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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

G.H. Bixby Memorial Library, 52 Main St. in Francestown, is hosting “Downsizing and Decluttering” Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m.The program, presented by the AARP NH Speakers Bureau, explores why stuff is so important for some people and provides tips...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

As a severe storms expert, meteorologist Cyrena Arnold of Francestown has been busy providing real-life expertise on the movie “Twisters” – the 2024 sequel to the 1996 movie “Twister” – as the film has been released around the world.“I’ve been on...

On Aug. 18, Vermont musician Colby Crehan is returning with Marsh Lights to the lawn of the Francestown Old Meeting House for the “Sundays at 4” free concert series from 4 to 5 p.m.Marsh Lights plays original acoustic folk-grass music, and their new...

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Dublin Education Advisory Committee and Francestown School Committee presented their proposals for withdrawal from the ConVal School District to the ConVal Feasibility Study Committee at Thursday night’s committee meeting.Francestown and Dublin...