Franklin Animal Shelter: Be the Set of Hands that Saves a Set of Paws

Winter is coming and the pets need your help

Press release

The Franklin Animal Shelter wants to remind you that most of our cats and dogs are enjoying a cozy winter in a loving home. Unfortunately, not all animals in our area are as lucky. Some suffer from hunger, neglect, cruelty, and abandonment. The Franklin Animal Shelter provides a place where Good Samaritan rescuers, area police, and those no […]

Andover Community Association Hosts Twelfth Night Celebration

January 9 at the Curriers

Press release

Area residents are invited to bring their retired Christmas trees, wreaths, and other “green” decorations to a late-afternoon/early-evening community bonfire on Saturday, January 9, at the Route 4A home of Paul and Lynette Currier. To be held between 4:30 and 7 PM, the gathering will recall an old tradition in New England and elsewhere in […]

Permaculture Design Course at Colby-Sawyer in the Spring

Jen White is one of the teachers

Press release

Jen White of Andover is one of several Colby-Sawyer instructors who have organized a Permaculture Design Certification Course at Colby-Sawyer College this spring. This course is especially useful for homeowners, planners, design professionals, community organizers, farmers, and gardeners. It is adapted to a wide variety of learning styles and is presented via lecture, images, video, […]

COA Chapin Senior Center, December 2015

Events and activities for December

Press release

December 2015 Programs and Activities Tom & Tom’s Men’s Discussion Group Mondays 8:45 AM We want to hear your stories and we’ll share a few of our own. Come visit over an endless cup of coffee! French Discussion Group First and Third Monday at 4:15 PM Join this casual, friendly group to practice your language […]

Lake Sunapee VNA and Hospice, December 2015

Events and activities for December

Press release

December 2015 Programs and Activities Tom & Tom’s Men’s Discussion Group Mondays 8:45 AM We want to hear your stories and we’ll share a few of our own. Come visit over an endless cup of coffee! French Discussion Group First and Third Monday at 4:15 PM Join this casual, friendly group to practice your language […]

Winter Wonderland Experience Highlights Area Holiday Fairs

Saturday, December 5 is the big day

Press release

The ninth annual Webster Wildcats PTO Holiday Fair will be held from 8 AM to 2 PM on Saturday, December 5, at the Webster Town Hall on Route 127. This year’s event features many new and returning craft and art vendors, plus the ever-popular raffle with theme gift baskets and donations from area businesses. Bring […]

Famous Christmas Pageant in South Danbury on December 21

Featured in Donald Hall's "Lucy's Christmas"

Press release

In November 2012, Yankee magazine published a story about the Christmas Pageant put on at the South Danbury Christian Church that had been written about by Donald Hall in his children’s book Lucy’s Christmas. During “the season of light and promise,” the article said, this pageant has become “enshrined as a community event.” As it is […]