Franklin – This past Friday, February 15, Executive Councilor Mike Cryans attended the Franklin VNA & Hospice’s Meet Your Representative event. The series is a chance for anyone to meet their representative and talk healthcare. Attendees included Michael Foss, Chief/Emergency Management Director for Franklin Fire Department, Cheryl Barnes, Director of Nursing at Peabody Home and […]
FRANKLIN – Your feet are like old friends, always there for you, dependable and sometimes overlooked. But we need to change that. No, your feet won’t unfriend you on Facebook, but if they are ignored too long, problems like bunions, ingrown toenails, or sores can develop making your once dependable feet painful and a risk […]
Franklin VNA & Hospice’s Health Corner – wellness tidbits to keep us all a little healthier Colon Cancer Screening Saves Lives FRANKLIN – Everyone ages 50 -75 needs to get screened for colorectal cancer – screening saves lives. If everyone aged 50 and older were screened regularly, 6 out of 10 deaths from colorectal cancer […]
WARNER HISTORICAL SOCIETY HIRES NEW DIRECTOR Long-time Director, Rebecca Courser, to Retire February 28 The Board of Directors of the Warner Historical Society (WHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lynn Clark as WHS Executive Director beginning March 1. Clark succeeds the long-serving and much beloved Rebecca Courser, who retires at the end of […]
Wild Winter Walk: Guided Tour of the Live Animal Trail Friday, March 1, 10 AM to 12 PM Holderness, NH – Squam Lakes Natural Science Center offers a school vacation week program for adults and families with children ages 6 and up. Learn about the animals who live at the Science Center during the winter. […]
Tuesday, March 5th
NEW LONDON, NH – “Aging with Confidence: Real Challenges, Real Solutions” is the topic guest speaker Martha Bruce, PhD, MPH, will present at this year’s Lake Sunapee VNA Annual Meeting. Dr. Bruce is a Professor and Health Services Researcher at Dartmouth. Her research focuses on the mental health and psychosocial needs of older adults, especially […]
Saturday, March 2nd
“The Andover Supervisors of the Checklist will meet in public session at Town Hall on Saturday, March 2 from 11:00 to 11:30 AM to make additions and corrections to the checklist. Please remember to bring proof of domicile. After this meeting, no changes can be made to the checklist until Election Day, March 12.”
Last month’s article about recycling got one thing wrong: Plastic caps and lids, and other small scraps of plastic, do not get recycled! Please take them off any bottles, jars, jugs, etc. and throw them in the trash. It’s not that these little bits of plastic aren’t recyclable. The problem is that when we compact […]
The Andover Police Department handled 254 Calls for Service during January, including: Assist Citizen: 10 Assist Motorist: 4 Assist Social Service Agencies: 2 Death/Suicide: 1 Reckless Driving: 1 Road Hazard/Obstruction: 5 Suspicious person/Vehicle/Incident: 4 Traffic Accident: 4 Traffic Offense-Citation: 2 Traffic Offense-Warning: 23 Warrant-Criminal/Civil: 2 Welfare Check: 3 ARRESTS: • Adam Gaw, 38 years old, […]
Franklin – Volunteering can be one of the most powerful experiences a person can have. When you volunteer you give your time to help touch the lives of others. When that volunteering is for those who are on home Hospice, you gain the opportunity to change someone’s life for the better. Franklin VNA & Hospice […]