While out shoving the snow around with the plow this week, my mind wandered as it always does amid the repetitive “drive, drop plow, raise plow, reverse” pattern that is the most monotonous of seasonal chores.
Thanksgiving was late this year, and as soon as the last wish bone was cracked, Christmas began in earnest, as evidenced by seasonal music played in stores, twinkling lights illuminating nocturnal blackness and frantic shoppers intent on acquiring bargains crowding local stores all against a…
Fryeburg Academy will hold the annual candlelight concerts on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 and 7 p.m. The shows will feature the school’s choral and instrumental ensembles performing a vast selection of holiday favorites. Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted in support of the…
December is getting very busy, so here’s a little preview of what is coming up for all of you. The Sunday, Dec. 8, concert at 4 p.m. featuring pianist Dana Cunningham and cellist Max Dyer at the Little White Church in Eaton, is now sold out. But you can still celebrate the coming of Christma…
There was no selectmen’s meeting on Nov. 13. However, the tax bill should have arrived by now. Please remit your check by the due date.
I was deeply saddened to learn of the death on Nov. 18 of one of Tamworth’s most beloved residents David Eastman. He was well-known as a naturalist, author, radio show host and newspaper columnist. A retired Army captain and helicopter pilot, he was a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran and…
The Community Club of Freedom lasagna dinner night in honor of our member veterans was a success. Many thanks to the committee members who set the tables, built the lasagna and salads, served, cleaned dishes: Bill, Rich, Amy, Barbara, Carole, Claire, Diana, Janice, Judy, Paul, Lisa, Tanner a…
A dine-to-donate fundraising event for the Little White Church Steeple Fund will take place at the Snowvillage Inn in Eaton on this Wednesday, Nov. 20. Dinner reservations start at 5 p.m. and will continue through 8 p.m. Call Snowvillage Inn at (603) 447-2818 to reserve seating. Walk-in dine…
The Age Friendly Community Task Force of the Town of Fryeburg is proud to offer sand buckets for seniors. For Fryeburg residents who are 65 or older or who are physically unable to retrieve sand or salt, sand buckets are filled and delivered to your residence within a week of your request or…
The Freedom Advisory Committee on Aging and Cailee Mickle, senior resource coordinator, invite you to attend their next meeting on Sunday, Nov. 17. This event will take place at the town hall starting at noon. Cailee will give a brief presentation on her position and plans for the future, an…
Oct. 23 selectmen’s meeting began with a report by new Town Treasurer Chuck Merrow. He was there to bring the selectmen up to date on what he has been doing.
The big bad winds of Halloween did their trick, and huffed and puffed trick-or-treating right into the last Saturday night. If for nothing else, it provided topic for discussion as echoes of our parents and grandparents’ childhood toils, and how they walked uphill to school, both ways, in de…
On Saturday, Nov. 9, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., join Chocorua Lake Conservancy Stewardship Director Lynne Flaccus for a hike along the trails of the Scott and Bolles Reserve. Fall is a wonderful time to explore fields and forests around the lake. Plants and animals are preparing for the snow and …
A very special story time will take place at the Fryeburg Public Library today at 3 p.m. with Ginnie Noftle, a local writer of children’s poetry and stories. There will be a craft time following the story that the children are sure to enjoy.
Who loves chocolate? Now that I have your attention, the Chocolate Club is back in full swing, and Beth Griffin’s handcrafted organic dark chocolate is sure to brighten your spirits as the sunlight wanes and the days get shorter. November’s Chocolate Club share includes these deliciously ori…
A musician friend from Southern New Hampshire recently contacted me, insisting that I meet his friend Aaron Risi, and that I’ve got to make sure we host his program at the Conway Library.
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