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World problems can certainly seem overwhelming, including the health of our planet. The United Nations Act Now webpage states: “Today, our food systems generate one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, higher than the global aviation sector. … Animal-based diets have a high impact on our planet. Population growth and an increasing demand for meat and dairy results in the need to clear land and deforestation in order to make room for animal farms and growing animal feed. This results in loss of biodiversity, greater strain on resources like water and energy, among other adverse impacts.”

I fell through a thin patch of ice close to shore that must have been healing over after a beaver punched an exit.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A group of New Hampshire senators wants to tighten rules around cellphone use in schools.

Hancock Congregational Church, 47 Main St., will host a “Comfort Food for California” dinner Saturday, Feb. 8, to support those displaced by Southern California wildfires.

Music on Norway Pond presents Henrique Eisenmann and Eugene Friesen in concert at the Hancock Meetinghouse on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m.

The Barrymore Theatre in New York City seats about 1,000 people. On the night we were there recently, it was full, everyone having paid a lot of good money to see “Our Town,” Thornton Wilder’s classic American play about – well – us.

I am on a streak – a 78-day step streak, that is. Which is to say I have walked at least 10,000 steps every day for the last 78 days.

By DAVID ALLEN

In recognition of her work at the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, Susie Spikol was named Conservation Educator of the Year at the recent meeting of statewide conservation districts. 

By DAVID ALLEN

Hancock and Greenfield could consider combining police forces.

The Hancock Town Library will feature “What My Camera Sees” by Judy Lewis Blake from Jan. 18 to Feb. 12 in the Daniels Room. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Culomba, a vocal ensemble known for close harmony singing, will perform Sunday, Jan. 19, at 4 p.m. at the Hancock Meetinghouse, 47 Main St., Hancock as part of Music on Norway Pond.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The former chief of the Hancock Police Department will avoid jail time for repeatedly claiming to have been working in Hancock and Richmond simultaneously, according to terms of a plea agreement reached in Merrimack County Superior Court on Tuesday.

We have been making a serious effort to heat with wood this year. It is a small cabin, and if we didn’t cut anything down, we could probably stay ahead of our requirements relying exclusively on what falls in passing storms – two trees so far this winter, already. The wood is not the best. Often, disease contributes to the collapse. But it burns and heats. And the price is right.

As part of our 175th anniversary celebration, the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript asked 175 trivia questions about the Monadnock region. Of those 175, we picked the following 30 for our trivia contest.If you think you know the answers, send an email to...

By DAVID ALLEN

Something that people do several times a year – get a haircut – could benefit others if they did it less frequently. “It’s rare that people will go  a year without getting their hair cut,” said Kelly Akerley of Hancock.Akerley, 23, donated hair again...

The Grand Monadnock Rotary Club of Peterborough purchased more than 400 gifts for an estimated value of $30,000 during this year’s Operation Santa initiative.Operation Santa, an annual tradition started in 1985, connects local families in need with...

I’m outside on a bitterly cold December night. It is the last call for my dogs before we settle in for the night.I’m crabby. Winter’s darkness has its hold on me. I’m not jolly, and I definitely don’t want to leave the comfort of my couch. But the...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

When his parent’s home in New Orleans was flooded during Hurricane Katrina, Ron Levy of Hancock had an unusual task – to help salvage, dry and organize the more than 2,500 sketches and paintings his father Byron had produced over a lifetime.“Their...

By DAVID ALLEN

Police Chief Thomas Horne said Monday that people are using social media to criticize what they call the Police Department’s lack of response to stray animals.Horne said at the Select Board meeting that his department is increasingly pressed into...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Artist Kim Cunningham of Hancock describes her newest project, “In the Garden,” as a “a life event that turned into a calendar.” “During COVID, in June 2020, I said to my friend Evelien, ‘Let’s go over and sketch at the Elliots’,” Cunningham recalled....