OSSIPEE — Since the pandemic hit, rural areas like the Ossipee Watershed towns have seen a surge in home sales, new housing, and more year-round residents. How will towns will be able to protect important natural resources such as drinking water, wetlands, lakes, rivers, wildlife and overall…
CHOCORUA — A successful holiday silent auction at Artworks Gallery in Chocorua generated support for three local food pantries.
My brother is six years older than me and when he retired, I asked him how things were going. He grinned at me and said, “Every day is Saturday!”
The New Hampshire Humanities have generously provided a variety of programs for libraries to host virtually over this past year, and the Conway Library has been successful in drawing audiences each month for a variety of programming with the assistance from these grants. "Wit and Wisdom: Hum…
On clear days, the Presidential Range sparkles like hills of crystal described by early setters. Local flora is reflected in chandelier-like gardenia clusters. The steps are granite, some dishes and handhelds like Bavarian pretzels and Swiss rachlette are European inspired and there’s even a…
ALBANY — Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory will be honored with a community Zoom evening of song, story and reflection presented by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes in Tamworth village and the Albany-based World Fellowship Center on Monday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m.
Greetings from the pickleball courts at the North Conway Community Center. This week, we are looking back at the awesome tradition of the Volley in the Valley Pickleball Tournament started in 2018 by Barbara and Lenny Gulino.
FREEDOM — Massachusetts-based documentary photographer Melinda Reyes has created “Inside the Walls: An Intimate Look at the Elderly During COVID-19,” a special exhibition focusing on the lives of the elderly who are isolated in nursing homes during the current pandemic.
The fourth annual Kevin Peare Memorial Skate Park art display is in full swing at the Conway Public Library. Fifty boards have been turned into works of art by people in the valley of all ages, generously sharing their talents. Bids on these boards are being accepted through silent auction i…
TAMWORTH — On Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m., join the Chocorua Lake Conservancy’s Stewardship Director Lynne Flaccus for an evening owl prowl.
The Squam Lakes Association will be hosting a discussion of the transformation of water when temperatures start to drop via Zoom on Saturday, Jan. 9, from 10 to 11 a.m.
BRIDGTON, Maine — The Bridgton-Lakes Region Rotary Club contributed $500 to the Friends of the Bridgton Public Library.
Greetings from the micro gym at the North Conway Community Center. We are starting off 2021 in what seems to be the same way we started off 2020: With a grand opening of a perfectly personal-sized “micro gym” for community use. The circumstances feel a bit different this year, however.
LOVELL, Maine — Members of the Lovell United Church of Christ are supporting families of Maine’s victims of COVID-19 with remembrances.
LOVELL, Maine — Though the Greater Lovell Land Trust has postponed the annual First Day Hike and Winter Weeds Hike until 2022, the organization is coming up with other ways to engage members and the community. Upcoming events include:
Greetings from the North Conway Community Center. We wrapped up a successful round of youth basketball mini sessions and are looking forward to starting a full season of basketball along with a new youth Nordic ski program after the holiday break.
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