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By PATRICK O’GRADY

NORTH POMFRET — When landscapers came to cut the grass for Lysle and Elaine Chase, Elaine saw it as another opportunity to do what she had done so often in her life: Share with others.“My mother was an amazing baker and when my father could no longer...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

In Andy Chew’s garage, aluminum cans — remnants of seltzers and assorted drinks — are piled high in large bins because it pains him too much to throw them away.Living in Wilmot, N.H., where recycling options are scarce, with the town lacking...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — This Memorial Day a new monument honoring the Hartford’s veterans will be unveiled, decades after the town’s World War I and II monuments disappeared from public view.A ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. Monday, May 27, at...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

LEBANON — With a unionization campaign by Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center nurses making more headway than two previous attempts, the hospital’s administration has hired a prominent California anti-union consultant to resist organizing efforts.Union...

By JIM KENYON

On a bitter cold February night in 1963, Howard Coffin packed his cardboard suitcase and walked to U.S. Route 5 in the village of Lyndonville, Vt., where he stuck out his thumb to hitch a ride home to Woodstock.“A trucker came by and picked me up,”...

By NICOLA SMITH

MONTPELIER — At the end of the legislative session last week in the Vermont Statehouse, Dick McCormack listened, eyes closed, as a resolution commemorating both his retirement and “profound seriousness of purpose” was read into the record. Standing by...

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Baseball Thetford 7, Montpelier 2 Key players: Thetford — JD Farrell, Xander Oshoniyi, Tommy Amber, Owen Goodrich Highlights:...

By BEN HOOKE

WINDSOR — When asked what went well for his team in their 27-5 thrashing of the Windsor Yellowjackets, Woodstock baseball coach Jason Tarleton kept his answer simple: hitting.The Wasps jumped all over the outmatched Jacks, sending 57 batters to the...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

CONCORD — The New Hampshire Supreme Court denied a Hanover resident and former Keene State professor’s appeal to overturn his conviction on child pornography charges, holding that evidence in the case supported the trial court’s guilty verdict issued...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The U.S. Postal Service plan to move sorting operations for Upper Valley communities from White River Junction to Connecticut is currently on hold, following concerns expressed by U.S. senators about the impact of USPS’s...

ROYALTON — Royalton Hill Bridge, also known as Foxstand Bridge, is anticipated to remain closed at least through the remainder of the year, according to the town administrator.The bridge, which spans the White River between Royalton Hill Road and...

CANAAN — Jody Viereck will no longer serve as the principal of Canaan Elementary School, according to an announcement from the Mascoma Valley Regional School District on Thursday. Superintendent Amanda Isabelle said she received an email from Viereck...

By BEN HOOKE

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Five games from playoff time, the Hartford Hurricanes defense of the VPA D-II lacrosse championship appears to be going full speed ahead. The division-leading Hurricanes built an early lead with great defense then weathered a...

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Girls Lacrosse Hartford 6, Stowe 4 Key players: Hartford — Madi Barwood (1 goal, 2 assists); Audrey Rupp (4 goals, 1 assist); Braelyn...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CHARLESTOWN — State officials and area residents remain at odds over plans to fix the nearly 100-year-old Cheshire Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River between Charlestown and Springfield, Vt.The New Hampshire Department of Transportation had...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Atta Ullah thought he was solving a problem for himself and the city earlier this spring when he paid $22,000 to demolish a vacant farmhouse on Washington Street that had become a dilapidated hazard.Instead, Ullah appears to have created a...

American Precision Museum in Windsor: Exhibits include “The Science and Technology of Measurement,” “Shaping America” and “The Art of Anna Held Audette.” Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., November through April; Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, as well as the related protests and arrests at Dartmouth College, overshadowed regular business at Tuesday night’ s annual Town Meeting.Voters approved all spending proposals on the warrant,...