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Claudette Francella Clogston

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

White River Jct., Vt. — Claudette 70, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, May 12, 2013. She was born on Dec. 23, 1942, in Massachusetts, the daughter of Clyde Clogston and Jessie (Rathburn) Clogston. She was survived by three children, Donna Blodgett of Barnard, Vt, Collamer Welch, Jr. of Strafford, Vt., and Kristie Welch of Vershire, Vt. She is also survived by two brothers, Wesley …

Last year's Hartford Alumni Day Parade makes its way through White River Junction.

Photograph courtesy of Sargent Photo in Wilder

Classmates Gear Up for Alumni Parade Season

Monday, May 20, 2013

By the time high school graduation rolls around, most students are ready to escape their boxy brick schools for a wide open future. But before too long, they start thinking about going back to their old school. And many do, for the annual day- or weekend-long reunions held across the Upper Valley. Banquets …

Hartford Middle School teacher Jennifer Boeri-Boyce speaks to students at the Hartford Cemetery yesterday. The students were at the cemetery to help put flags on veterans’ graves and dedicate a tree to those who served during the Civil War. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Hartford Eighth-Graders Revel in Civil War History

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Hartford — A group of students who have been researching Civil War soldiers from Vermont visited the Hartford Cemetery off Route 14 yesterday afternoon to dedicate a tree to the deceased veterans and place nearly 200 flags on gravestones in honor of Memorial Day. In conjunction with Valley Quest, an educational program that …

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Carol Withington is retiring at the end of the school year after 31 years of teaching at Hartland Cooperative Nursery School. She was honored with a party yesterday at Hartland Recreational Center in Hartland. (Valley News - Libby March)

Generations of Love: Hartland Honors Retiring Preschool Teacher

Windsor High freshman Katey Comstock works on her shot put form under the guidance of Lebanon High throwing coach Beth Perkins on Thursday. Comstock has made rapid progress with the Jacks, even as she splits her varsity sports time as Windsor’s starting softball catcher. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

She's Got Games: Windsor Freshman Breaking Track Records in Two-Sport Spring

Jennifer Lesser placed signs on the Secret Trail that say “Private Trail” and “Firing Range Ahead” to dissuade hikers from proceeding. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

In Plainfield, Unease Over Easement: Landowner, Town and Hikers Clash Over Trail Access

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Former Hartford Selectman Faces DUI Charge

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Hartford — The former Hartford Selectboard member who pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge in January is in trouble with the law again. Reginald Tatro, 63, was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence around 1 a.m. Thursday on Sykes Mountain Ave. in White River Junction, the …

Patience Hutt, of Hartland, Vt., in an undated photograph. Hutt was killed in a three-vehicle accident on Route 4 in Hartford, Vt., on May 9, 2013. (Family photograph)

Crash Victim ‘Had a Beautiful Smile and Was a Beautiful Soul’

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Hartland — Patience Hutt was the second of four children. She loved her animals and her kids, had a naturally cheery disposition and brought light to everyone’s lives. On Thursday, the 40-year-old Hartland woman died after her Subaru …

Rescue personnel work at the scene of a three-vehicle accident on Route 4 in Hartford yesterday afternoon. The driver of a Subaru station wagon was killed when her car collided head-on with an unloaded tractor-trailer. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Route 4 Crash Claims Life: Hartland Woman Killed in Collision with Trailer

Friday, May 10, 2013

Hartford — A Hartland woman was killed after her Subaru collided with a horse trailer on a curve on Route 4 yesterday evening, police said, in a grisly wreck that snarled traffic for the evening commute. The woman, …

Esther Beckett, right, gives encouragement to Rachel Parker after both of them rode for the first time at High Horses Therapeutic Riding Center in Wilder yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Woman Has Ride of Her Life With Help of Young Friend

Friday, May 10, 2013

Wilder — Esther Beckett climbed the ramp slowly, inching her black walker forward with each step. When she reached the top, she turned to face the half-ton beast trotting around the ring in front of her. His name …

Rick Otto, of Norwich, combs his French bulldog Frank as Melody waits her turn while waiting for the rain to let up so they can walk in White River Junction yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Brush Up

Friday, May 10, 2013

Rick Otto, of Norwich, combs his French bulldog Frank as Melody waits her turn while waiting for the rain to let up so they can walk in White River Junction yesterday. Valley News — James M. Patterson …

Sheikh Abu Omar Almubarac, a prominent member of the Denver-area Muslim community, prays at his home and office in Aurora, Colo., Tuesday May 7, 2013. Officials with Colorado's largest mosque on Tuesday repudiated Almubarac's offer to bury suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a Denver-area cemetery, saying it's the obligation of the man's family or Muslims in Boston to decide where he is buried, not an organization a thousand miles away. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Hartford Man Offers Burial Plot for Boston Bombing Suspect

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Hartford — A retired Hartford High School teacher has offered a private burial plot in Connecticut to the family of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the suspect in the Boston bombings who died in a shootout with police. Paul Keane, 68, …

Hartford High lacrosse captain Joe Wood, right, confers with teammate Andrew Atkinson during halftime of the Hurricanes’ game against visiting Union-32 on Saturday. Wood, a senior attackman, has been playing despite the lingering effects of an ankle injury suffered in an industrial accident last winter. (Valley News - Tris Wykes)

Hartford’s Wood No Stranger To Pain — Or Resiliency

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

White River Junction — Teenage athletes aren’t built much tougher than Hartford High’s Joe Wood. Which is a good thing, because the Hurricanes’ senior lacrosse player has long made a habit of getting hurt. “He’s just one of …

Letter: Fair Warning Is Appreciated

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: I would like to thank Mitchell Ota for his May 1 letter, “Thank You, Sen. Ayotte.” His letter should serve as fair warning to all residents of Hartford to never walk on Maple Street. I, for one, will now avoid driving there as well. I …

Letter: A Story for All Ages

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: I saw the film 42 recently, and because of my age and background — 75 years old from Brooklyn — was only sorry it was so short. As we left the theater, however, I asked the ticket fellow and the popcorn guy if they had …

Lucas Dennis-DeVries, an aspiring filmmaker who grew up in Strafford, stands near the spot outside the Tuckerbox cafe where he was shot in White River Junction in May 2012. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Crime Lab Backup Slows White River Junction Shooting Case; Gun Still Not Tested Year Later

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Hartford — More than one year after a man was shot while walking in downtown White River Junction in what police said was a random attack, evidence in the case has not been examined by the Vermont state …

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Claudette Francella Clogston

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