Bread & Roses Kitchen Offers Free Meals and Community

Franklin Unitarian Church serves as the host

By Judith Ackerson
Bread & Roses Kitchen Offers Free Meals and Community

FRANKLIN — For over 37 years, thanks to decades of dedicated volunteers, Bread & Roses has been serving two free meals every week, year-round, on Mondays and Thursdays, at 5 PM. Everyone is welcome. This past year over 5,170 meals were served, an increase of 1,855 meals over last year, with an average of 50 […]

Andover Community Church News — February

A night of jazz and spring painting

By Linda Wickstrom

ANDOVER — It seems the tensions of the 2024 election year are hopefully now behind us! We who attended the Christmas Eve service at ACC certainly felt the peace and hope to move forward into the future as we gathered in the life-sized nativity at the end of the service. With cupped hands around lit […]

Franklin Fire Department Battles House Fire

Franklin Fire Department Battles House Fire

By Daniel Chapman, Captain

FRANKLIN — The City of Franklin Fire Department was dispatched to a reported building fire at 137 Prospect Street, on December 27, 2024. The Tilton-Northfield Fire & EMS and Sanbornton Fire Departments were also toned as automatic aid. As Franklin crews responded, LRMFA Dispatch updated that the fire was in the wall near the wood […]

SRK Greenway’s 2024 Annual Report

Founded in 1993 as a volunteer nonprofit organization

By Sooze Hodgson and Kayden Will
SRK Greenway’s 2024 Annual Report

ANDOVER — The Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition (SRKGC) was founded in 1993. It is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote hiking and land conservation. A 75-mile hiking trail forming a loop known as the SRK Greenway was built to link the most prominent peaks in the area — Mt. Sunapee, Ragged Mountain, and […]

What’s Next for School Funding?

Tuesday, January 28, 6:30 PM, at KRHS

Press release

NORTH SUTTON — Earlier this month the Kearsarge Regional School District had a record-breaking turnout to reject the restrictive spending cap before them and citizens voted in support of their public schools. While communities like Kearsarge are stepping up, the reality is that they shouldn’t have to bear this burden alone.  For too long, the […]

Granite VNA Offers Spousal/Partner Loss Support Group

Begins Thursday, February 13

Press release

CONCORD — Granite VNA is offering a multi-week Spousal/Partner Loss Group beginning Thursday, February 13, from 1:30 to 3 PM, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 79 Clinton Street, in Concord. This group offers a safe space for mutual support and understanding, as well as an opportunity to share ideas and strategies that may be helpful […]

Thrift Clothes Closet Remains Downtown Franklin Staple

9 AM–3 PM, Wednesday through Friday; Saturday, 10 AM–1 PM

By Kathy Fuller
Thrift Clothes Closet Remains Downtown Franklin Staple

FRANKLIN — The Thrift Clothes Closet, at 357 Central Street, has been a staple of Downtown Franklin since 1999. It has recently completed its 25th year of operation.  It began as part of the Twin Rivers Clergy Association, along with partners Bread and Roses and the Twin Rivers Food Pantry. A group of volunteers assisted […]