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In this photo taken Wednesday May 8, 2013 Chuda Niroula, a native of Bhutan, poses in his apartment with his country's flag, and the United States flag, in Manchester, N.H. Almost two years ago he arrived in Manchester as one of the 60,000 to 80,000 refugees taken in each year by the U.S. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Refugees Pose Challenge For N.H. City

Monday, May 20, 2013

Manchester — After being exiled from his native Bhutan at age 4, Chuda Niroula spent the next two decades in a Nepali refugee camp with no running water, no electricity and never enough food. Almost two years ago he arrived in Manchester as one of the 60,000 to 80,000 refugees taken in each year by the U.S. Though it was …

Jon Gover jokes with Danny Dover while fishing for trout at Texas Falls in Hancock, Vt., earlier this month. The pair have been getting together for more than a year. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen)

Making Quality Time: Program Links Youngsters, Mentors

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Bethel — Jon Gover spots his mentor, Danny Dover, and breaks into a run. “Danny!” he shouts, running across his backyard. “My dog had puppies!” Jon, 11, is wearing jeans, a black T-shirt, and a pair of goofy glasses with plastic eyeballs dangling on metal springs. Dover, 63, compliments him on the glasses …

Bow Thayer takes a break from work on a stone stairway in his Gaysville yard to reacquaint himself with an old guitar while his son River, 3, plays nearby. Thayer has built a studio at his home that serves as rehearsal and recording space. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Working for a Song: Vermont Musician Bow Thayer Illustrates Challenge Facing Independent Artists

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Gaysville, Vt. — On a chilly day last week, singer, songwriter and band leader Bow Thayer was replacing the stone steps that run up the rise above his house to the recording studio. He’d torn up the steps and the adjoining patio a while back to accommodate the underground hot water pipes for …

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Jennifer Lesser placed signs on the Secret Trail that say “Private Trail” and “Firing Range Ahead” to dissuade hikers from proceeding. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) In Plainfield, Unease Over Easement: Landowner, Town and Hikers Clash Over Trail Access
From left, Heather Hardy, Alicia Titzmann and Misty Blanchette Porter are part of a surgery demonstration about cutting waste from the tools and steps used in the operating room at DHMC. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Surgeons Take Critical Look at Their Process
The 19 students of Lebanon College’s 2013 graduating class cross Court Street on their way to commencement at the Lebanon Opera House yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) ‘Check Your Direction’: At a Time of Change, Lebanon College Graduates 19
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N.H. Senate ‘Optimistic’ Over Revenue

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Concord — The chairman of New Hampshire’s Senate tax-writing committee said yesterday he is cautiously optimistic the economy is on a gradual upswing but not at a pace allowing the state to spend at pre-recession rates. Ways and Means Chairman Bob Odell, R-Lempster, estimates growth for each of …

Vt. House Gives Initial OK for Immigrant Drivers’ Licenses

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Montpelier — The Vermont House yesterday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would allow immigrant farmworkers who are in the country illegally to drive in Vermont, with a new type of driver’s privilege card. “Immigrant workers face significant challenges because they are currently ineligible to travel independently …

Police Affidavits Released  In UNH Student’s Death

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Dover, n.h. — A man charged with killing a University of New Hampshire student in October initially told investigators that someone else strangled her and then said he accidentally killed her during a consensual sex act, according to documents unsealed yesterday. Seth Mazzaglia is charged with killing 19-year-old …

In this photo made Tuesday, April 30, 2013, Kurt Zentmaier poses in his warehouse full of guitars in Claremont, N.H. Zentmaier is president of Rondo Music which sells its guitars online only and doesn't want an Internet sales tax. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

N.H. Retailers Worry About Proposed Internet Tax

Monday, May 6, 2013

Concord — When Rondo Music moved from New Jersey to New Hampshire in 2005, company president Kurt Zentmaier was happy to discard a long row of binders stuffed with paperwork on churches, charities and other customers claiming to …

Gun-Friendly Vermont Has Few Murders

Monday, May 6, 2013

Swanton, Vt. — Marcel Rainville was 9 when a priest gave him his first gun, a .22-caliber pump action rifle. When he was in high school, his father gave him a 12-gauge shotgun, still stored upstairs in the home where he grew up. Every fall, Rainville — a …

Experts: Beware Bombing Donation Drives

Monday, May 6, 2013

Boston — At least two online campaigns aimed to help David Henneberry buy a new boat after his was shot up while a Boston Marathon bombing suspect hid inside. And a handful of drives have cropped up to help the family of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old killed in …

In this Friday, May 3, 2013 photo, Libby Hanna, president of the American Gerbil Society, holds a gerbil prior to the society's annual New England pageant Saturday in Bedford, Mass. The small rodents will be judged on body type and color, and will feature agility demonstrations where they must overcome various obstacles and race to the end of the course. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)

Gerbils Strut Their Stuff at N.E. Pageant

Monday, May 6, 2013

Bedford, Mass. — The American Gerbil Society’s annual pageant brought dozens of rodents scurrying to New England this weekend for a chance to win “top gerbil.” The Bedford competition called for agility demonstrations in which the gerbils must …

Amphibians, Turtles On the Move During Spring

Friday, May 17, 2013

 Montpelier (AP) — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is reminding drivers that reptiles and amphibians are on the move this time of year. The agency says amphibians migrate by the thousands each spring looking for breeding pools. They can frequently cross roads contributing to high rates of mortality …

N.H. Senate to Hold Hearings On House Budget

Friday, May 17, 2013

Concord (AP) — The New Hampshire Senate will hold hearings this week on the $11 billion two-year budget package passed by the House in April, which does not include $80 million in casino license fees called for in Gov. Maggie Hassan’s proposed budget. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Morse, …

N.H. Charter Schools Future Unclear

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Concord — Charter school advocates say funding for new charters included in Gov. Maggie Hassan’s budget proposal is being held hostage by House lawmakers who want to use that money as a bargaining chip when they begin to negotiate a final budget with the Senate. If the funding …