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By ORIANA CAMARA

Live concerts provide an opportunity for audiences to converse, relax, listen and dance, but organizers need funding to make them work.Peterborough’s Friday Summertime Concerts began just over a decade ago when Pelagia Vincent and George Neal, the...

As part of the town’s first July 4 celebration, Francestown hosted competitions that included a pickleball tournament that drew 28 participants, an apple pie contest, a hot dog-eating contest and a patriotic pet show.

By JOSH LACAILLADE

Francestown Select Board members are hoping to secure a state grant that they say will help community members in winter emergencies.  On Monday, Select Board members presented a proposal for purchasing two, 28- by 60-inch electric message signs to be...

The Francestown Democratic Committee will hold a picnic featuring The Penniless Jacks Saturday, July 15, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the 106 Udall Road property of Susan Kane and Timothy Gotsick. The Penniless Jacks perform modern takes on sea shanties,...

On Sunday, July 16 at 4 p.m. the Old Meeting House in Francestown will host Green Heron for a free concert on the lawn.The music of Green Heron covers the entire folk landscape, as old-time, Americana, bluegrass, country, Celtic and blues music are...

On Sunday, July 9, at 4 pm, Francestown Old Meeting House will again host Francestown native and cellist Jacob MacKay for the second free event of the 2023 Sunday at 4 series. MacKay will combine classical and more-contemporary compositions.MacKay...

By CAROL NELSON

In April of 2013, I read a small blurb in Woman’s Day magazine about a giving circle called 100+ Women Who Care. It was a simple but impactful concept that I believed could be successful in Peterborough.On April 21, 2013 I took a chance and emailed a...

By BILL FONDA

Bob Bitterli is a recent convert to pickleball.It started after he moved to Francestown in April 2022, when the man who painted his cabinets, Bruce Dennis, told him about the game. He started playing in October, including in Peterborough, and called...

By JOSH LACAILLADE

Francestown residents will see a $1.14 million upgrade to the Old County North Bridge come 2025. On Monday, June 19, Jaime French, senior project manager for Fuss & O’Neill, met with the Select Board and community members to discuss initial plans to...

On Thursday, June 15, 6:30 p.m., G.H. Bixby Memorial Library presents Robert Goodby’s “12,000 Years Ago in the Granite State” at Francestown Town Hall, 27 Main St., part of the New Hampshire Humanities-to-Go program....

Ron Trexler, a master gardener from UNH Extension, will give a presentation on backyard composting Wednesday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m. at Francestown Town Hall, 27 Main St.Attendees can learn about organisms that make compost happen, why people should...

By JOSH LACAILLADE

On Thursday, students, educators, community members and veterans gathered at the Francestown Elementary School to march toward to Cemetery No. 3 and honor veterans and their families. According to Vietnam War Army veteran Scott Carbee, the march has...

By JOSH LACAILLADE

Three young adults walked away unscathed after their car went into a Francestown brook.On Saturday, May 20, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Francestown Police and Fire responded to a single-car accident on Russell Station Road near Rand Brook. According...

By JOSH LACAILLADE

Effective immediately, Francestown police officers working on detail in nearby towns, both full-time and part-time, will be paid an additional $20 per hour.On Monday, the Select Board voted 3-0 to approve increasing wages for Francestown p0lice...

By BILL FONDA

The Tour de Francestown drew 111 bikers on Saturday, May 20.Sponsored by the Francestown Old Meeting House, the ride began on Main Street and took riders on 25- or 50-mile loops primarily made up of gravel roads. All proceeds will be used to preserve...

Sponsored by the Francestown Old Meeting House, the Tour de Francestown bicycle ride is back on Saturday, May 20. Starting time is 9 a.m.Melissa and Ed Dishong designed the 2023 event as a “gravel grinder.” The circuit includes a mixture of surfaces,...

By ROWAN WILSON

Friday was the opening day of the Francestown Community Market, and at the end stall, the Francestown 4-H club was squeezing lemons and selling lemonade with flavors they made using locally grown ingredients like rhubarb, dandelion and thyme. The 4-H...

By ROWAN WILSON

It was warm and sunny for Fracestown’s annual Tim Samuelson Memorial Kids Fishing Derby held at Bixby Pond on Sunday morning, and participants were reeling in rainbow trout all around the pond.“This year was beautiful,” said Recreation Commission...

The Francestown Academy Coffeehouse invites will hold its fourth first Saturday coffeehouse May 6, starting at 7 p.m.The featured act will be Decatur Creek, along with Tyler Allgood, Jen and Dan Klardie, Gabriel Garcia and Jonas Taub. Marcy Tripp...

By ORIANA CAMARA

Francestown held its fourth annual Art Fest Saturday at Town Hall, with 17 different artisans displaying their work, ranging from pottery to quilting to woodworking.Organizer Marcy Tripp Graham expressed her excitement for being able to have a...