SHELBURNE — Shelburne Trails Club offers a Speaker Series presentation on "The Lure of Long-distance Hiking: Nature, Immersion and More" on Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at the Shelburne Town Hall.

BERLIN — Kurt Melanson was born and raised in Berlin. He spent 16 years working at the Berlin IGA Foodliner, 10 years as a bartender at Fagin's Pub, four years working at the Berlin federal prison and currently is a Social Studies teacher at Berlin Middle High School.

BERLIN — The third presentation in the Great North Woods Winter/Spring Series: Notable NH: 250 Years in the Making, "Redcoats and Rebels: NH and the American Revolution" presented by Mary Adams of the NH Historical Society will take place on Wednesday, April 1 at 6 p.m.

MILAN — Inspired by the recent New Hampshire DOT “Name A Plow” campaign, as well as Boston & Maine Railroad’s tradition of naming their steam locomotives, Milan & Dummer Ambulance partnered with Milan Village School to name their two ambulances.

BERLIN — Why Democracy? Presented by Dr. Josh Duclos, is the second program in the Great North Woods Libraries Winter/Spring Lecture Series “Notable NH: 250 Years in the Making,” celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. This program wi…

PINKHAM NOTCH — The late Al “The Rev” Shafner was a crowd pleaser. just as he was through the years as a beloved local entertainer, as the snow sculpture created in his likeness at this year’s 25th (newly renamed) Dave Rothstein Jackson Snow Sculpting event won both the People’s Choice and S…