Then: The above image is looking north on Main Street, circa 1880, from in front of the Congregational Church (out of frame to the left). FRANKLIN — In the 1800s, West Franklin was just “Franklin”, ...

World leadership today requires commitment to multinational collaboration because we face global challenges that affect all nations and, in addition, they are existential, threatening our survival.

The Wilmot Garden Club maintains numerous gardens at the public buildings in town. With a generous donation from the Wilmot Conservation Commission, we are very excited to be planting a new garden ...

ANDOVER — I took a quick down-and-back trip to Boston before an expected snowstorm to retrieve the vibrant and playful paintings by artist Susan Blatt, for our next exhibit at Proctor Academy. Susan’s ...

Financiers are a small, traditional French almond cake dating back to the 17th century. Originally named Visitandines, after an order of nuns who originally created the cakes, they were renamed ...

(Top left, left to right): Varsity Girls Basketball Head Coach Cat Robbins, Lily Cornell, Payton Cloutier, Maddie Doherty, Sage Slocum, Keira Michaels, Kayla Adams, Savaughna Slocum, Kourtney Kaplan, ...

Levi Otis completed 1,000 books before kindergarten. Willa Brown, who read 1,000 books before kindergarten. ANDOVER — Congratulations to Willa Brown and Levi Otis, who both finished the 1,000 Books ...

A rare upright piano like the one purchased by Franklin’s David Gilchrist in 1846. Photo: Public domain FRANKLIN — The following is a shortened version of the piece written in Albert Garneau’s book ...

FRANKLIN — Driving through Franklin heading north or south on Central Street, you pass by Trestle View Park and the Harris Corliss Wheel. During the holiday season, every year since the mid-1990s and ...

Children awaiting the start of the 1980 Children’s Parade. Source: Andover Historical Society Archive ANDOVER — We took a couple of months to catch our breath, but now the Andover Fourth of July ...

Amelia Ellis of Andover, wearing her “tutu”, skis down the hill to be caught by her dad, Adam Ellis. Amelia was celebrating her 3rd birthday with family and friends at the Veterans Memorial Recreation ...

Close-up of the granite chimney collar in the Andover Historical Society’s schoolhouse. Photo: Donna Baker-Hartwell ANDOVER — Last October, the Andover Historical Society hired Brad Hartwell of Tucker ...