There were two meetings going on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at town hall. One was a CEDS meeting led by Steve Knox (this will be referred to later) and the other was the regular selectmen’s meeting.
Fall foliage brightens our landscape, spreading egg and ketchup colors, reflected in lakes, ponds and rivers. The fall webworm has been casting what appear as nature’s Halloween decorations: tent like webs adorning trees of several species. A particular favorite host appears to be apple tree…
As I write this, I am loving this glorious Sunday. It is the perfect day to open the Fryeburg Fair, one of my all-time favorite places to go to see the animals (big horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, rabbits), the food (especially Sunflower Farm Pizza and the Conway Village Congregational C…
The selectmen’s meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 11, began with a moment of silence to remember those who died 18 years earlier.
Weekly story time resumes this week on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. Stories and crafts for children and their caregivers.
The affection one has to a vehicle is often a love/hate relationship. Cruising around the back roads of town, it’s fun to crank the music and perform that one-person karaoke to the reflection in the mirror, then quickly pull it together when there’s an approaching motorist.
Following a glorious summer our community is looking forward to a brilliant foliage season with plenty of activities. Coming up this weekend, on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. is the popular Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm’s harvest, an event for families with children of…
A member of the League of Women Voters will be at the Fryeburg Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 24, to help celebrate National Voter Registration Day. Stop by and register to vote from 2 to 6 p.m. You can register to vote now and vote in the Primary Elections this June if you are a U.S. citi…
There will be a dine to donate this Wednesday, Sept. 18, on locals’ night at the Snowvillage Inn for the Eaton Community Circle. A nice percentage of the proceeds from dinner that night go directly to the Eaton Community Circle, a wonderful organization in Eaton. The money raised goes to the…
Wow, has summer flown by. The Effingham Preservation Society has three more bake sale Saturdays as we turn into fall. And Lord’s Hill Meeting House will have a concert on the green Sunday, Sept. 15.
The Aug. 28 selectmen’s meeting began with Advanced Lock Co.’s representative reporting to the selectmen on the alarm and lock systems at town hall, their costs and conditions. He plans to speak with Chief Solomon regarding the communication system.
There will be a free introduction to Modern Western Square Dance on Wednesday, Sept. 11, for new students. All classes are held at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center at 1245 Bald Hill Road in Albany from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dress is casual. Mainstream graduates are invited to support the new st…
This summer was a three-month festival of joyful activity: swimming and kayaking in rivers, lakes and ponds; concerts hosted by The Other Store and Cook Memorial Library; The Barnstormers; the Tamworth farmers’ market; The Tamworth History Center’s civil war exhibit; educational and explorat…
A community blood drive will be held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church at 857 Main Street this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All presenting donors will receive a free pass to the 2019 Fryeburg Fair (while supplies last). Please call 800-RED CROSS (733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org and en…
The dog days of summer have arrived. The songs of parents and kids anticipating the first day of school were drowned out by the monotone buzz of the relentless cicada that refuses to allow one to sleep much past sunrise. The changing of the calendar reminds me to glance at the list of projec…
EATON — I just attended an open house at Little Field Farm down Route 153 in Eaton. We could have hamburgers or spicy sausage with peppers and onions, a pasta salad and some cheese hors d’oeuvres. Marylou and Peter Dow were cooking, aided by Sarah Davis and Jake Davis and Colton Dow. Everyth…
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