Tag: February 2024

• Meet the Candidates on Friday, March 8

  Come hear from your candidates for town offices and the Shaker Regional School Board on Friday, March 8, at 7 pm at the Canterbury Town Hall. You can also participate via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link email dorishampton38@gmail.com before 6 pm on March 8. A recording will be available…

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  Deepwood Forest: A 400-acre gift to the community

  Working with the N.H. Forest Society and the Canterbury Conservation Commission, Ken and Ilene Stern have conserved nearly 400 acres of forestland on Bean Hill Road in the northeast corner of town.  This wonderful conservation project conserves important wildlife habitat, soils, wetlands and special natural areas, and the Sterns have…

• Shaker Regional School District deliberative session set for early February

  A deliberative session for the 2024-2025 Shaker Regional school budget will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Belmont High School beginning at 6 pm. All warrant articles will be considered at this session. There will be opportunities for explanation, discussion and amendment of each article. The conclusion of each…

• Please join us in honoring a Canterbury Revolutionary War patriot

  The year 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the opening stage of our country’s fight for independence as patriotic citizen-soldiers fearlessly fought the British regulars at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Later that spring, our town history records that George Shannon and 13 additional townsmen left Canterbury to…

• Selectmen plan 2024 budget hearing

  The selectmen will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2024 budget on Monday, Feb, 5, at 6 pm at the Meeting House. The proposed budget and warrant articles are posted on the town website and at the town office. The selectmen will also meet on Monday, Feb. 26, for…

• Historical Society elects new officers ~ and offers thanks to two long-time leaders

  The Canterbury Historical Society Board of Trustees elected new officers for 2024! President – Ron Routhier Vice President – Jeff Leidinger Recording Secretary – Fred Brewster Corresponding Secretary – Sandy Scripture Treasurer – Mary Ann Winograd The board sends a big thank you to our outgoing president, Bob Scarponi. The…

• Remembering Jean Dockray (Carr)

  Jean Dockray (Carr) of Loudon, NH, 64, passed away on Jan. 17, 2024, peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones after a courageous 3-year battle with Glioblastoma. She was born in Stoneham, Mass., on Jan. 24, 1959 to Claire B. Dockray (Donovan) and John E. Dockray of Tewksbury, Mass.…

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  4H Rascals officers bring devotion to their duties

  Joy Potter, board member from Merrimack County 4H, was present at the Jan. 8 Rascals meeting to present club members with certificates for their years in 4H. In this picture, club officers participate in a ceremony where they acknowledge the importance of being devoted to their official duties. From leading…

• Cloverbuds find there’s nothing like playing with food

  At our January Cloverbuds meeting, the children loved playing with their food! We worked on food art at this meeting to help prepare members for the upcoming Merrimack Valley 4H Food Show. Cloverbuds made teddy bear toast, bugs on a log, and other one-of-a-kind creations with healthy food options like…

• There’s something for every grade in CES arts program

  Arts Integration at CES has continued this school year, allowing classroom teachers to collaborate with the visual arts teacher to achieve curricular goals and to promote learning through, about and with the arts. Here are a few highlights from this year: In late October, CES students in 3rd, 4th, and…