Franklin VNA and Hospice 1st Annual 5K

Saturday, April 27, at 9 AM

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Franklin VNA and Hospice 1st Annual 5K

The Franklin VNA and Hospice is hosting our 1st Annual 5K Run/Walk, on April 27, starting at 9 AM. The race will begin/end at the Paul Smith Elementary School, 41 Daniel Webster Drive, Franklin. All proceeds will help benefit the Franklin VNA and Hospice and the families and patients we serve. Run as an individual or […]

Blazing Star Grange Plans GAAWD’s Country Network

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Have you ever heard of New Hampshire’s tranquil, beautiful areas referred to as God’s Country? The Danbury Country Store certainly had and came up with “GAAWD’s Country,” referring to our little section of the state — the towns of Grafton, Alexandria, Andover, Wilmot, and Danbury.   Having approval from the store to use “GAAWD’s Country,” Blazing […]

Hospice Volunteers Make a Difference

Volunteer training Thursdays, March 28 to April 18, 12 – 3 PM

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Volunteering can be one of the most powerful experiences a person can have. When you volunteer, you give your time to help touch the lives of others, and when that volunteering is for those who are on home hospice, you gain the opportunity to change someone’s life for the better.  Franklin VNA and Hospice is […]

The Franklin Opera House Announces a Special Spring Gala

Saturday, April 27, 5:30 PM 

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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Medieval merriment is coming to Franklin. The Franklin Opera House is pleased to announce a special Spring Gala on Saturday, April 27, at 5:30 PM, featuring a sit-down meal, fundraising raffle, and music by The Scott Spradling Band. This event is being celebrated with a Medieval Feast theme (costumes optional!). Friends […]

Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce Welcomes The Beacon

News and events for March in KACC area

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Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce Welcomes The Beacon

Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome The Beacon’s  expansion to our area! Watch as complimentary copies of the newspaper start popping up in all the towns around our mountains. The Beacon shines a light on area events and happenings, both in and all around the Kearsarge region. Below are a sample of […]

New Poetry Continues to Arrive at Eagle Pond

Poets make pilgrimages from all over

By Mary Lyn Ray
New Poetry Continues to Arrive at Eagle Pond

Not everything happening at Eagle Pond Farm, home of poets Jane Kenyon and Donald Hall, is apparent in furnishings restored to the house or books returning to bookshelves. Back in 2019 when the farm was being sold, and a nonprofit was being created to be steward of it, we were committing to more than preserving […]

Andover Fish and Game Bucks-Only Results

There were 22 deer registered in the pool this year

By Rich Gross
Andover Fish and Game Bucks-Only Results

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Bucks-Only Deer Pool. Thanks to everyone for their support of the Club and the Deer Pool. There were a total of 22 deer registered in our pool this year. 1st Place, Jeremy Hill: 208 lbs., 10 pt. 2nd Place, Matt Braley: 207 lbs., 10 pt. 3rd Place, Jeff […]

Ausbon Sargent Protects 5.12 Acres in Andover, NH

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Ausbon Sargent Protects 5.12 Acres in Andover, NH

Ausbon Sargent is happy to share that a conservation easement has been finalized on a 5.12-acre property in Andover, with frontage on the Northern Rail Trail, Route 11 and Sucker Brook.  The McDonough property, owned by the Town of Andover, lies between two of Ausbon Sargent’s existing easements. Nestled between the 54.25-acre Roger Hersey easement […]

New London Hospital Conducting Community Health Assessment

Help by completing the survey

By Jenn Alford-Teaster, MA, MPH, Program Manager, Community Health
New London Hospital Conducting Community Health Assessment

Every three years, New London Hospital Association (NLHA) conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to better understand the needs our community is most concerned about and the conditions impacting the health and well-being of our region’s residents. The CHNA helps inform hospital services and community health initiatives and is also used by community organizations […]