Community Kitchen Installation in the Works at the Hub

Expected completion date is early fall 2023

By Larry Chase

With nearly $120,000 in contributions, grants, and pledges already received, the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Andover Community Hub is about to begin installing an approximately 400-square-foot community kitchen in Andover’s old town hall at 157 Main St. in Andover Village. Expected to cost about $35,000, the kitchen will contain all the usual kitchen […]

AARP Offers Tax Preparation Assistance at the Hub

Wednesdays, February 1 to April 12

By Susan Chase

AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) is again offering free income-tax preparation assistance, along with free electronic filing, to residents of the Andover area, with a special focus on taxpayers who are 50 or older or who have low to moderate income. IRS-trained volunteers will be available at the Andover Community Hub on […]

FOH Presents Murder on the Oriental Rug; Two Shows in February

Dessert Mystery Theatre; Benefits FOH

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FOH Presents Murder on the Oriental Rug; Two Shows in February

Move over – or roll over – Agatha Christie! Franklin Opera House presents a rollicking good mystery on Friday and Saturday, February 10 and 11. In a benefit performance, Franklin Footlight Theatre actors are about to unveil a mystery dessert show that spoofs old-fashioned whodunits, the medical profession, “female problems,” and theater folks!  When half […]

Friends of the Northern Rail Trail Minutes – December 21, 2022

Board Attendees:  Alex Bernhard, George Heaton, Lindy Heim, Cody Hussey, Charles Martin, Myra Mayman, Ricker Miller, Don Moyer, Joe Olimpio, Tom Rousseau, Peter Southworth Committee Members:  Craig Heim (Administration);  Patrice Rasche (Promotion) Business Matters Treasurer’s  Report: Treasurer Tom Rousseau reported on a great deal of activity in December, as well as a first look at […]

Friends of the Northern Rail Trail Minutes – November 16, 2022

Board Attendees:  Alex Bernhard, Amy Chan, Barbara Couturier, Steve Darling, George Heaton, Lindy Heim, Charles Martin, Myra Mayman, Ricker Miller, Don Moyer, Myra Mayman, Joe Olimpio, Tom Rousseau, Peter Southworth Committee Members:  Craig Heim (Administration);  Patrice Rasche (Promotion); Welcome Guest:  Chris Norris Business Matters Treasurer’s  Report:  Treasurer Tom Rousseau’s report used spreadsheets to good effect […]

Kearsarge Area Senior Lunch Program in Wilmot for February

First Congregational Church of Wilmot

By Margaret Doody

The popular Kearsarge Area Senior Luncheon Program, hosted by the Wilmot Ladies Aid Society, will be held at noon on Thursday, February 16.  Hot lunches from the Community Action Program (CAP) in Concord will be dished up at the First Congregational Church of Wilmot in the ground floor meeting room.  The Church is located at […]

South Danbury Church Invites the Public to “Christmas Snow” Presentation

Tuesday, December 13 at 7 PM; free

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South Danbury Church Invites the Public to “Christmas Snow” Presentation

The South Danbury Church and At Eagle Pond, Inc. invite you to be with us at the church on Tuesday, December 13, for Pontine Theatre’s presentation of “Christmas Snow,” adapted from a short story by Donald Hall. The church has a special connection to Don – In 1866, his forebears were among the founders of […]

Peabody Place Resident Receives Boston Post Cane on 102nd Birthday

Agnes Marshall was a beloved resident of Boscawen

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Peabody Place Resident Receives Boston Post Cane on 102nd Birthday

The Grande Dame of Peabody Place, Agnes McNeil Marshall, celebrated her 102nd birthday and was presented with the Boston Post Cane on November 12 at Peabody Place Senior Living Community in Franklin, New Hampshire. The day was marked with a party of Boscawen town officials and Agnes’ family joining her to observe this momentous occasion.  […]

Potter Place Railroad Station Signal Gets Restoration Assistance

NHTI Maker's Club fabricates steel tie-rod

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Potter Place Railroad Station Signal Gets Restoration Assistance

The intersection of the future and the past was on full display at NHTI – Concord’s Community College recently as NHTI’s Maker’s Club, a student-run group highlighting industrial design and fabrication, assisted in the restoration of the signal board at Potter Place Railroad Station in Andover, New Hampshire, which was built in 1874. Fred Nystrom, […]

Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners Continues to Help Neighbors in Need

Gives immediate help; addresses underlying issues

By Cindy Benson
Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners Continues to Help Neighbors in Need

Three years ago, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners was born as an organization where neighbors can help each other flourish, and where people in need have some hope of moving away from crisis and toward wholeness and stability in their lives.  A group in the Kearsarge region realized that much of the charity available to people deals […]

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