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Amber and Amanda Hatch, one of four sets of twins graduating from Oxbow, walk in for the start of commencement last night. (Ben DeFlorio photograph)

Oxbow High Grads Double Down

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — There was more than the usual pre-commencement buzz in the corridors of Oxbow High School last night as many of the 82 members of the Class of 2013 donned their caps and gowns prior to the start of the ceremony. In fact, it wasn’t off the mark to say there was twice the excitement, at least in …

W. Lebanon Driver Dies After Crash

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Lebanon — A West Lebanon woman injured last week in the latest Route 4 car collision has died, after her family spent days in the hospital grappling over what course of action to take because her religion forbade doctors from providing standard care. Ingrid Neuwirt, 72, died late Sunday night at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical …

Steven Palmer, 1, lays a red rose on his father's casket alongside his mother Jessica and brother Chuck, 8, during the burial service for Chris Palmer on June 8, 2013 at the Booth Sherman Cemetery. Chris died in March at the age of 27 after a long battle with cancer. His family lay his body to rest on Saturday afternoon.

ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff

Newbury, N.H., Says Goodbye To Firefighter Felled by Cancer

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Newbury, N.H. — Engine No. 2 began beeping yesterday afternoon at 12:53. The beeps signaled that the engine, the one Chris Palmer once drove, was backing into the parking lot, between the New London Fire Department and Chadwick Funeral Home. But it also signaled the start of a service that included 20 vehicles, …

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Thirty-four graduating seniors received their diplomas during The Sharon Academy's commencement in Sharon, Vt., on June 16, 2013. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Photo Gallery: The Sharon Academy Graduation

Aiden Banks and Justin Lamphear relax before the beginning of graduation ceremonies at Kearsarge Regional High School yesterday. (Medora Hebert photograph)

‘A Little Bit of Kearsarge in Our Hearts’

Kearsarge Regional High School graduates received their diplomas in a commencement ceremony on school grounds in North Sutton, N.H., on June 15, 2013. (Medora Hebert photograph)

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Letter: Haverhill and Newbury Celebrations

Monday, May 20, 2013

To the Editor: Thanks to Ben Conarck for his wonderful article about Archie Steenburgh in the Feb. 11 Valley News (“Tales From the Auction Block). I’d just like to add that the Haverhill-Newbury 250th Anniversary Celebration Program and the Haverhill Historical Society jointly sponsored the Steenburgh talk as …

Thetford Academy’s Dominic Chatot wins a fight for the ball during last night’s game against Oxbow at Bradford, Vt. (Jeffrey Porter photograph)

Heavy Heart, Big Win

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — After learning yesterday morning that his father had just passed away, Thetford Academy boys basketball coach Justin Smith knew he wanted to be with family. That’s why he made sure he was there to coach …

Newbury, Vt. to Vote on Forest Land

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Newbury, Vt., Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5 at 10 a.m. in Newbury Village Hall to act upon 15 warning articles. Town officers and a waste-district budget will be decided by Australian ballot that day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Newbury, Vt. — Newbury …

After singing Happy Birthday to their school, students finish their cupcakes before heading outside for a school photograph. From left are Alonna Battis, Tyler Craig, Abby Carson, Meredith Young, Ricky Fennimore and Kris Fennimore. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Celebrating Reading, Film, and a 100th Birthday, Too

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Moving pictures were a nascent form of storytelling in 1914, when classes first met in the building on the village green where Newbury students have been educated ever since. Now, given the choice of watching a movie or …

Margo Steeves of Newbury, N.H. and Don Wright of New London, N.H. paint at Chapin Senior Center in New London, N.H. on January 29, 2013. Painting days are held at the center every Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Steeves has been coming to paint for about 2 years, and Wright began painting at the center last fall.
Valley News - Libby March

At Easel

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Margo Steeves, of Newbury, and Don Wright, of New London, paint at Chapin Senior Center in New London yesterday. Painting days are held at the center every Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Steeves has been coming …

A tearful Anne-Marie Whiteway turns to her family before the start of her arraignment yesterday at Windsor District Court in White River Junction. Whiteway was charged with second degree murder charges in the shooting death of Newbury, Vt., resident Dale Rock, who died at his home on Christmas night. The judge denied bail to Whiteway at the hearing. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Suspect in Christmas Shooting Pleads Not Guilty

Friday, December 28, 2012

White River Junction — A Bradford, Vt., woman pleaded not guilty yesterday to a charge that she shot and killed her ex-boyfriend at his Newbury, Vt., home on Christmas night . Anne-Marie Whiteway, who is charged with second-degree …

Stephanie Plante, 33, holds a photograph of Dale Rock, 43, who was shot and killed Tuesday in Newbury, Vt. Plante said she witnessed the shooting. Police have charged Anne-Marie Whiteway with killing Rock, though they haven’t identified a murder weapon or offered a motive for the slaying. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Deadly Holiday in Newbury

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Newbury, Vt. — A Bradford, Vt., woman has been charged with second-degree murder after the fatal Christmas night shooting of a man in Newbury, Vt. Dale Rock, 43, was found dead Tuesday night inside his home at 28 …

Oxbow at Woodstock boys basketball in Woodstock, Vt., on December 20, 2012. Woodstock won, 47-40. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

With New Coach, Hartford Has High Hopes

Sunday, December 23, 2012

After a six-year stint as coach of the Hartford girls basketball team, which culminated with the program’s first state championship last winter, defensive specialist Steve Landon brings his skills and dedication to the Hurricane boys this season. While …

Arthur Harry Renfrew

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Bradford, Vt. — Arthur Harry Renfrew, 74, died peacefully, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H., after a long battle with cancer. Arthur was born on Jan. 10, 1938, in Newbury, Vt. to Harry A. and Patricia N. (Henderson) Renfrew. He was a graduate …

Woodstock’s Dougie Avellino tries to regain control after a slip before Oxbow’s Lucas Wheeler can take the ball during Woodstock’s win at home last night. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Hustling Wasps Hoops Team Buzzes Past Olympians

Friday, December 21, 2012

Woodstock — In last Friday’s 56-41 loss at Marble Valley League frontrunner Fair Haven, the Woodstock boys basketball team played the Slaters tight in the first half before letting the game get away in the third quarter. After …

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