Cornish

Town Pitches in To Help Cornish Celebrate 250th

Monday, June 17, 2013

Cornish — Though Colleen O’Neill has been on the front lines with Karen Gillock organizing Cornish’s 250th anniversary celebration, from her perspective it has been a townwide effort. “It one of the characteristics of Cornish,” O’Neill said last week. “There is tremendous spirit of community in town.” As an example, O’Neill said they were looking for people to bake cookies …

Danielle Ballard, left, turns away as her classmates Courtney Bogle and Justin Halberg kiss. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

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 …

The view behind Blow-Me-Down Farm in Cornish, which is now part of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. (Valley News - Libby March)

In Cornish, Beaux-Arts Redux? Plan Calls for Reviving Famed Artists Retreat

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Cornish — Once home to famed artists, writers and musicians of the Cornish Art Colony, the 43 acres of Blow-Me-Down Farm on Route 12A may soon play host to creative types once again, pending approval from the National Park Service and providing it can secure the necessary funding. Last week marked the beginning …

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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)

Steeple Repair in Norwich

Randolph catcher Ross Caswell hugs teammate Alex Gilbert after the Galloping Ghosts won the Vermont Division III championship last night at Centennial Field in Burlington. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Motivation Works for Ghosts: Unusual History Lesson Lifts Randolph to Baseball State Crown

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)

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Peter J. Lynch

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Cornish, N.H. — Peter J. Lynch died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at home with his family at his bedside, just as he wanted. Born Aug. 4, 1928, in New York City of Irish immigrants, he and his family moved back to Ireland to escape the economic hardships of …

Kearsarge’s Ollie Gallo gets pulled down in a tangle under the net during the Cougars’ 42-40 win over Stevens last night. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Cougars Nip Cardinals to Keep Playoff Dream Alive

Friday, February 15, 2013

North Sutton, n.h. — While last night’s matchup between Stevens and Kearsarge was a battle between two teams struggling down the stretch, it was also a game of some importance. The Cougars came into the game at 4-11 …

Peter James Lynch

Friday, February 15, 2013

Cornish, N.H. — Peter James Lynch, 84, died Wednesday night, Feb. 13, 2013 at his son’s home on Jackson Road in Cornish, N.H. where he had resided for the past five years. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor, Vt. …

Letter: A Baby-Boomer Who Did Us Proud

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

To the Editor: I entered law school in September of 1968, at the start of three years that would see unbelievable student unrest and unrestrained outrage over the Vietnam War. Protests upset campus life to the point where one of the law school professors told the assembled students …

Windsor head coach Harry Ladue explains a play to his team during last night’s win over Stevens in Claremont. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Windsor Tops Stevens in Matchup of Short-Handed Teams

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Claremont — The box score will show that Windsor’s Tanner Tibbits had a great 27-point game in a 64-58 win over Stevens last night at Carr Gym. That’s terrific, but box scores don‘t show everything. It doesn’t show …

Packed Gym Watches Newport Hoops Edge Stevens

Friday, February 1, 2013

Claremont — Newport is the top team in New Hampshire Division III boys basketball because it does not lose any close games. Last night at Stevens, the Tigers hung on for a 61-57 win over the Cardinals at Carr Gym and it was the sixth time this season …

Colleen O’Neill and Diane Liggett stand in front of the Cornish-Windsor Bridge in Cornish on Thursday. The bridge, which was constructed in 1866, is the centerpiece of new commemorative license plates being issued by the town to mark its 250th anniversary. O’Neill and Liggett are co-chairs of the Cornish 250th celebration. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Cornish to Open 250th Anniversary Celebration With Winter Carnival

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Cornish — While 12 Upper Valley towns made it onto the map in 1761, others, including Cornish, wouldn’t be created until a few years later. Colleen O’Neill and Diane Liggett are among the organizers who have been working …

Claremont to Hold Public Hearing on $32.3 Million School Budget

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Claremont — The School Board will hold a public hearing tomorrow night on the proposed $32.3 million Claremont school budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The spending plan, as it now stands, would add 76 cents to the overall school tax rate in Claremont, bringing it …

Cardinals Pin Down Their First Victory of the Season

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Westminster, Vt. — Even being charged with a technical foul for having a player with a bobby pin in her hair couldn’t take away the first victory of the year for the Stevens High girls basketball team. Playing in the consolation game of the Bellows Falls Holiday Tournament, …

Handling a Snowy Situation: Teams Cope with Copious Postponements

Friday, December 28, 2012

Doug Beaupre was in Boston visiting relatives yesterday, but he couldn’t get away from his job as Newport High athletic director. That was because of the snowstorm wreaking havoc with travel and scheduling for his Newport boys basketball team. “It’s crazy,” Beaupre said as he spoke on his …

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