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Most local House races keep status quo
11-06-2024 2:03 PM

By ASHLEY SAARI

There were few surprises this year in New Hampshire House of Representatives races, with nearly all districts remaining with current incumbents.Cheshire District 13Democratic incumbent Richard Ames retains the seat for Cheshire District 13, which...

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Check out our Active Aging special section
10-25-2024 7:59 AM

Our latest Active Aging special section includes a feature on Betty Shea of Jaffrey, who still plays golf and tennis weekly, takes fitness classes at Rivermead and is a competitive bridge player at the age of 87.


First-responders deal with trauma from tragedy
10-24-2024 12:04 PM

By DAVID ALLEN

“Anytime a young person is hurt or worse, it hits especially hard,” said Peterborough Fire Department Chief Ed Walker.The recent accidents that resulted in the deaths of 17-year-old Damien Cronan of Antrim, 21-year-old Devin Lundgren of New Ipswich,...


Letter: A new New Hampshire?
10-18-2024 8:16 AM

“Live Free or Die,” the popular New Hampshire saying, really has come to hide dog whistles, defined as “a subtly aimed political message intended for, and understood by, a particular group.” The message in our slogan is the less government, the...


Bixby Library in Francestown hosting costume swap
10-03-2024 8:00 AM

George Holmes Bixby Memorial Library, 53 Main St., is collecting gently used costumes for its annual costume swap. Costumes can be dropped off at the library during regular hours through Oct. 5.Collected costumes will be available while supplies last...


Francestown Recreation Department hosts presentation by Catharine Roehrig on ancient Egypt
09-30-2024 12:01 PM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

In a 4,000-year old tomb in the Luxor valley of the upper Nile, early 20th-century archaeologists discovered evidence of some of the things that mattered deeply to people of ancient Egypt: bread, beef and beer. At Wednesday’s Francestown Recreation...


Four dead, three injured in three crashes across the region Friday and Saturday
09-23-2024 2:55 PM

By ASHLEY SAARI

This story has been changed from its original version. Due to a memorial service for one of the crash victims, Tom Thelen’s presentation has been rescheduled to a date yet to be determined. It will be live-streamed when it does occur.Within 16 hours...


Driver killed in single-car crash in Francestown
09-21-2024 9:45 PM

By ASHLEY SAARI

A 21-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash in Francestown early Saturday morning, according to a press release issued by the New Hampshire State Police.At approximately 4:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, State Troopers Troop B responded to a report...


THE GREENFIELD BEAT: Jesseca Timmons – Dixon talks working with Ukrainian refugees
09-13-2024 8:31 AM

This past June, Marsha Dixon of Francestown and her daughter Kirstie spent 10 days volunteering at a summer day camp for Ukrainian refugee children in Poland. Marsha’s trip to Poland started, in a way, in Tanzania. Back in January 2020, Marsha...


Viewpoint: Laura Mafera – What Francestown wants
09-10-2024 1:34 PM

By LAURA MAFERA

What is feasibility? At the request of both Francestown and Dublin, the ConVal School District has tasked a committee of nine School Board representatives and nine Select Board members, one from each town, to decide if it is feasible (definition:...


Francestown’s ‘Kamala macaroons’ are sweet treat at convention
09-06-2024 8:38 AM

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg received a gift when he stopped by to welcome the New Hampshire delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.Melanie Levesque, one of New Hampshire’s delegates, presented him with a "Kamala...


Melanie Levesque of Brookline and Shoshanna Kelly seek Democratic District 5 Executive Council nod
09-05-2024 12:03 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Two Democrats are vying to oppose Republican David Wheeler in the Executive Council’s 5th District.Melanie Levesque of Brookline and Shoshanna Kelly of Nashua, who both bring government experience to the table, will face off in a primary election on...


Francestown celebrates art for Labor Day
08-28-2024 12:05 PM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Longtime organizer Carol Prest Barr said this year’s Francestown Labor Day celebration arts and crafts fair includes a mix of highly skilled local professional artisans, including juried glassblowers, woodworkers, a textile artist, painters and...


Dublin, Francestown withdrawals from ConVal projected to increase town costs
08-27-2024 12:01 PM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Tax assessments for ConVal’s remaining seven towns would go up if Francestown and Dublin withdraw from the district, according to preliminary financial projections presented by the ConVal Feasibility Committee’s financial subcommittee.At Thursday...


J Field Foundation golf tourney raises more than $14,000
08-27-2024 11:31 AM

On Aug. 16 at Crotched Mountain Golf Club in Francestown, the J Field Foundation Golf Tournament raised more than $14,000 toward the organization’s mission to provide equine therapy sessions to veterans and youth living with traumatic brain...


Letter: Vandalism was shocking and sickening
08-23-2024 8:50 AM

As many town residents may have heard, our town’s recreation field has recently been a target of vandalism, most recently, at the skateboard park. On Saturday, Aug. 17 , a concrete block wall was defaced with graffiti and a swastika.This has both...


Graffiti at Francestown skate park includes swastika
08-22-2024 12:03 PM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Graffiti, including a swastika intermixed with other symbols and artwork, was found at the town skate park.The Francestown Police Department investigated a report of the graffiti Aug. 17. Police Chief Fred Douglas reported at Monday’s Select Board...


Youngsters head to market
08-22-2024 11:31 AM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Young artists, crafters, bakers and entrepreneurs will be displaying their talents at the second Children’s Market at the Francestown Community Market Friday, Aug. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Francestown Town Hall. The event takes place outside in the...


Scoby Pond in Francestown closed due to E. coli
08-21-2024 12:16 PM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Francestown Recreation Department has closed public access to Scoby Pond (also know as Haunted Lake), including the beach and the boat ramp, due to dangerously high levels of E coli bacteria in the water.  Recreation Commission Chair Bob Bitterli...


High Horse wraps up ‘Sundays at 4’ season in Francestown
08-21-2024 12:01 PM

To close the 2024 “Sundays at 4” concert series, the Francestown Old Meeting House will feature High Horse Aug. 25 at 4 p.m. on the meeting house lawn.High Horse is a progressive- acoustic boy band based in Boston  consisting of fiddler Carson...


Group heads out to Francestown’s ‘Turnpike Trails’
08-19-2024 12:27 PM

By JESSECA TIMMONS

More than 20 Francestown residents gathered Saturday to explore the “Turnpike Trails”  near Route 47  and Campbell Road as part of the Francestown Land Trust’s “Exploring Our Trails” summer hiking series.The hikes are designed to introduce town and...

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