Monday, March 25, 2013
I met three wise men the other day. Well, actually, three wise young men. But age really doesn’t matter. Young or old, what matters most is what you do with your life. And these three young guys are …
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 …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Enfield — Roller derby’s popularity stems — at least partially — from character themes and spectacle. While the Upper Valley Vixens don’t shy away from those aspects, athleticism is just as much a part of what draws them …
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 …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
A Newbury, Vt., truck driver who failed to secure a trailer that came loose and killed an Enfield man two years ago received a suspended jail sentence yesterday and lost his commercial driving license under a plea deal finalized in Grafton Superior Court. Brewster Thurston, 53, received a …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Not long into Tuesday’s town meeting in Lyme, Elizabeth Glenshaw put down her town report and took up her knitting. She’s working on a bright pink sweater for a baby due in May. “It keeps you relaxed, but …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Enfield — Voters gave landslide approval yesterday to a policy that will preclude chief officers of the Enfield Fire Department from doubling as elected fire wards during a Town Meeting that also greenlighted the $6 million budget and …
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 …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Enfield — Eight years after it re-opened, Whaleback Mountain has fallen under a rising tide of debt. Weighed down by more than $1 million in outstanding debt, Whaleback is moving to liquidate and sell off its assets, according …
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 …
By Don's Early Light
