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Peg Davis arranges a vase of fresh-cut lilacs from her yard in Enfield on Friday. “We’ll put them on the table and take off my make-believe ones,” she said while replacing a bouquet of plastic tulips. “I like fresh flowers." (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Bloom Time

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Peg Davis arranges a vase of fresh-cut lilacs from her yard in Enfield on Friday. “We’ll put them on the table and take off my make-believe ones,” she said while replacing a bouquet of plastic tulips. “I like fresh flowers.” Valley News — James M. Patterson …

Haverhill Gets Fire Safety List

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Haverhill — The state fire marshal has given the Haverhill Cooperative School District a to-do list of requirements following the rejection of a warrant article by voters in March that would have paid for necessary fire safety improvements at the high school. The $330,000 warrant article failed by just two votes. If it had passed, the money would have completed the final phase …

Mascoma Officals Wait For N.H. Fire Marshal

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Canaan — Administrators at Mascoma Valley Regional High School are still waiting to hear from the state Fire Marshal’s Office after a renovation plan that would have added a sprinkler system failed in March. In March, a $21.8 million proposal to renovate the 50-year-old high school failed. It was the third renovation bond to fail since 2008. The high school received a letter …

Motorcycle Masterpiece

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Ryan Olney, left, discusses the paint job for the gas tank of his Yamaha Maxim motorcycle with his fiance Lauren Colbeth, of Pike, middle, and his mother’s fiance Cal Newman at his Enfield home yesterday. Valley News - …

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 …

Robert B. Bailey

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Concord, N.H. — Robert B. Bailey, 75, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the Concord Regional VNA Hospice House in Concord, with family by his side. He was born a son of Bernard Bailey and Juliette Durand on Aug. 7, 1937, in Franklin, N.H. Robert served in the …

Enfield to Get Backup Power Supply: Liberty Utilities to Install Electric Line

Monday, April 29, 2013

Enfield — All was quiet yesterday afternoon as the sun beat down on a power substation just north of downtown that is set to be bolstered by $3.7 million project that will string a back-up supply of electricity …

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 …

Lebanon Walkathon to Help Homeless Pets

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Lebanon — A community walk to benefit Upper Valley Humane Society is set for May 19 in Colburn Park. “Walk on the Wildside” will also feature dog photo booths, demonstrations, music and food. Walkers and joggers can choose between 1- and 4-mile routes. Check-in opens at 11 a.m., …

Hanover Residents Join Humane Society Board

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Enfield — Betsy McClain and Rosalie Smith Wyman, both of Hanover, have joined the Upper Valley Humane Society Board of Directors. McClain is finance director and deputy town clerk for the town of Hanover and serves on the executive committee for the New Hampshire Government Finance Officers Association. …

‘First, Do No Harm’: Repairing Enfield Shaker Work Presents a Challenge in Enfield

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Where the Shakers were concerned, an angel, not a devil, was in the details. If a man could “show his religion as much in measuring onions as he can in singing glory hallelujah,” as one Shaker observed, then …

Many Unhappy Returns

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Enfield — Unseasonably icy weather yesterday wreaked havoc for the morning and evening commutes and all the hours in between, prompting fender benders, slide-offs and rollovers throughout the Upper Valley. By the evening, authorities had not reported any …

Bridge Work to Disrupt I-89 Exit 17

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Lebanon — If you’re traveling south on Interstate 89 this summer and want to get off at exit 17 toward Enfield, make your decision early: Starting as soon as this morning, the high-speed lane will be rerouted over …