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Upper Valley residents pan post office plan to move mail sorting to Connecticut

03-27-2024 6:58 PM

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — Upper Valley residents and postal workers voiced objection to a proposal this week by the U.S. Postal Service to move mail sorting operations for the region from White River Junction to Connecticut, saying the plan will create further delays...


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Dartmouth graduate student union stages walkout as bargaining talks falter

03-27-2024 6:56 PM

By FRANCES MIZE

HANOVER — In February, unionized graduate student-workers at Dartmouth decided that if they continued to feel that the college was stalling on contract negotiations, they’d walk off the job.They weren’t bluffing. On Wednesday at noon, more than 150...


Lebanon man sentenced to prison after threatening Hanover restaurant

03-27-2024 4:34 PM

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — A 35-year-old New Hampshire man has been handed down multiple, consecutive prison sentences after pleading guilty to threatening to “shoot up” a Hanover restaurant.He could be free by September, however, due to the amount of time he...


Route 12A bridge in Claremont to be temporarily closed for rehabilitation work

03-27-2024 4:31 PM

CLAREMONT — The Route 12A bridge over the Sugar River in Claremont will be closed during the day for at least three days next week, according to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.The DOT is beginning the next phase of rehabilitation work...


Vermont Supreme Court suspends law license of Addison County’s top prosecutor

03-27-2024 3:38 PM

By ALAN J. KEAYS

The Vermont Supreme Court has suspended the law license of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos.“We conclude that the evidence here warrants the immediate interim suspension of respondent’s license to practice law,” the unanimous ruling issued...


Congresswoman Annie Kuster won't seek reelection

03-27-2024 11:50 AM

By ETHAN DEWITT

Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster will not run for reelection this year, she announced Wednesday morning, ending a 12-year congressional career and creating a rare open race for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District.Kuster, a Democrat from...


Budget cut discussion on Hartford School Board agenda

03-26-2024 7:31 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — The School Board Wednesday night will address a revised budget that slashes teaching and staff positions and delivers a gut punch to the athletic department, eliminating four sports programs.The new budget also postpones the search for a...


Murder case against 14-year-old headed to juvenile court after prosecutor reverses course

03-26-2024 4:41 PM

By ALAN J. KEAYS

MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County state’s attorney told a judge on Monday that she does not object to defense attorneys’ request to move a 14-year-old murder suspect’s case to juvenile court, where it would be closed to the public.Eva Vekos, who...


Push to ban vote-counting machines flops in New Hampshire

03-26-2024 4:36 PM

By NICK PERRY and HOLLY RAMER

HOPKINTON, N.H. — Like the old saying about March itself, an orchestrated effort to get rid of vote-counting machines in New Hampshire this month came in like a lion and went out like a lamb.“Electronic machines will face the wrath of New Hampshire...


Woodstock hosts info session on proposed short-term rental ordinance

03-26-2024 12:35 PM

WOODSTOCK — Residents will have a chance to learn more about an overhaul to the town’s short-term rental regulations during an information session Wednesday night.The gathering will take place at 6 p.m. at town hall and can also be streamed...


Hanover pitches full-day child care program through Parks and Rec

03-26-2024 12:09 PM

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — Town administrators are developing a plan to open a full-day preschool program to assist municipal employees and residents in need of child care.The Hanover Parks and Recreation Department is seeking to launch the program on weekdays from 8...


Tenants scramble for housing after West Lebanon building condemned

03-25-2024 6:24 PM

By FRANCES MIZE

WEST LEBANON — In a rental market as precarious as the Upper Valley’s, a water leak can have a ripple effect.Last spring, Rosemary, 58, known to most as Rose, was banging a broom handle against the ceiling of her apartment as a “waterfall” from an...


$150 million bequest expands financial aid for Dartmouth’s middle class students

03-25-2024 6:07 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HANOVER — Dartmouth College has received a $150 million bequest from the estate of Glenn and Barbara Britt that will fund financial aid awards for undergraduates and scholarships for students in the Tuck School of Business Administration.It is the...


Windsor woman avoids jail but must pay more than $135,000 in restitution in credit union fraud case

03-25-2024 4:29 PM

By ALAN J. KEAYS

A Windsor woman who served as a branch manager for the Vermont VA Federal Credit Union will avoid jail time but have to pay more than $135,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to a charge of credit union fraud. Tracy Thibodeau, 47, was sentenced...


Town clerk retires after 40 years of service to Lyme

03-25-2024 4:28 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LYME — The biggest part of Patty Jenks’ job as town clerk was to listen to people.When someone would come to the clerk’s office who needed help beyond registering a vehicle or signing up to vote, Jenks would take them to another place to talk. She...


Grantham school district hires superintendent

03-25-2024 4:12 PM

GRANTHAM — The School Board has hired Lisa Walker as the school district’s new superintendent.Walker most recently served as superintendent of the Monadnock Regional School District and will start her role in Grantham “later this spring,” according to...


House takes up bevy of bills related to free speech in schools

03-25-2024 3:38 PM

By ETHAN DEWITT

Since the mask debates of COVID-19, New Hampshire schools have become fervent battlegrounds for ideological debates around race, sexuality, and gender identity. And last Thursday’s House session was no exception. Over a series of floor votes,...


Driver who hit Lebanon police officer with car while fleeing gets prison sentence

03-25-2024 1:32 PM

NORTH HAVERHILL — A Vermont man pleaded guilty to charges of reckless conduct and resisting arrest and has been sentenced to two to four years in New Hampshire state prison, according to court records.John Cyncar, 53, of Wells River, sped off after he...


Upper Valley school notes for March 24

03-24-2024 9:16 PM

Secondary accomplishments The following Upper Valley residents earned awards at the 2024 Central and Southeastern Regional 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl, which was held earlier this month at Vermont State University in Randolph Center: Novice group (ages 9 to...


Former student settles with Twin Valley School District over alleged racist bullying

03-24-2024 9:13 PM

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

A former student, who is Black, has settled a complaint with Twin Valley School District alleging that officials didn’t do enough to address racist bullying she faced at the district’s middle and high school, according to the ACLU of Vermont, which...



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