Sanbornton News

Claire and Elise Bartley, 5 and 3, await their turn to pick treats after playing the beanbag toss at Sanbornton Recreation Department's Halloween Party Saturday.

Longing for lilacs? The people at the Governor's Lilac and Wildflower Commission have produced a 14-month calendar featuring winning photographs from its annual lilac photo contest celebrating the state flower.

It was a chilly day for building scarecrows, but that didn't stop scads of eager children - and parents - from stuffing and dressing their costumed creations at Heritage Farm's annual Scarecrow Festival Saturday.

After residents packed Town Hall last week to talk with selectmen about Huse Road being designated a one-way, seasonal road, the decision has been reversed and other alternatives will be looked into to resolve traffic and speeding concerns.

Settle in for an evening of food and music in Sanbornton tonight. The Cavatina Duo, a flute/guitar group, will perform at Sant Bani School starting at 7 p.m. The duo perform music from the classical era to contemporary and specialize in folk-inspired music from their native lands of Spain and the Balkans.

Finding small, innovative ways to make a new home greener was a welcome challenge for Phil and Pat Peek, whose new Sanbornton home will be part of the New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association's Green Buildings Open House Saturday.

With the Friendship Grange in danger of closing, its members are urging local residents to join the community-service oriented club so it can keep its charter.

Members and staff of the Lakes Region Association gather around the governor to cut the ribbon and officially open their new facility.

About a year after the Winnisquam School Board started looking into building a biomass heating plant at the middle and high school, and after countless hours of research and discussion, district voters overwhelmingly approved the energy-efficient project at a special meeting last week.

The leaves on trees may not have turned red, yellow, and orange yet, but the apples at local orchards have certainly turned to gold, yellow, and especially bright red hues for the approaching fall season.

The newly formed Tilton Recycling Committee met for the first time last week to discuss its purpose and gather background information about the town's current waste removal methods.

While most people may swat at or run from a bee, Greg Sanderson prefers to get up close and see what they're doing.

Picture a heart, the Valentine's Day type. Then drop in the names Justin and Chelsey Pellerin.

The Winnisquam Regional School Board and Budget Committee, both of which did not recommend the biomass plant proposal presented at this year's town meeting, have had several months to reassess their positions and are now recommending the article that will be put forth at a special district meeting next month.

A public hearing followed by a special Town Meeting brought Sanbornton residents out to discuss and then vote on whether to accept and expend American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money for infrastructure repairs in the town.

Louis R. "Dusty" Nielsen, 77, formerly of Sanbornton, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at Concord Hospital.

GPS systems, MapQuest and Google are useful tools- sometimes. Here in rural areas of New Hampshire, however, they can be more of a detriment when driving the back roads.

The lower court may have ruled Dover's registered sex offender ordinance null, but similar ordinances in Tilton and Northfield that prohibit registered sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of a school or other places where children congregate will still be enforced for the time being.

Sunday, August 9, 2009 Send listings to communityweekly@fosters.com . One of their own WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Fire Department recently responded to help one of their own after Capt.

Sunday, August 9, 2009 Send listings to communityweekly@fosters.com . One of their own WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Fire Department recently responded to help one of their own after Capt.