Kids: How to Find Fairies, Make a Secret Fort and Cook Up and Elfin Picnic,” with a reading Tuesday night at the Harris Center for Conservation Education. 

By DAVID ALLEN

A new private foundation looking to support classical education has identified a local charter school as a model for other schools that it might support.

Author Betsy Small will present “Before Before: A Story of Discovery and Loss in Sierra Leone” on Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., Hancock.

After narrowly missing last year, and a severe injury to a team member’s son, Kim Bergeron of Dublin and Jean-Pierre “JP” Bernier of Hancock completed the Pro Class of the Iron Dog race in Alaska.