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Rita Gross, a 66-year Croydon resident, mans the sales table for a Croydon Historical Society event in 2000. (Courtesy photograph)

A Life: Rita D. Gross, 1926 — 2013; ‘One Of Those Very Special People That Most Towns Don’t Have A Lot Of’

Monday, April 1, 2013

Croydon — Rita Gross’s colleagues deemed her a jack-of-all-trades, saying her devotion to preserving valuable town records while juggling numerous duties was nothing short of amazing. Gross, a familiar face in Croydon, filled town clerk, treasurer and trustee of trust fund positions for more than 33 years, alongside being a town historian from the day she settled in. “She is …

Croydon OKs Town, School Spending

Monday, March 18, 2013

Croydon — Voters at Town Meeting yesterday approved all spending, including a pair of warrant articles for road repair on Loverin Hill Road and Cash Street. The $404,650 operating budget represents a 4 percent increase over the one approved last year, and included a $1,000 appropriation for the Newport Food Pantry that was amended onto the proposed budget yesterday. In a telephone interview …

Croydon: Longtime Incumbent Defeats Newcomer for Selectboard

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Croydon — The incumbent triumphed yesterday, as John Clements decisively locked up his third consecutive three-year Selectboard seat. Clements, a retired transportation engineering consultant, garnered 99 votes. His opponent, John Enos, who decided to run for office because of his dissatisfaction over his property’s assessed value, received 19 votes. In a previous interview, Enos, 58, said he paid for an appraisal last year …

Croydon Board Seat Draws  Two Candidates

Friday, March 8, 2013

Voting for officers will take place by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 12. Croydon Town Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 16, at 9 a.m. in the town hall. Attendees will act upon 12 warrant articles. ∎ Croydon — A contested Selectboard race appears next week’s most …

A Small Town Embraces a Traditional Pageant

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Stepping onto the Newport Opera House stage before a packed house Saturday night, a young woman in a flannel shirt carried a chainsaw and beamed from ear to ear. Katie Marsh, one of 11 contestants in the 2013 …

Rita D. Gross

Friday, February 8, 2013

Croydon, N.H. — Rita D. Gross, 86 of Croydon, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 6, 2013, at Woodlawn Nursing Home in Newport. She was born on April 27, 1926, the daughter of Louis and Emma (Henault) Beauchaine of Guild, N.H. Speaking only French until she was six, …

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 …

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 …

With New Coach, Hartford Has High Hopes

Sunday, December 23, 2012

After a six-year stint as coach of the Hartford girls basketball team, which culminated with the program’s first state championship last winter, defensive specialist Steve Landon brings his skills and dedication to the Hurricane boys this season. While …

Teams Raring to Return to the Hardwood

Sunday, December 16, 2012

With the winter season officially upon us, the best place to get a front row seat for all the action is your area gymnasiums. Last year, Oxbow and Hartford claimed state titles. Who will be this season’s Cinderella? …

Newport Student Killed

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Charlestown — The first year at Newport Middle High School for twin sisters Kennedy and Anna Pysz was to be a special one. It would be the only year the seventh-graders would share a school building with their half brother Adam Pysz, a member of the Class of …

Sullivan, Grafton Aid House Flip

Monday, May 20, 2013

While Republicans were licking their wounds and trying to figure out what hit them on Election Day, New Hampshire Democrats, including those in Sullivan and Grafton counties, celebrated the retaking of the state House of Representative. Tuesday marked the third time in four election cycles that control of …

State Senate Roundup: Pierce Defeats Osgood

Friday, May 17, 2013

West Lebanon — The New Hampshire Senate seat in the heart of the Upper Valley will remain in Democratic hands for at least the next two years. State Rep. David Pierce, D-Etna, handily defeated fellow three-term state Rep. Joe Osgood, R-Claremont, by a 4-1 ratio in Hanover, a …