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Shop foreman Dan Turner finishes an insulated wall panel at Yankee Barn Homes in Grantham last week. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Yankee Barn Rising

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Grantham — After a rough couple of years and a road that’s still pitted with lawsuits, Yankee Barn Homes is on the way back, re-establishing itself as a homebuilder of national significance, lead from financial ruin by a president who’s made his own resurgence from a well-publicized business failure. After briefly closing its doors in 2011, Yankee Barn has rebounded. …

Jon Honkala of Northside Towing and Collision returns belongings to Alex Von Brieo, of Jackson, N.J., from her overturned car on Interstate 89 yesterday. A tractor-trailer rear-ended the SUV. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

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 serious injuries, but police and tow-truck drivers were busy responding to accidents throughout the day. …

Special education teacher Tracy Flickinger creates a visual aid for multiplication as residents vote during Lyme’s Town Meeting at the school last week. Flickinger was able to work and participate in voice votes while her class was taking a test. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Audio Slideshow: Town Meeting Multitaskers

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 yet in the moment,” she said. “I find it actually helps me focus my attention …

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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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Letter: The Tea Party Isn’t the Problem

Friday, December 28, 2012

To the Editor: In his Sunday Valley News column, Steve Nelson offers comments about two liberal bogeymen that I’d like discuss. The Tea Party movement did not “lurch the country to the right”; it is not the enemy. This country has a spending problem. It does not have …

Dick and Nancy Kipperman

50th Anniversary

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Grantham — Nancy and Dick Kipperman recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip through the Canadian Provinces and a surprise weekend visit with their children and spouses at Kennebunkport, Maine. Their two-week, 2,500-mile trip took them …

Beverly Bridge

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Newport, N.H. — Beverly Bridge succumbed to cancer on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, at her daughter’s home in Newport. Born Beverly Jane Holmes in Lebanon, N.H. on April 3, 1942, she grew up in Grantham and graduated from Lebanon high school in 1960. She was the youngest of …

Smiles All Around in Raiders’ Easy Victory

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Lebanon — Heading into to last night’s season opener against Pembroke, one of the Lebanon girls basketball team’s primary goals was for the players to enjoy themselves. Did they ever. Moriah Morton scored a career high 26 points and junior Heather King added 14 with six rebounds as …

Maynard R. Dubuque

Friday, December 7, 2012

Lebanon, N.H. — Maynard R. Dubuque, 91, a lifelong resident of Lebanon and the Upper Valley died at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Maynard was born Aug. 13, 1921, in Lebanon to William D, Dubuque Sr. and Aldora (Hurteau) Dubuque. He is …

Theo Pilette, 13, dances as the Nutcracker Prince in a rehearsal of Clara’s Dream this week at the Lebanon Opera House. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Vermont Teen Stars in Lebanon Holiday Ballet 

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Suited in a crimson Nutcracker Prince jacket and white pants, Theo Pilette held his body upright and jumped up and down on the Lebanon Opera House stage, burning off excess energy as Wednesday night’s rehearsal of Clara’s Dream …

Mascoma High renovation bond will be brought before voters again

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Enfield — Come Town Meeting, Mascoma Valley voters will be asked to approve the same $23.8 million renovation plan that they rejected in March, but this time it could include a wood pellet plant that would knock $2 million off the cost. In March, a $23.8 million bond …

Letter: Please Help Sandy’s Victims

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Please Help Sandy’s Victims To the Editor: I would like to thank all who have already offered relief to the many communities affected by the recent Hurricane Sandy. Money, goods and time have been helping to meet the needs of so many during this time of changing seasons. …

Letter: The GOP Must Offer an Alternative

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

To The Editor: In the wake of the Republican Party’s election debacle, pundits and talking heads are quick to offer advice as to where the party should go from here. They are saying that the Republican Party must moderate its views and platform to be more “inclusive” 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 …