White Sparrow Market Presents The Exchange Schedule for 2023

First market is Saturday, June 3

By Tiffany Perkins
White Sparrow Market Presents The Exchange Schedule for 2023

We are very excited to be starting yet another year at The Exchange! This year we have quite the variety of vendors, both new and familiar, coming to showcase their small businesses! Come discover a mix of items ranging from handmade to vintage, with a dash of farm goods, all in a country setting. We’ll […]

Kim Pease’s Business Keeps Things Abuzz on Tucker Mountain

Beekeeping, farming, and pet caregiving 

By Laurie Zimmerman
Kim Pease’s Business Keeps Things Abuzz on Tucker Mountain

Whether giving midday walks for dogs, working on hive preparation for tens of thousands of bees, or caring for her two horses, two sheep, four dogs, and two cats, Kim Pease is never just sitting around enjoying the view from her sloping back fields on Tucker Mountain. Kim is a pet caregiver, beekeeper, and farmer. […]

Family Owned Business Celebrates 125th Anniversary

Belletetes opened for business in 1898 in Jaffrey

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Family Owned Business Celebrates 125th Anniversary

Belletetes Inc, a family owned and operated lumber and building supply company, is celebrating its 125th Anniversary in business. From humble beginnings in 1898 as a general store, Belletetes has grown into one of the largest lumber and building materials retailers in the Northeast, servicing New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and southern Maine. With nine locations […]

Waterfall Builder Achieves Runner Up Status for Category Competition

Second year running: "Most Naturalistic Waterscape"

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Waterfall Builder Achieves Runner Up Status for Category Competition

Each year Pond and waterfall builders from around the globe enter their best projects to the international: Pond Trade Magazine’s Artist of the Year competition, in five categories. For the second year running, April Dugan, American Waterscapes, Andover, has been runner up in the competitive category: “Most Naturalistic Waterscape.” Dugan, with 17 years of experience […]

NHEC Board Approves Reduced Rates for Electric Co-op Members in 2023

Overall change will be decrease of 9.3%

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The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) Board of Directors has approved changes to rates that by February 1, 2023 will result in an overall bill decrease of 9.3%, or $14.43 per month, for the typical residential member using 500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per month. The first change will occur with bills rendered on or […]

Affordable Health Screening Event Comes to Franklin in October

October 22, Franklin Elks Lodge

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Residents living in and around Franklin can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening.  Franklin Elks Lodge 1280 will host this community event on Saturday, October 22.  The site is located at 125 South Main Street in Franklin. Screenings can check […]

Franklin’s Stevens Mill Receives Construction Financing

Renovations to begin on Canal Street mill buildings

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Franklin’s Stevens Mill Receives Construction Financing

Franklin Savings Bank and Mascoma Bank are pleased to announce the extension of construction financing for the rehabilitation of the historic Stevens Mill building in downtown Franklin into a mixed-use property.  Lebanon-based Mascoma Bank, which has a specialized group dedicated to navigating complex government tax credit programs, was brought in to lead the group of […]