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The December Advocate begins with a story by Emily Bingham, a former science teacher and current amateur naturalist and forager, about finding edibles in the wild.
Director Karen Madigan describes upcoming programs and plans for the Dublin Public Library’s upcoming 125th anniversary celebration, including opening a 1901 time capsule!
We include an announcement from Town Hall about snow plowing protocols and Transfer Station sticker requirements. The Swap Shop, which re-homed hundreds of items throughout the spring, summer, and fall, is closed for the winter, while the Waste Reduction & Recycling Committee plans a post-holiday Styrofoam drive. Select Board member Susan Peters shares Dublin’s recognition for best practices in solar permitting.
Applications to run for elected town office are due in January. To encourage citizen participation, current members of boards and committees describe their work, skills required, and the expected time commitment.
In school news, Nicole Pease, Principal Teacher at Dublin Consolidated School, describes upcoming special events, including the annual Lantern Festival in Peterborough. Dublin School’s Youth Cross Country Ski Programs offer wintertime fun for students K-12. In addition, Emily Edick, a Special Olympics athlete, earns a silver medal for bowling.
Religious and secular holiday services, celebrations, and events in town include Advent and Christmas Eve services, a Heifer Project Alternative Giving Market, a used book sale, and pop-up Christmas boutique. Yummy Cady, longtime director of church school at the Dublin Community Church, recounts the 75-year history of the creche that’s displayed in the sanctuary during Advent. Brie Morrissey announces the opening of a new food pantry in the Dublin Village Park, open to all 24-7.
Tom Sileo describes the adventurous life of geologist Raphael Pumpelly, who lived in Dublin in the late 1900s and marked the Pumpelly Trail to the top of Mt. Monadnock. Jeanne Sterling, a long-time resident, describes the good old days at what was then called “the dump.”
The DubHub is bursting with special events, including the annual Small Treasures Art Show & Sale, which coincides with a Cookie Market to benefit local food pantries. In addition, there is a special winter concert and a performance of “A Christmas Carol,” along with regular weekly and monthly offerings.
The Conservation Commission provides a report on the benefits of New Hampshire’s open space from economic and quality of life perspectives. Meanwhile, Tom Warren describes the nesting and migration habits of the Northern Flicker.
We cover upcoming events in our neighboring towns: workshops and classes at MAxT in Peterborough, Dickens Fest in December and Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. in January at the Park Theatre in Jaffrey, as well as the Stories to Share series at the Jaffrey Civic Center.
With this December issue of the Advocate, we conclude another year of chronicling the news and people in our little town. We are thankful for our advertisers and for our contributors, regular and occasional – and wish everyone happy holidays and a peaceful 2026.