Lions Hold Eye Screenings for Kids in Andover, Wilmot

Also: a refrigerator for the Food Pantry

By Joyce Egge, Andover Lions Club
Lions Hold Eye Screenings for Kids in Andover, Wilmot

The Andover Lions Club met at Naughty Nellie’s on Monday, March 11 wearing as much green as they could in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Lion Dan Coolidge outshined all the others with his green attire, tongue, eyebrows, and blinking shamrocks. Our speaker for the meeting was Scott Wilson of Hudson Lions Club, who is […]

Third Saturday Community Supper Moves to Fourth Saturday for April

Avoids a conflict with Fred Marple Show

Press release

The Outreach Committee of the Andover Congregational Church has rescheduled the popular Third Saturday Community Supper for the month of April. Instead of having it on Saturday, April 20, it will be on the 27th – a change just for this month. It will be held in the Highland Lake Grange Hall in East Andover […]

Church Supper in Wilmot

April 12 at the First Congregational Church

Press release

The First Congregational Church in Wilmot Center will serve a pork  supper on Friday night, April 12, in the church’s new gathering room.  Along with the pork, roast potatoes, applesauce, and cole slaw will be served, with fruit crisp for dessert. Cost is $10 per person, or $5 for children under 12. There will be […]

Franklin Animal Shelter Presents: Zoey

Lab-Corgi mix is “an absolute love”

Franklin Animal Shelter Presents: Zoey

Meet Ms. Zoey! Zoey is a Lab-Corgi mix. She is spayed, house broken, and she is current on all her vaccinations. Zoey is an absolute love! She has a sweet demeanor and is always anxious to please. She is very affectionate and she loves attention. She enjoys playing with her squeaky toys and loves going […]

Cat and Dog Rabies Clinic at Franklin Fire Station

$12 for a rabies shot on March 30

Press release

A rabies clinic is being offered by the City of Franklin and the Franklin Veterinary Clinic on Saturday, March 30, from 2 to 4 PM at the Franklin Fire Station, 59 West Bow Street, Franklin. All dogs must be on a leash, and all cats must be in a carrier. The fee for a rabies […]

Geothermal Workshop Comes to Andover on April 6

By Larry Chase, Andover Energy Group
Geothermal Workshop Comes to Andover on April 6

A workshop on residential geothermal energy systems – which capture the nearly constant 50- to 60-degree temperature trapped below the earth’s surface and use it to heat and cool the home – will be offered by two local experts on Saturday, April 6, between 10 AM and noon in the Andover Town Hall meeting room. […]

New London Hospital Joins Accountable Care Organization

Press release

New London Hospital (NLH) is pleased to announce that NLH providers are participating, in partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H), in a new Accountable Care Organization (ACO). The D-H Health CMS Pioneer ACO is designed to improve the experience and quality of care as well as reduce costs for Medicare patients. An ACO is a group of […]

LRGHealthcare Completes Record United Way Campaign

Press release

The employees of LRGHealthcare have completed their main fundraising drive for the United Way, setting a record of $122,500 for the organization. Central New Hampshire’s largest healthcare organization and its employees have raised a collective five-year total of over $610,500 in support of the community, demonstrating their daily commitment to improve the health and well-being […]

Indian Museum Presents Talk On Heirloom Plants

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Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum presents a talk by Anne Miller of the Vermont and New Hampshire Seed Savers Organization on Native American heirloom plants – how to grow them in your garden, and how to save their seeds. The talk is Saturday, March 9 at 1 PM with a snow date of Sunday, March 10 […]

Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Discussion of Solar Energy

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Colby-Sawyer College’s Environmental Science and Environmental Studies third-year students will host “Solarize Your Community: A Presentation by ReVision Energy.” The event is the latest installment of the college’s Sustainable Living Series, a cooperative, community-based research project to help build the infrastructure for a Transition Town initiative in the Kearsarge Valley. Focusing on the role of […]