A student-led initiative to secure 20% of the food items offered in Colby-Sawyer’s dining hall from local sources sparked a successful partnership between students, college administrators, and Sodexo Dining Services. That goal was met this spring; 20.9% of Colby-Sawyer’s food purchases come from sources located within 100 miles of the college. Chicken, pork, beef, soymilk, […]
The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will be hosting a Tree and Shrub Pruning Demonstration at the New London Town Common on Thursday, April 17, at 5:30 PM. The demonstration will also be held at the Merrimack County Superior Court, 163 North Main Street, Concord on Saturday, April 19, from 10 AM to noon. The events will include a […]
Franklin Regional Hospital is excited to once again host a weekly Summer Farmers Market in collaboration with the Franklin Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Coalition. Join local vendors on the lawn at FRH on Tuesday afternoons from 3 to 6 PM beginning on Tuesday, June 3. Markets will be held each Tuesday through the summer […]
Hiking trails in the Pillsbury-Sunapee-Kearsarge region will be the topic of a roundtable discussion on Sunday afternoon, April 13, at MainStreet BookEnds in Warner. The importance of connecting recreational hikers to land conservation organizations will be one of the topics for discussion, as participants look at maps and discuss how maintaining and building trails helps to retain […]
Autumn leaves along the Northern Rail Trail may just be changing color as the 2014 Rail Trail Run and Ride to benefit Special Olympics New Hampshire (SONH) passes through Andover on September 27. The inaugural event kicks off at 8:30 AM and will feature 50K and 100K cycling events and 5K and 10K runs along […]
On February 15, the Andover Snowmobile Club held its annual Snowfest event at the Andover Fish and Game Club in East Andover. It was our 11th year hosting this event. One never knows what the snow and riding conditions will be. This year we lucked out in that we had plenty of snow coverage, and […]
The Andover Fish and Game Club (AF&G) held the Willis Nowell Memorial Kids Ice Fishing Derby this year on March 1. It was cold and a little windy on Wilmot’s Eagle Pond, but 25 kids and their families made it out to this fun event. Besides fishing, the kids were treated to free hot dogs […]
An explosion in the population of lemmings in Canada resulted in a bumper crop of snowy owls born there last summer, and this means you have a rare chance to see one of these visitors to our area. An unpredictable invasion of northern birds is known as an irruption. This year’s record-breaking irruption of snowy […]
Spring is coming! Saturday, April 19, will be the 25th annual Discover WILD New Hampshire Day, an Earth Day celebration the whole family will enjoy. Admission is free. The event runs from 10 AM to 3 PM on the grounds of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department at 11 Hazen Drive in Concord. This […]
