Black bears are emerging from their winter dens early, in search of food

03-14-2024 4:45 PM

Reports have been coming in from around the state: Bears are leaving their dens after a shorter-than-usual winter sleep — and they’re hungry.Late last week, the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife began urging Vermonters to take down their bird...


Town Meeting 2024: Previews and results of Upper Valley meetings and votes

02-26-2024 10:01 PM

Follow this link to see previews and results for Town Meetings in the Upper Valley, or find your town or school district in the list below:NEW HAMPSHIRECanaan – preview | resultsCharlestown – preview | resultsClaremont School District – preview |...


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Sports


Hanover boys basketball turnaround ends with runner-up finish
03-11-2024 7:31 PM

DURHAM, N.H. — One of the greatest turnarounds in Upper Valley sports history came up short of a fairy-tale ending Sunday when the Hanover High boys basketball team fell to Pelham, 51-41, in the NHIAA Division II final at UNH’s Lundholm Gymnasium.The...

Opinion


Editorial: The history behind Vermont’s education funding mess
03-01-2024 9:31 PM

This year’s school budgeting chaos in Vermont has been justly attributed to well-intentioned legislative bungling. But revisiting the creation story of the state’s school funding system may provide useful context.In the beginning was Brigham. In 1997,...

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Booking a ride
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Getting a handle on it
03-01-2024 6:08 PM
Warm respite in Lebanon
03-01-2024 6:05 PM
Up on a roof
03-01-2024 6:02 PM

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Theater Review: Shaker Bridge’s ‘The Minutes’ illustrates value of unvarnished truth
03-12-2024 6:01 PM

Having spent untold hours in selectboard and city council meeting rooms around the Upper Valley, I’ve often joked that it would be more fun to write about the meetings held in them as if they were theater, rather than just the mostly humdrum work of...

Obituaries

Obit photo for John Thompson McCall John Thompson McCall

Hanover, NH - John Thompson McCall, 100, passed away March 4, 2024 at Kendal, Hanover, NH, his home since 2000. He had achieved his goal of reaching 100 years of age and been in declining h... remainder of obit for John Thompson McCall

Obit photo for Janet Resteghini Sullivan Janet Resteghini Sullivan

Grafton, NH - Janet Celeste Resteghini Sullivan, 81, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2024, following a brief illness, surrounded by her loving f... remainder of obit for Janet Resteghini Sullivan

Obit photo for Kyle French Kyle French

Grafton, NH - Kyle Scott French, age 37, passed Saturday, March 9, 2024. A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the Valley News. Ricker Funeral Home & Crematory... remainder of obit for Kyle French

Obit photo for Celia Alice Kulig Celia Alice Kulig

West Rutland, VT - Celia Alice Kulig, 93 died March 12, 2024 at The Meadows in Rutland. She was born in West Rutland, VT on July 11, 1930, the daughter of Walter and Anna (Rzeshutek) Godles... remainder of obit for Celia Alice Kulig

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