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By JESSECA TIMMONS
Sheer chance led Tod and Jaylon Von Mertens from one of the oldest houses in Hancock to one of the newest, and from the stream valley along Middle Hancock Road to the very top of Prospect Hill.
By DAVID ALLEN
Hancock residents heard a very clear view from ConVal School Board Chair Richard Dunning Monday on a petition warrant article proposing to cap the district’s budget.
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Hancock author Paul Hertneky will be the featured writer at the Monadnock Writers’ Group monthly meeting on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 9:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the 1833 Room at Peterborough Town Library.
As the sun broke through Jan. 20, over 120 community members gathered at Reynolds Hall, All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Peterborough, to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Hancock Conversations on Race Group thanks all who participated, commemorating King’s call to justice and the “beloved community.”
By DAVID ALLEN
Recreation met repurposing at Hancock’s Winter Frolic on Saturday, as families gathered behind the Meeting House on homemade sleds made of cardboard.
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...
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