Francestown News

Healing is a complicated thing. Janet Quilty knew this from the moment she saw the ravages of war on her only son, Scott, who arrived at Walter Reed Army Medical Center freshly wounded from a roadside bomb in ...

A shuttle program launched two months ago to transport residents to and from community suppers free has become a popular way to get out and still save gas.

The first Democratic headquarters ever opened in town has been ordered closed by selectmen for the lack of a site plan review.

The filmmaking efforts of local middle school students have won them an award and airtime on New Hampshire Public Television.

BELFAST : Julie Schroeppel, of Francestown, NH will be among 80 artists exhibiting at Arts in the Park on July 12 and 13 in Heritage Park, Belfast.

Acclaimed pianist Matt Savage, 16, of Francestown, will perform a solo benefit concert at Church Landing in Meredith next Sunday, June 22.

Ever since gas prices approached $4 a gallon, New Hampshire consumers have been trading in their big SUVs and trucks in favor of smaller, more economical vehicles.

Rochester Middle School students, from left, Samantha Bahlert, Ethan Masse and Madison Goldstein, will be honored today for a documentary film they made with a simple camcorder and a laptop computer last fall ...

Labeled "relentlessly cheerful" by a friend, Jaffrey-Peterborough District Court Deputy Clerk Amy St.

Party executive director Dave Scannell says the state party "has put out a challenge" to the local party committees.

There are no words to really express how grateful I am to the wonderful Francestown responders from the fire department, EMTs, police, the cell phone 911 and Francestown 911 operators who came to help rescue my ...

April and May signal spring and spring signals change. The weather changes, energy levels change, and in schools, this seasonal period marks a surge in performance and excitement in learning throughout the ... via Http

“When the officer explained that he was required to inventory the items in the car, Small groaned and threw himself against the seat of the cruiser in apparent frustration”

Amherst police and the federal government want to keep $7,000 that an officer seized from an alleged marijuana dealer after a traffic stop last year, court records show. via Nashua Telegraph

“I kind of wanted to know what it's like to be in school”

While building a solar/electric racecar in a Peterborough garage Friday, homeschool students talked about the freedom of homeschooling and the burden of its stereotypes. via Http

Brian Kirby, 39, was pronounced dead at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Police said that about 4:20 p.m., Kirby was driving a 1989 Buick Century west near Branch Road on 101 when he crossed the center line ... via UnionLeader

“We assume she came home and found it.”

An afternoon blaze killed a dog and gutted a home Wednesday. Fire tore through a colonial home at 30 Old Wilton Road sometime after 3 p.m. The town's volunteer firefighters and fire crews from Amherst, Milford, ... via "The nashuatelegraph.com's local, sta...

“What blows my mind is the phrasing in some of his ballads. He's developing a musical maturity far beyond his years. I don't think anyone saw that coming”

Last night, jazz prodigy Matt Savage and his parents were looking forward to a late dinner at the Carnegie Deli in New York City. via UnionLeader

“There are bands that just focus on march music, but we provide variety. That is the key to a lot of what we do.”

Until anyone comes up with evidence to the contrary, Temple has America's oldest town band. via Http

“The state of Maine is getting hammered right now”

Smooth sailing was the report from the fire and police officials throughout Monday's storm. via Nashua Telegraph

“It is one of the few large tracts of land on the market in this area”

The whirlwind purchase of a 219-acre tract of land by the Conservation Commission could be completed as early as Friday. via Http