Concert series benefits curtain restoration
On Saturday, April 19 at 7 PM, Cardigan Mountain Tradition, a popular local bluegrass band, will donate their time and talents to bring an evening’s performance to the Blazing Star Grange Hall in Danbury. This is the second of four benefit performances by area musicians to support the historic scenery restoration project, which includes a […]
Visiting bishop at Andover Congregational
March 25 in New London
Button Up, New Hampshire! That’s the message the New Hampshire utilities are spreading to homeowners through a series of energy- saving workshops around the state. Tracy Memorial Library, 304 Main Street, New London, will be hosting a Button UP New Hampshire workshop on Tuesday, March 25, from 7 to 8:30 PM. This free workshop, open […]
Spring benefit concerts will help
The Blazing Star Grange #71 Curtain Restoration Committee has been meeting regularly at the home of Tom Curren and Kathy Neustadt in South Danbury to make plans to raise funds to refurbish the Danbury Grange’s unique set of historic stage scenery. Most of the scenery was painted by Egbert L. Foster in the early 1920s. […]
Donations needed to repair winter damage
Beauty, color, and fragrance. Food for your senses in Spring, Summer, and Fall! The Andover Service Club garden volunteers strive to provide all this for those passing by the Andover Town Hall or the Thrift Shop. We maintain the garden by the roadside, by the Town Office entrance, and around the building as well as […]
March 29, 4 PM, at Proctor Academy
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is the largest private, volunteer-driven charity fighting childhood cancer in the United States. It raises both funds and awareness of childhood cancer through head-shaving events across the nation. On Saturday, March 29 at 4 PM, several dozen people (perhaps many more!) will sit for haircuts at Proctor Academy’s Farrell Field House […]
Condensed from approved minutes
Present: Gisela and Steve Darling, Larry and Susan Chase, Jeff Dickinson, Andy Prokosch, Janet Moore, Vicky Mishcon We began with public lighting. The Selectmen voted to turn off 12 NHEC lights. The Flaghole Road lights, five in all, have become a petition warrant article to be voted on at Town Meeting. The lights in question are […]
Group explores Cooking for One
We started our year with the program Cooking For One. Many people who have gone through the circle of life find themselves a family of one again and find it hard to scale down their cooking. They have lots of leftovers, boredom, and wasted food. Scaling down a recipe can be tricky. How do you […]
Potluck, Good Old Plough on March 1
On Saturday, March 1, at 7 PM in the Blazing Star Grange Hall in Danbury, The Good Old Plough will perform music depicting the rise and fall of the New Hampshire hill farm. This benefit performance by area musicians is the first in a series over the next four months to raise funds and awareness […]
March 29 at Manchester Community College
“Strengthening Our Community – One Family at a Time,” a Women and Families Symposium addressing today’s concerns of youth, health, environment, and disaster, will be held on Saturday, March 29, at Manchester Community College. The Lions Clubs of Multiple District 44 and Manchester Community College are sponsoring the event. The symposium is free and open […]