Canterbury NH Community Newsletter

Oooo! A Farmers Market quiz!

Here is a Market Quiz. Out of the following list, what can’t you find at the Canterbury Farmers Market? Orchard fruits, fresh eggs from happy hens, tomatoes, maple candy, pasture raised meats, fresh frozen fish, sourdough bread, cookies and baked goods, corn, bagels, maple syrup, pasture raised meat, lettuce, fruit…
NOFA-NH & Brookford Farm offer “Fun on the Farm” on Aug. 1

Join The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire (NOFA-NH) for a summer evening of fun at Brookford Farm on Aug. 1 from 6 to 8 pm. (Doors open at 5:30.) Bring your lawn chairs/blankets and listen to some live music in the farm fields. Fox + Fern will be…
Ailing maple tree in Center comes down

An ailing maple tree in the Center came down yesterday due to concerns that it was rotting and posing a threat to power lines if it fell toward the road and the Center Cemetery if it fell to the south. The work was done by Asplundh, the tree removal company,…
A day for kids to play ~ and reconnect

Join friends at Canterbury Elementary School’s community playground for Swings and Donuts on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 9 am. Come for the free donut or just to play. This is a great opportunity for kids to reconnect with school friends over the summer, while adults catch up. Event sponsored by…
Honoring a patriot ~ and those who supported the effort

In the 249th year of our great country, the town of Canterbury is honoring one of its past citizens: George Shannon, Revolutionary War soldier, who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. In honoring George Shannon, we also honor the many Canterbury citizens who fought…
New faces and familiar ones await our kids at CES

I hope everyone is enjoying a happy, healthy summer. Canterbury Elementary School staff have been preparing for the school year ahead: curriculum planning, classroom set-up as well as professional learning and collaboration have kept us busy! In addition, all classrooms have received a fresh coat of paint. On-site summer learning…
Come Meet a Farmers Market Friend at the Library!

Have your kids or grandkids discovered the basket of plush and crocheted fruits and veggies by the circulation desk in the Elkins Library? They are by the wall with the carrot wallpaper, right around the corner from the jigsaw puzzle table. These soft friends are just waiting to be played…
Canterbury Elementary School is hiring!

We have three support staff positions open: classroom assistant, 1:1 behavioral assistant, and special education assistant. Please go to www.schoolspring.com for more information and to apply. Use Job ID 4604564 for the classroom assistant position, Job ID 4703288 for the behavioral assistant position, and Job ID 4306560 for the special education assistant…
We hold these truths …

About 50 people gathered in the Center at 10 on the morning of the Fourth of July to either participate in or listen to a reading of the Declaration of Independence. The idea grew out of a different reading — Frederick Douglass’s “What, to the American slave, is your Fourth…
Fireworks postponed to Sunday, July 7

This just in from the town email: The fireworks that were scheduled for Saturday, July 6 are postponed due to the weather. They will now be Sunday July 7, same time and place. (8:30ish at the CES Soccer Field) Message from Friends of Canterbury Country Store We are sorry to…