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Mama Hen wears a chicken diaper while roaming the stairs of Julie Baker’s home in Claremont. Baker started Pampered Poultry and works with a sewing co-op  in the Dominican Republic to make and sell the handmade chicken diapers. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Pampering Poultry: Chicken Poop a Problem? Claremont Woman Has It Covered

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Claremont — Open the door to Julie Baker’s rural Claremont home and find little Mama Hen, hanging out on the stairway to the second floor. No need to check the bottoms of your shoes, though. The 3-year-old broody is sporting an unusual garment featuring a small receptacle in the back, covering — as Baker puts it — her “vent.” With …

Stevens High Graduates Go High Tech

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Claremont — The soon-to-be Stevens High School graduates marched two by two to their places on the stage, their shoes peeking out from beneath the crisp red of their gowns. The girls walked with the measured steps. The boys, a little more awkwardly, did their best. As they took their places, they looked …

Resident Raises Doubts About City Pool Closing

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Claremont — A request by a resident at last night’s City Council meeting to allow him to pay for an independent assessment of the condition of the city’s shuttered outdoor pool and obtain cost estimates to repair it, set off a lengthy discussion by the council on whether it actually voted to demolish the structure. Jeff Barrette told the council he was aware …

Claremont Wins Property Abatement Case

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Claremont — The state Board of Tax and Land Appeals has rejected an appeal of the assessed value of the Claremont Commons, formerly known as the Claremont Arms, on Winter Street. The owners of the 142, one-and -two bedroom apartments in six separate buildings on 16 acres and …

Neighborhood Watch

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Claremont Plays Pay Tribute to Popular Mystery Writer

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Claremont — Off Broad Street Players will pay tribute to the classic mystery writer Ellery Queen with the production of two 1940s-era radio shows starring the popular amateur detective. The show dates are May 8 at 7 p.m. …

Runners Reunite in Lebanon

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Lebanon — Toward the back of Salt hill Pub last night, Lori Bliss Hill greeted a woman in a bright blue jacket with yellow stripes. “It is so good to have you home,” Hill said. And they hugged. …

Upper Valley Reacts to Marathon Explosions: ‘Too Close' to Home  

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

A world that has grown increasingly dangerous and frightening came close to home yesterday, as hundreds of Upper Valley residents worried about friends and loved ones running or attending the Boston Marathon, including some who wound up near …

Claremont Robbery Suspect Waives Probable Cause

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Claremont — The main suspect in the armed robbery of an elderly man in Claremont last month waived his probable cause hearing yesterday in 5th Circuit Court and remains held on $100,000 cash bail at the Sullivan County House of Correction. Benjamin Ecklund’s case will be bound over …

Claremont House Race Set

Monday, April 15, 2013

Claremont — With no new candidates listed on the Secretary of State’s office website before yesterday’s filing deadline, there will be no primary prior to the special election for the House seat representing the city’s Ward II district. Former state reps. Joe Osgood, a Republican, and Larry Converse, …

Membership in Claremont’s New Rec Center Beats Estimates

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Claremont — The membership and revenue numbers for the new community center continue to exceed projections. Parks and Recreation Director Scott Hausler presented the latest figures for the center, which opened March 4, at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. City officials had expected the new center to draw 690 …

Wheelabrator Appeal Goes Forward

Friday, April 12, 2013

Claremont — The state Air Resources Council of the Department of Environmental Services has upheld the right of a group of citizens to appeal an aspect of the proposed permit for Wheelabrator’s trash incinerator. In a decision issued last week, Hearing Officer David Conley said the appellants — …

Bail Set for Driver In Fatal; Windsor Woman Died In Sunday Accident

Friday, April 12, 2013

Claremont — A pick-up truck was traveling about 80 mph in a 35 mph zone before it crossed the center line on Main Street early Sunday morning and struck a van in a fatal head-on collision that was …