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Suit Claims Employee Stole Funds

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Newport — The owner of the North Country Smokehouse has filed a lawsuit against the company’s longtime office manager, accusing her of stealing more than $600,000 from his Claremont business since 2005 and using the money to buy luxury vehicles, snowmobiles and expensive jewelry. In filings in Sullivan County Superior Court, Mike Satzow accused Bonnie Johnson, whom he says he trusted with his company’s finances, of writing checks to herself …

Anthony Jarvis takes a moment to say goodbye to his wife, Angel Jarvis, after being sentenced in Sullivan County Superior Court in Newport yesterday. Jarvis pleaded guilty to drug charges including destroying evidence stemming from a February incident when a probation officer and Claremont police came to his home to execute a search based on an anonymous tip. Jarvis’ attorney, Bob Morgan, is at right. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

‘It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine’; Claremont Man Pleads Guilty to Charges From February Standoff

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Newport — By the time Anthony Jarvis finished serving his prison sentence last September, he had a drug habit, fueled by the ready availability of opiates behind bars. And once he was free, Jarvis quickly turned to selling marijuana as a way to pay for his drug habit, his lawyer said yesterday. What …

Newport Again Backs Budget

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Newport — In all-day balloting at yesterday’s Town Meeting, voters approved the town budget, purchase of a new ambulance and $250,000 for road repairs. They also approved the school budget and contracts for teachers and support staff in revotes forced after officials botched the school vote in March. A judge last month ordered the district to vote again on Articles 3-10 after a …

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Newport School District: Incumbents Win; Budget Passes 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Newport — Incumbents Karen Little, with 395 votes, and Linda Wadensten, with 308, easily won re-election to the School Board yesterday over Daniel Bailey, 167 votes, and Scott Ayen, 133, during voting at the annual school district meeting. Voters also overwhelmingly passed the $17.8 million budget, 519-95, and …

Four Vie for 2 Newport Board Seats

Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Newport school district meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 12, with voting at the Newport Opera House from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ∎ Newport — Two incumbents are among the four candidates seeking two, three-year seats on the School Board at this year’s annual school …

For Newporter, Wallcoverings a Passion

Monday, February 25, 2013

Newport — A faded photograph, a frayed and worn fragment or perhaps just a verbal description. Often, that is all the evidence Laura McCoy has to work with when she begins her research. Her objective is to recreate …

Linda Callum of Unity, left, and her daughter Rhonda Callum-King of Newport, discuss their opinions during a break in last night’s public meeting on the Mountain View Gun Club and Sturm, Ruger & Co., plans for a proposed gun range before the Newport Planning Board at Newport High School. Both women support the plans for a gun range and were frustrated by the environmental concerns voiced against it. Callum-King, who said she has a degree in Earth Science, called some of the arguments “geological lies.” (Valley News - Libby March)

Newport Range Approved: Opponents Promise Appeal to State Court

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Newport — After more than four hours of presentations, comments and deliberations, the Planning Board last night voted 5-0 to approve the site plan for a proposed shooting range that would be built on a 64-acre parcel on …

Gun Range Up for Debate In Newport

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Newport — Supporters and opponents of a proposed gun range are expected to turn out tonight to argue their positions on a proposed gun range that would be constructed on a 64-acre parcel on Route 11-103. The Planning …

Kira Bailey of Newport adjusts her crown, which kept slipping off her head, after being named queen. (Valley News - Libby March)

A Small Town Embraces a Traditional Pageant

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Stepping onto the Newport Opera House stage before a packed house Saturday night, a young woman in a flannel shirt carried a chainsaw and beamed from ear to ear. Katie Marsh, one of 11 contestants in the 2013 …

Judith Leah Thornton Dalton

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Newport, N.H. — Judith Leah Thornton Dalton, 62, of Beech Street died at her home, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Judy was born in Claremont, N.H. on March 24, 1950, daughter of the late Clarence Clement and Cora Amy [Roberts] Thornton. She grew up in Newport and graduated from …

Evan Clayton Horback's "Mataji" is part of the Library Arts Center show in Newport, N.H.

Art Notes: In Newport, Art That Opens Your Eyes

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Going to look at art furnishes us with an opportunity to be startled, to have our way of seeing changed. That quality is abundant at Newport’s Library Arts Center, which is holding its annual “Selections” show. The exhibition, …

Larry Gordon Beswick

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Charlestown, N.H. — Larry Gordon Beswick, 78, of Charlestown, died Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013, at Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont. He was born in Ludlow, Vt. on Dec. 9, 1934, the son of Edna (Beswick) King. Larry had worked for Twin State Fruit in White River Junction, …

Rita D. Gross

Friday, February 8, 2013

Croydon, N.H. — Rita D. Gross, 86 of Croydon, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 6, 2013, at Woodlawn Nursing Home in Newport. She was born on April 27, 1926, the daughter of Louis and Emma (Henault) Beauchaine of Guild, N.H. Speaking only French until she was six, …