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Steeple Repair in Norwich

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Mike Cotroneo, a barn restorer, sets up scaffolding around the lowered steeple of the Norwich Congregational Church in Norwich yesterday. Work to restore its rotted framing will take about two months.   Valley News — Sarah Priestap …

Lebanon Acts on Odor

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

West Lebanon — Get a whiff of this: The stench that prevails in parts of West Lebanon could disappear by the end of the year …

Hanover Approves Higher Fees

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Hanover — Drivers will soon be paying more to park in Hanover, and those seeking planning and zoning permits will also see an increase. The …

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Randolph vs. BFA-Fairfax in the VPA D-III baseball championship in Burlington, Vt., on June 17, 2013. Randolph won, 3-2. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Photo Gallery: Randolph vs. BFA-Fairfax Baseball Championship
Sharon Academy senior Larkin Goode performs Miley Cyrus’ Butterfly Fly Away during her speech portion of Sharon Academy’s graduation at The Sharon Academy in Sharon, yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) ‘You’ve Got to Go For It’: 34 Sharon Academy Graduates Relate Learning From Experience
Thirty-four graduating seniors received their diplomas during The Sharon Academy's commencement in Sharon, Vt., on June 16, 2013. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Photo Gallery: The Sharon Academy Graduation
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Marilyn Polson, of Chelsea, has been the organist at Bethany United Church of Christ in Randolph since 1990. She is passionate about the organ at the church, which was made in 1894 and still has all its original pipes. “There are some pieces that I play that are so magical it’s like casting a spell,” she said. “And if I make a mistake, it’s like it shatters everything.” (Valley News - Libby March)

Playing Is Their Passion

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Churches often feature organists or pianists who play during services, and these musicians come from all walks of life. One Upper Valley accompanist grew up surrounded by Episcopalian hymns; another played throughout his childhood and during his decades-long …

Standing in the underpass linking Route 12A shopping plazas with workers and others behind him, New Hampshire Department of Transportation Commissioner Chris Clement speaks during a gathering yesterday to celebrate the completion of the Interstate 89 Exit 20 project in West Lebanon. Bill Boynton of the DOT is taking a photograph at left. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Never Too Late to Celebrate

Saturday, June 8, 2013

West Lebanon — With a red and white “Burton for Certain” baseball cap perched atop his head, Executive Councilor Ray Burton, R-Bath, a mainstay in North Country politics for more than a generation, stood in the middle of …

Volunteers Needed for River Cleanup

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Springfield, Vt. — Groups and individuals are needed to help with an annual cleanup of the Connecticut River watershed. Volunteers are needed to help out before, during and after the “Source to Sea Cleanup” on Oct. 4 and 5. Tasks include scouting potential trash sites, acting as a …

Emily Lacroix, center, of Canaan, laughs with fellow students (from left) Silpa Raju of Barrington, Ill., Graham Churchill of Amherst, Mass., and Ivan Hess of San Diego, Calif., in Raju’s dorm room last week. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Dartmouth Works to Boost Student Socioeconomic Diversity

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Hanover — In the spring of her freshman year at Dartmouth College, Emily Lacroix volunteered to tutor high school students at her alma mater for an SAT prep course. Lacroix, a Canaan resident, is a 2011 graduate of …

Sue Minter, deputy secretary of Vermont’s Agency of Transportation, speaks at a news conference yesterday. Gov. Peter Shumlin, right, and (from left) Woodstock Town Manager Phil Swanson, Rep. Alison Clarkson, D-Woodstock, and Senate President Pro Tempore John Campbell, D-Quechee, were among the local and state officials who were part of a meeting beforehand. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen)

Shumlin Lays Out Safety Measures for Route 4 Stretch

Saturday, June 8, 2013

White River Junction — In response to three collisions on Route 4 that have claimed four lives since March, Gov. Peter Shumlin yesterday announced a series of safety measures for the state highway, including an immediate repaving and …

Dartmouth College seniors Jeff Wilson, left, of Newbury, N.H., and Alan Gottesman, of Burlington, recount Wednesday's drowning. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Students Tried in Vain to Mount Rescue

Friday, June 7, 2013

Hanover — Abandoning the lawn of the Chieftain Motor Inn where their classmates drank keg beer, listened to country music and played volleyball, the five Dartmouth College seniors — Alan Gottesman, Galen Pospisil, Dani Wang, Ethan Wang and …

Mariah Tenney, right, straightens the tassle of her classmate Megan Brewer before filing off the bus and into Sunapee Middle High School commencement in Sunapee last night. Tenney is the salutatorian for the class of 27 students. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

‘We Did Everything Together’

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Sunapee — Not even dreary weather could dampen the spirits of 27 energetic Sunapee Middle High School graduates at their commencement ceremony last night. Heavy rain brought the graduation indoors and the just over one hour ceremony played …

Ernest Amoh (Trinity University photograph)

Police Release Name of Victim in Connecticut River Drowning

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Hanover — A classmate at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, described 20-year-old Ernest Amoh, who police have identified as the victim of an accidental drowning in the Connecticut River Wednesday night, as “a sweetheart.” Amoh, a rising …

Divers are picked up after the body of a drowning victim on the Connecticut River was recovered between Norwich and Hanover. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Drowning Victim Recovered: Police Say Alcohol Was Not a Factor

Friday, June 7, 2013

Hanover — The young man who drowned in the Connecticut River Wednesday evening during a party for Dartmouth College students did not consume alcohol in the hours before his death, police said yesterday. Divers from the state Fish …

Above, Vermont Agency of Transportation worker Henry Marcy cleans up debris and absorbent material for the auto fluids from a two car accident on Route 4 in Quechee yesterday morning. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Cars Collide on Route 4: Woman in Critical Condition After Two-Car Collision in Quechee

Friday, June 7, 2013

Quechee — A West Lebanon woman was in critical condition last night after the car she was driving collided with an oncoming vehicle on Route 4, the latest in a string of serious accidents on the thoroughfare in …