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Stanley Smith, of Haverhill, enjoys a piece of sourdough bread baked in a Dutch oven by Sue Rowell, of Newfane, Vt., left, Katie Szuch, of Westminster, Vt., center, and Rebecca Cornell, of Northfield, Vt., right, during Founders’ Day in Newbury and Haverhill yesterday. Rowell, Szuch and Cornell are members of the 27th Inniskilling, a re-enactment group that shared their knowledge of Colonial life to remember the establishment of the two towns 250 years ago. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Haverhill and Newbury Share Founders’ Day

Monday, May 20, 2013

Haverhill — Haverhill, N.H., and Newbury, Vt., began celebrating the 250th anniversary of their founding yesterday. The towns were founded on May 18, 1763, and yesterday’s events included re-enactors from the Revolutionary War in Haverhill and music, poetry and discussion in Newbury. In Woodsville, Dartmouth College Professor Emeritus Jere Daniell led a discussion of life in 1763. Proclamations from New …

Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Workshop Set for VTC

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Randolph Center — Vermont Technical College will host a free workshop on maintaining hybrid and electric drive vehicles on Thursday and Friday at its Randolph campus . The two-day class is open to auto technicians, service personnel and others involved in maintaining such vehicles. The hands-on workshop will cover materials and techniques for servicing and maintaining hybrid vehicles, including proper lifting and jacking. …

Edith Celley stands in one of the classrooms in Pearson Hall, a Haverhill grade school Celley attended as a girl. The Haverhill Historical Society is restoring the building. Celley is president of the historical society. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

A Passion for Possibilities

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Haverhill — On the first warm, sunny weekend of spring, about 30 people sat inside Haverhill Cooperative Middle School brainstorming about the best use for Pearson Hall, the 197-year-old Federal-style building that once housed Haverhill Academy and the Grafton County Court. Among them was 85-year-old Edith Celley, who’s leading the efforts to preserve …

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