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By RAY DUCKLER

Mike French’s green thumb means food for the less fortunate.He tends to the Lions Club Community Garden in Henniker and ships his produce to two food pantries, one in his hometown, the other in Hopkinton. And if he has a surplus of food after the...

By MILLI KNUDSEN

Milli Knudsen lives in Henniker. I am not an originalist. When the founding fathers set down their carefully crafted words, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Five months before police found Gina Maiorano’s body on the side of the highway, Weare police arrested her boyfriend Thomas Hanley on four separate domestic violence charges after witnesses say they saw him push her, berate her and force her back into...

New Hampshire State Police have identified the woman whose body was found on the side of Interstate 89 in Hopkinton early Monday, and have made an arrest in the case.Troopers identified the woman as Gina C. Maiorano, 27, of Henniker. They had...

By DAVID BROOKS

The 189-year-old Congregational Church of Henniker is one of several buildings just added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, a move that could make it easier to pay for upkeep.“Bring on a register … is one of the application...

By DAVID BROOKS

Four years after New England College bought the New Hampshire Institute of Art in downtown Manchester and incorporated it into the college, pandemic-driven enrollment losses are shifting the students from the Queen City to the main campus in Henniker,...

By CHARLES HUCKELBURY

Charles Huckelbury lives in Henniker. Each time a mass killing occurs with disturbing frequency in the U.S., arguments arise concerning how best to prevent the next one. And there is always a next one, as the tragic events in Nashville demonstrate....

By DAVID BROOKS

A 15-year-old Boston student died Saturday night from a skiing accident at Pats Peak ski area in Henniker.The tenth grader was identified by his East Boston school, Excel Academy, as Christopher DiPrima. “Christopher was a kind and caring person who...

BOWScholarships available■The Rotary Club of Bow announces that their annual Foundation Scholarship Applications are now available. Rules and forms are available at bowrotary.org. The application must be received at the Bow School District...

By DAVID BROOKS

Henniker voters breezed through town meeting Saturday, passing an operating budget up 3.5% from last year during a 90-minute session that saw real discussion about only two of 29 warrants.One topic of discussion was the Tucker Free Library, which had...

BOWPizza and Game Day■Bow Young at Heart will hold a “Pizza and Game Day” on March 22 at the Old Town Hall, 91 Bow Center Rd., from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pizza and dessert will be provided, please bring your own beverage. ■The Rotary Club of Bow...

Most of us try to make it through the stretch of icy weather from December through March without ever falling flat on our noses. Participants at Pat’s Peak Ski Area in Henniker spent Saturday navigating a much colder, and certainly much more dramatic,...

BOWPizza and Game Day■Bow Young at Heart will hold a Pizza and Game Day on March 22 at the Old Town Hall, 91 Bow Center Rd., from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ■2023 scholarship applications are now available, The Rotary Club of Bow announces that their...

DUNBARTONChair Yoga■Maker’s Morning is exploring Weaving on Tuesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Dunbarton Congregational Church Vestry. Fiber artist Marsha McKay will facilitate the creation of “Cycles,” a circular weaving on a hoop. Contact Joyce Ray...

BOWHistory presentation■The Bow Rotary’s annual “Rotary Speech Contest” for local high school students will be held on March 8 at 6 p.m. at the Baker Free Library, lower level. Prizes for the Bow Rotary: $500, $300, $200, respectively.■Bow Young at...

By JIM CULHANE

Jim Culhane of Henniker is the president & CEO of Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice. The healthcare system, as we know it, is moving toward collapse. I know this sounds shocking, but to people in the industry, and to many people who have accessed...

BOWSpeech contest■The Bow Rotary’s annual “Rotary Speech Contest” for local high school students is now in progress. The purpose of this contest is to challenge high school students to develop their public-speaking skills and to explore how they make...

BOWSpeech contest■The Bow Rotary’s annual “Rotary Speech Contest” for local high school students is now in progress. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three speakers and the winner is sent on to compete against winners from other clubs in our...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

A $14.6 million school budget will be the focus point for John Stark Regional School District voters in March.Weare and Henniker residents gathered for a deliberative session at John Stark Regional High School Friday night to discuss the school...

By DAVID BROOKS

There’s a town meeting truism that the smallest items can generate the most discussion. That proved accurate Tuesday in Henniker, where almost all the debate concerned summer concerts that would cost 1/10th of 1 percent of the operating budget.By the...