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Gov. Peter Shumlin signs the end-of-life bill at the statehouse in Montpelier, Vt. on Monday, May 20, 2013. Vermont is now the fourth state in the country that allows physician assisted suicide. (AP Photo/The Burlington Free Press, Glenn Russell)

Shumlin Land Buy Questioned

Friday, May 24, 2013

Montpelier — Buffeted by criticism over a land deal with his troubled East Montpelier neighbor, Gov. Peter Shumlin said he’ll waive the July 15 deadline by which Jeremy Dodge is contractually obligated to vacate the 16-acre homestead. But Dodge’s family members say they’re looking for more than a temporary reprieve. And according to Dodge’s daughter, Rochelle Dodge, the family will …

Lawyer Guilty Of Exploitation Gets 40 Years

Friday, May 24, 2013

Concord — Former Manchester lawyer Lisa Biron was sentenced yesterday to 40 years in prison for sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl multiple times last year, including taking her to Canada for filmed sex with a man. In handing down his sentence in Concord’s district court, Judge Paul Barbadoro said that Biron had used the teen as bait to lure young men to have …

N.H. Senate Says Yes To Extended Last Call

Friday, May 24, 2013

A later last call is coming to at least some New Hampshire bars, assuming the House and Senate can reach agreement on a crucial detail. The Republican-led Senate yesterday approved a bill allowing bars to stay open until 2 a.m., instead of the current closing time of 1 a.m. The Democratic-led House passed an earlier version of the bill March 21 on a …

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Radio host Terri Dudley jokes with Mascoma Savings Bank President Stephen Christy during a break in the last taping of Sunday Mornings with Terri Dudley on WTSL-AM in West Lebanon yesterday afternoon. Dudley is retiring after 50 years in the public eye. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Dudley Steps Away From Mic
Charlie Wishart, of Woodstock, N.H., holds his son Charlie while looking at a replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in North Haverhill yesterday. A veteran of the war, Wishart returned to Vietnam about 20 times as part of the Veterans Vietnam Restoration Project. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) In Haverhill, Honoring Those Who Fell in Vietnam
Shawn Hannux, of Wilder, tries his luck catching rainbow trout in the Ottauquechee River in Quechee recently. He said he usually begins fishing around six in the evening and stays until dusk falls. (Valley News - Libby March) Chasing Rainbows
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