Little by little, the sun has chipped away at the ice on Madison’s lakes and ponds, and the local wildlife has started to stir. Avid hikers and ones suffering from intense cabin fever have also emerged even with the temperature gauges moving up and down, similar to that of a heart monitor, a…

Freedom is looking for a community member to serve as an at-large member on the search committee for the Freedom Senior Coordinator position as approved at the Freedom town meeting on March 12. Provide a brief statement of why you would like to participate with your contact information. This…

Just a reminder that the hours for meetings at the town hall have been changed a little. Beginning in April, the town clerk/tax collector’s office will be open on Mondays, 9 to 11 a.m. and the first and third Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m. The board of selectmen will meet the first and third Tuesday, …

The Chocorua Lake Conservancy will be offering a workshop on the use of a nature journal as a means to focus observation and learning in the natural world. On Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to noon, join naturalist and Chocorua Lake Conservancy Stewardship Director Lynne Flaccus at Cook Me…

The selectmen met on Wednesday, March 27, as usual but without Selectman Joe Ferris who was excused.

In what was just a month ago, a mountain of the seemingly never-melting pile of snow had amassed out of each window of my house, subsequently casting doubt about this year’s groundhog’s prediction with each passing day.

Public notice: Eaton is changing its meeting hours. Beginning in April 2019, the town clerk/tax collector’s office will be open on Mondays from 9 to 11 a.m. and the first and third Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The board of selectmen will meet the first and third Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Please n…

The elections and town meeting on Tuesday, March 12, went smoothly. Including absentee ballots, 100 Albany people voted. The results of the town vote is as follows: Joe Ferris won another three years as selectman; Colleen Cormack won as trustee of the trust funds and tied with Dorothy Solomo…

The Tamworth History Center will be presenting “How (and Why) to Tell Them,” a participatory workshop with storyteller and oral historian Jo Radner of Lovell, Maine today at 6 p.m. at Cook Memorial Library. Participants are invited to bring along a photo, object or facts about your family’s …

Freedom’s Mary Mayhew passed away this past week after a long illness. She was a lifelong Freedom resident with many local friends, and was a source of a great many Freedom stories as she spent her life in the area and had lots of adventures here. Mary was a person of energy and laughter, an…

Celebrate Maine Maple Weekend at Nate and Kate’s Maple at 2102 Green Hill Road in Chatham on Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They will be boiling sap, offering tours of the sugar shack and serving maple creamees (maple-flavored soft serve). Their friends from She…

Hey, did you miss me? I’m sure Carol did a wonderful job while I was down in Florida for six days visiting very special friends from long ago, like high school. I’m sorry to have missed town meeting, probably my only one, and yes, I would have voted for the rec center. Sorry, people. Thanks …

Hannah and I have managed to get out a couple times over the last couple weeks to King Pine, where the battle of Old Man Winter vs. Cabin Fever rages on.

The 2019 town meeting will be held today at K.A. Brett School at 7 p.m. The following candidates have filed for office this year: selectmen, James Hidden Rebecca S. Mason; Melanie Streeter (two positions, three years); Annie Burke, treasurer (one year); Robert Seston, trustee of the trust fu…

On March 17, a St. Patrick's Day luncheon will be held at First Christian Church of Freedom immediately following the church service. It will be open to church members as well as the public. There will be sandwiches and desserts with a suggested donation of $5 per person.