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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 …

Claremont House Democrats in Sweep

Monday, May 20, 2013

Claremont — It was a clean sweep for New Hampshire House Democrats from Claremont in yesterday’s election with two incumbents, a former state representative and a political newcomer winning handily. Democrats, who held just four of the 13 …

Power Restored To Most in Valley

Monday, May 20, 2013

West Lebanon — Most Upper Valley residents went to bed last night with their power restored after spending two days in the dark following Hurricane Sandy. For Vermonters, Green Mountain Power officials expected that all power would be restored by late last night. At 7 p.m., the company …

School Notes: Online Course Offers Tips For School Success

Monday, May 20, 2013

In the current educational atmosphere, where standardized tests and other assessments are used to determine whether students are succeeding, the development of other critical learning skills has stalled, says Leslie Williamson, director of the Center for School Success in West Lebanon. “We’re spending a ton, a ton of …