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Ex-Claremont Officer Faces Criminal Charges
By Jordan Cuddemi
Newport — A former Claremont police sergeant was charged on Thursday with lying about how he discovered weapons during an arrest earlier this year after a state trooper raised concerns about the search and a fellow Claremont officer told investigators...
Hanover Firm Executives Get Wall Street Payday
By John Lippman
Hanover — The Upper Valley is not a place where business executives, even highly successful ones, earn Wall Street-level paydays.White Mountains Insurance in Hanover is an exception. The insurance holding company founded by the legendary late...
VLS Student Rankles Classmates, Administrators
By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling
South Royalton — During the two years Sisyphus Bradford has been enrolled in Vermont Law School, she has aired and otherwise pursued a variety of concerns and grievances about the South Royalton institution, ranging from how it has handled its tight...
School Notes: Accomplished Student Wins National Essay Contest
By David Corriveau
Jacob Slaughter was making a name for himself as a mathematician, an inventor and an athlete before he graduated from middle school.Turns out that the young Hanover resident also has a way with words, too: The national Association for Women in...
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....
Newport Fabric Seller Thrives
By John Lippman
Guild — Terry Dorr’s family has been in the wool business for three generations, beginning when his grandfather took over a troubled woolen mill near Newport that became Dorr Woolen Co.At its peak in the 1960s, the mill employed 400 people. At one...
AARP Accused of Using Deceptive Marketing Tactics on Members
By Paul Feldman
In its newsletters and magazines, in congressional testimony and on its website, AARP warns seniors about deceptive direct mail and other dubious marketing come-ons as part of its mission to protect members from financial abuses.But the huge lobbying...
Sunapee Man Gives $20M to Alma Mater
By John Lippman
Sunapee — A Sunapee resident and Wall Street banker has donated $20 million to his alma mater, Virgina Tech, to fund scholarships and develop an interdisciplinary program to better prepare students for the “innovation economy.” David Calhoun, a...
No Swimming: Members-Only Lake Pinneo in Quechee Will Remain Private
By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling
Quechee — Lake Pinneo, the manmade body of water owned by the Quechee Lakes Landowners Association, is not expected to open its beaches to the general public anytime soon.The continuing denial of public access — which dates to 2015 — could be all the...
Former Valley Regional Physician Charged With Sexual Assault
By Jordan Cuddemi
Claremont — A former Valley Regional Hospital doctor who self-reported a sexual relationship with a patient in May has been charged with one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault.Dr. Eric L. Knight, 50, of Derry, N.H., turned himself in to...
Hartford Man Dies by Suicide at Quechee Gorge Over Weekend
By Jordan Cuddemi
Quechee — A 22-year-old Hartford man died by suicide over the weekend at Quechee Gorge, the first such incident there in more than a year, Hartford police confirmed on Monday.The suicide on Sunday occurred as state officials continue to brainstorm...
Dartmouth Overhauls Branding, School Logo
By Rob Wolfe
Hanover — Dartmouth College this week rolled out a new, simplified logo as part of a branding redesign that administrators say will standardize the school’s “visual identity” and present a unified message to the world.Visitors to Dartmouth’s website...
Landmark Restaurants Sold
By John Lippman
Hanover — Marc and Patty Milowsky moved to the Upper Valley from Burlington nearly five decades ago to open their first restaurant. They went on to become Hanover’s longest-running restaurateurs as the owners and operators of Jesse’s and Molly’s, two...
Video: Flooding Closes Roads, Prompts Voluntary Evacuations in Windsor Area
By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling
Windsor — There were evacuations and closures in Upper Valley communities including Newport, Windsor and Cornish on Saturday in response to flooding associated with a January thaw that began with Friday night’s rainfall.Emergency dispatchers used...
After 30 Years, Teago General Store Changes Hands
By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling
Pomfret — A week after signing the store away, Chuck Gundersen sat in his blue apron at the butcher block near the dry goods shelves, describing how others viewed him during his 30-year tenure as proprietor of the Teago General Store.“It always sounds...
To Your Good Health: Heartburn and Indigestion: Is There a Cure?
By Keith Roach, M.D.
Dear Dr. Roach: What cures heartburn and indigestion? — R.G. Answer: It’s easier to answer what causes heartburn and indigestion, because treatment depends on the underlying problem. The most common cause of heartburn is gastroesophageal reflux...
Norwich to Consider Altering Lister Model
By Rob Wolfe
Norwich — At least one member of the Selectboard is proposing that the town abolish its listers in favor of an assessor-only model that he says could improve valuations and minimize conflict between professional contractors and citizen...
Eligible Without Access: Facilities That Take Federal Funds Unwilling to Accommodate Marijuana
By Nora Doyle-Burr
Wilder — A combination of medications including Tylenol and a muscle relaxant has enabled Shirley Griggs, an 89-year-old retired nurse educator, to manage her chronic back pain, which stems from a car accident more than two decades ago.Recently,...
Lebanon Man, 18, Pleads Not Guilty to 22 Counts of Child Pornography
By Rob Wolfe
North Haverhill — An 18-year-old Lebanon man whose November arrest was video recorded by a concerned patron at the Kilton Public Library pleaded not guilty to felony child pornography charges on Tuesday.In an affidavit, Lebanon police said they were...
Fiancee: Enfield Man Was Shot, Killed as He Fled From Police
By Jordan Cuddemi
Canaan — A 26-year-old Enfield man was attempting to avoid being arrested on an outstanding warrant when he was shot by a state trooper in a field, according to his fiancee, who was a passenger in the car that police had tried to stop along Route 4 in...
