News/Business
Kleen commercial laundry closing Lebanon operation
By JOHN LIPPMAN
LEBANON — Laundry service Kleen, which earlier this month closed its dry cleaning stores, will also shut down its commercial laundry service Friday, ending more than a century in Lebanon, leaving hospitals scrambling to find a replacement to process...
Randolph residents have reservations about hotel plan
By JOHN LIPPMAN
Randolph would appear to have all the basics a small town in central Vermont would need. With a population of only 4,700, it is home to at least three manufacturing companies, a college, a performing arts center, a downtown movie theater, a hospital,...
Bottom Line: Five car salesmen with a lot of miles move down the road to Claremont dealership
By JOHN LIPPMAN
The guys who drove sales at Gateway Motors sure don’t like to remain in idle.Five of the former White River Junction Ford dealership’s veteran car salesmen have moved down the Connecticut River to Ford of Claremont, where they resurfaced only a few...
WinCycle in Windsor to close
By JOHN LIPPMAN
WINDSOR — WinCycle, the Windsor nonprofit that sells refurbished laptops for a fraction of the cost, has been sold to a New Hampshire e-waste collector and will close its Main Street store this summer.But the service WinCycle provides is not entirely...
Luxury historic inns in Windsor, Cornish for sale
By JOHN LIPPMAN
WINDSOR — Anyone who has ever dreamed of running their own country inn can now pick up one — or both — of two luxury historic inns in the Upper Valley for bargain-basement prices.The Windsor Mansion Inn in Windsor, which last year was put up for sale...
Upper Valley businesses stung by alleged payroll tax embezzlement scheme
By JOHN LIPPMAN
WEST LEBANON — Every Friday afternoon, without fail, Ryan Wall would pull up in his car at the offices of J.A.S. Auto in White River Junction to personally deliver the company’s employee paychecks.Wall ran payroll services for TSBS, a West Lebanon tax...
Iconic VW bus a hot collectible
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
LOS ANGELES — “You see? You see? You see?” Enrique Aragon shouts over the loud purr of his 1966 Volkswagen 21-Window Deluxe Bus as he gestures toward gawkers yet again. For the last hour, the 42-year-old electrician and member of the...
Windsor inn on the market, and its ties to the N.Y. Yankees appear deep
By JOHN LIPPMAN
WINDSOR — It probably doesn’t mean the New York Yankees are going to move spring training to the Upper Valley, but an executive with the team is tied to ownership of a historic inn and restaurant in town that is on the market.Tony Bruno, chief...
Bentleys restaurant in Woodstock to close next month
By JOHN LIPPMAN
WOODSTOCK — The music and dancing — and food — is going to stop at Bentleys.The long-time village restaurant, bar and nighttime entertainment spot will close its doors by the end of April, the owners confirmed on Thursday. It will end a 42-year run at...
Perdue unveils new process for killing chickens
By DEENA SHANKER and LYDIA MULVANY
For a new generation of concerned consumers, every stop their food makes between farm and table matters.In the not too distant past, chickens raised without antibiotics were a niche product. Now, they’re everywhere. The number of meat and poultry...
Gateway Motors Ford to be sold, merged into Lebanon Ford
By JOHN LIPPMAN
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — When brothers Allen and Charlie Hall followed their father into the family’s Ford dealership business in 1975, Ford’s midsize Granada sedan was the hot new car on the market, gas was 57 cents at the pump and New England Ford...
Business Notes: Hanover gets back taxes on Etna mansion
By JOHN LIPPMAN
ETNA — The fate of one of Hanover’s highest-assessed properties has been resolved.The owner of 5 Gates Road in Etna, the unfinished vacant mansion previously owned by former Claremont Ford chief Arrien Schiltkamp, has now paid the town of Hanover...
After Decades of Stability, Downtown Hanover Retail Is in a State of Flux
By John Lippman
Hanover — College towns are often known for placid stability.Storefronts and sidewalks would remain unchanged for decades, a testament to the enduring strength of tradition and settled habits insulated from a changing world.But the realization that...
An App to Keep Students Off Their Phones During Class
By Tara Bahrampour
Like many educators, Lorenz Neuwirth, a professor of biopsychology and neuropsychology at SUNY Old Westbury, was tired of his students scrolling through their phones during class. The students were physically present, but mentally many were miles...
Newport Manufacturer and Its Owner Still Going Strong After More Than 55 Years
By John Lippman
Newport — Roy Malool stands next to a tank the size of a grain silo inside his manufacturing plant in Newport.The blade inside the 40-drum-capacity tank, dubbed “The Monster,” is turned by a 60-horsepower motor that mixes batches of industrial...
Canoe Club in Hanover Closes
By John Lippman
Hanover — Following weeks of rumors that the business was on shaky ground, the owners of Canoe Club confirmed on Monday that the Hanover restaurant and bar is closing effective Tuesday.The decision comes a year after Canoe Club was sold by its former...
Subaru of Claremont Latest Upper Valley Dealership to Be Sold
By John Lippman
Claremont — An era is ending at another Upper Valley auto dealership as the family-owned auto dealership is being sold to a rapidly expanding regional car group.Subaru of Claremont owner Peter Mans, who has operated the dealership for 22 years, is...
After More Than Six Decades, Beverage King Has New Owners
By John Lippman
West Lebanon — After 63 years, the Heath family’s rein at The Beverage King has drawn to a close.Husband and wife Rich and Sally Houle and Sally’s mother, Irene Heath, have sold their landmark West Lebanon beer, soda and tobacco store to brothers...
Vermont Castings Invests $10 Million in Improvements
By John Lippman
Randolph— Not long ago, there used to be a lot of soot inside the Vermont Castings foundry, where workers would come off shifts coated in black, looking like they had just emerged from a coal mine.But carbon particles don’t mix well with $450,000...
Lake Sunapee Bank Changing Name to Reflect New Ownership
By John Lippman
Newport— Lake Sunapee Bank, whose roots go back 150 years, will officially disappear over the coming months as its name changes to Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.Bar Harbor acquired the Newport-based bank last year in a merger deal valued at $182.2 million....
