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Barbara Ann Balch

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Cornish, N.H. — Barbara Ann Balch, 72, of Route 12A in Cornish, who died on Jan. 3, 2013, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Graveside committal service will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 2 p.m. in the Trinity Church Cemetery in Cornish, N.H. with Rev. Dale Nicholas officiating. Arrangements are with the Stringer Funeral Home and Crematorium, 146 Broad Street, Claremont, N.H. …

Plainfield Man Purchases Cornish’s Chase House B&B

Friday, May 3, 2013

Cornish — A historic inn on Route 12A has a new owner after sitting vacant for years . At a live auction yesterday, Plainfield resident Darrell Atwater purchased the childhood home of Salmon Portland Chase, a 19th century Secretary of the Treasury and Supreme Court justice, besting one other bidder in the driveway …

Dry Spring Ignites Brush Fires in Upper Valley

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ascutney — A spring with little rain has left the ground covered under a dangerous mix of dead grass and dry leaves that has made conditions ripe for brush fires — and that’s exactly what happened yesterday as four separate fires broke out in the Upper Valley, burning ground cover and trees. “We …

In Cornish, Satisfaction with Rockefeller Verdict  

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Cornish — Residents in the former hometown of the man who called himself Clark Rockefeller described the con man yesterday as “evasive,” “odd” and “horrible,” and several expressed relief that Christian Gerhartsreiter had been convicted of a decades-old murder in California. “I worried that in a case this …

Fake ‘Rockefeller’ ‘Always Had a Lie’

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Los Angeles — A notorious Rockefeller impostor was depicted yesterday by a prosecutor as a master manipulator who “always had a lie in his back pocket to explain things,” but slipped up and left clues that he was a killer. “This isn’t a movie, a book, a TV …

Ex-Wife Testifies  In ‘Rockefeller’ Trial

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Los Angeles — The woman who married a notorious Rockefeller impostor and bore his child told jurors in his murder trial yesterday her story of a 12-year-marriage to a man whose identity was a lie. Sandy Boss said she was charmed by the bright, quirky former Cornish man …

Here for the View

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Richard Clemence, of Cornish, gazes out at the view of Mount Ascutney while taking advantage of the weather to walk near Townhouse Road in Cornish Tuesday. Valley News — Libby March …

‘Rockefeller’ Impostor on Trial for Murder in L.A.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Los Angeles — A prosecutor told jurors yesterday he will prove a cold-case murder allegation against a German immigrant — and onetime Cornish resident — who spent years moving through U.S. society under a series of aliases, most …

Cornish: Voters Boost Pay for Police

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Cornish — Police Chief Doug Hackett and his officers will receive their requested pay raises after Town Meeting voters overrode the advice of the Selectboard and approved increases that the Police Department failed to secure in budget negotiations. Results of the Selectboard race between incumbent Larry Dingee and …

Cornish Voters Approve School Budget

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Cornish — Residents were treated to an unusually detailed breakdown of the failed negotiations between the Cornish teachers union and the school district during an otherwise tranquil school meeting yesterday. During the three-hour meeting, residents passed the $3.7 …

Raises Proposed for All Cornish Town Workers

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Cornish school meeting will be held Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m. in the Cornish Elementary School gym. Ballot voting for elected officials will open at 10 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Cornish Town Meeting will begin at noon on Tuesday, March 12 in the Cornish Elementary …

Faster to Green Mountains: Track Improvements Increase Speed for Vermont Trains

Thursday, March 7, 2013

White River Junction — Trains traveling along the Connecticut River south of White River Junction will be running as fast as 79 mph — 20 mph faster than the current speed limit — following an extensive rail upgrade. …

Letter: Pay Raises in Cornish

Thursday, March 7, 2013

To the Editor: It was with great interest that I read Valley News staff writer Mark Davis’ article of March 2 regarding the proposed Cornish town budget. I am a member of the Finance Committee and in that role work with the selectmen as they prepare the budget. …