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Co-op Food Stores member Steve Carrier, of Lebanon, unloads his laundry in Enfield yesterday afternoon. Carrier said having the Co-op in town would be a benefit, but at the same time he would hate for it to pull shoppers away from Enfield’s Georges AG SuperValue market, which he said has always been there for customers. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Appetites Grow in Mascoma Valley; Residents in Enfield, Other Towns Signal Interest in Co-op Market

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Enfield — Could the Co-op Food Stores open a location in the Mascoma Valley? A group of area residents are curious enough in the idea that they signaled their intention to attend an informational meeting at the Enfield Community Center next Tuesday at 4 p.m. on the topic. Co-op General Manager Terry Appleby will also be there to gauge the …

School Notes: Mascoma Valley Schools Will Showcase Student Work in May

Friday, May 17, 2013

When schools assemble public displays of student work, they tend to focus on the accomplishments of a select group of young artists, scientists and performers. The Student Showcase that will be held at Mascoma Valley Regional High School May 8 will provide a broader look at the way students have applied classroom lessons …

Young Writers Share A Life Lesson

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Each week, Young Writers Project receives several hundred submissions from students in Vermont and New Hampshire in response to writing prompts and selects the best for publication here and in 21 other newspapers and on vpr.net. This week, we publish responses to the prompt, Lesson: You are sitting on a park bench and …

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Family members talk with a Cabot Funeral Home employee at the scene of an accident that killed Norma Sawyer, of Bridgewater, in Woodstock yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Another Route 4 Tragedy: Bridgewater Woman, 84, Is Fourth to Die on Road Since March
Volunteer Wendy WIndsor, of Hartford, talks over dress choices with Hartford High School senior Jordan Schaal, 18, while volunteer Betsy Durkee ,of Lebanon, back left, mends a dress and Hartford senior Rhyan Mavilla, back right, searches the racks at the Cinderella Project shop in the Raq-On Dance Studio on the Lebanon Mall Wednesday. The Upper Valley Cinderella Project is an all-volunteer effort providing a choice of about 250 donated prom dresses to girls attending the spring dances throughout the Upper Valley. The shop is open Wednesdays from 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 - 2 p.m. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Preparing for Prom
Oxbow Union High girls lacrosse captain Dilan Clements leads her team in a cheer at the close of practice in Bradford, Vt., yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Oxbow Scoring Aces Get Help From Their Friends
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New Hampshire Investigating Grafton Voting

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Grafton — The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is investigating a complaint of potential voter fraud during Town Meeting in Grafton, an attorney with the office confirmed yesterday. Assistant Attorney General Stephen LaBonte declined to go into specifics, but said a complaint of voter fraud led him to …

“We’re done,” says George Curran, as he and Susan Frost finish counting their pile of votes during yesterday’s recount of the Mascoma Valley Regional High School renovation proposal at the Enfield Village School. (Jeffrey Porter photograph)

Mascoma Bond Recount Yields 2 More ‘No’ Votes

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Enfield — A recount of the razor-thin Mascoma Valley Regional High School renovation bond vote only strengthened the result, as the $21.8 million bond issue again failed to garner the 60 percent majority it needed to pass. In …

Mascoma To Recount School Vote

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Enfield — The school district will undertake a recount in the Mascoma Valley Regional High School renovation proposal after it failed by a mere 22 votes, drawing out the conclusive results for the project’s critics and supporters. The recount comes after the board was petitioned by former school …

Road Agent Elections Will End in Dorchester

Monday, March 18, 2013

Dorchester — Voters at Town Meeting yesterday put the process of selecting a road agent in the hands of the Selectboard, approving an article that ended public elections for the position. Selectmen said the push to have the board appoint the road agent reflected the evolution of the …

Long Unresolved Safety Issues Vex Mascoma School Officials

Saturday, March 16, 2013

West Canaan — In 1997, before many current members of the student body even were born, the state Fire Marshal’s Office sent a letter to officials at Mascoma Valley Regional High School informing them that the building needed an automatic sprinkler system. The letter gave the school two …

Amy Labrecque, 13, an eighth-grader at Indian River School in West Canaan, braves the rain to rally support for proposed renovations for Mascoma Valley Regional High School near the Enfield polls yesterday. (Valley News - Libby March)

Mascoma Regional High School Proposal Falls Short of 60%

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Canaan — For the third time in five years, residents said no to a multimillion dollar upgrade for Mascoma Valley Regional High School. The vote for the bond was 1,807-1,240 — or 59.3 percent in support — falling …

Dorchester: Seletboard Chairman Re-elected; Floor Meeting on Saturday

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Dorchester — Selectboard Chairman Sherman Hallock survived a challenge from a former Planning Board member during Australian ballot voting yesterday. Contender Michael Howe garnered 53 votes, short of Hallock’s 84. Action on the remaining warrant articles will be conducted from the floor Saturday at 10 a.m. at Town …

Mascoma Valley Regional High School first-year English teacher Jessica Kinzie moves between classrooms with her cart of teaching supplies. Teachers at the school have to move from one classroom to another during the day. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Time to Grow at Mascoma? High School Renovations on Warrant

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Ballot voting for all articles for the Mascoma Valley Regional School District will take place on Tuesday, March 12, in each of the five towns: Canaan fire station from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Dorchester Town Hall from …

Letter: Mascoma High Needs Updating

Thursday, March 7, 2013

To the Editor: As a 1970 graduate of Mascoma Valley Regional High School, I vividly remember when the high school was built. During the construction, I was in sixth grade and could hardly wait to enter the new school. More importantly, I recall my parents’ pride in supporting …

Column: Mascoma District Desperately Needs a Performing Arts Center

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Mascoma High School has a large number of students interested in athletics and in the performing arts. Each group is equally important, and perhaps in the eyes of their parents, most important. Yet we have a facility that can address the needs of only one of the groups …