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Green Mountain Lawmakers Pass Plate Reader Restrictions

Friday, May 17, 2013

Montpelier — Vermont lawmakers this week approved a bill to regulate for the first time police use of automatic license plate readers and require law enforcement to dispose of the potentially sensitive information after 18 months. The measure, which Gov. Peter Shumlin told the Valley News he is likely to sign, represented a compromise measure between civil liberties advocates, who worry that plate readers could give police information about innocent …

ECFiber Plans Summer Expansion

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Norwich — ECFiber has connected 325 customers to high-speed fiber-optic broadband Internet service and is about to expand its network to more underserved customers this summer, the organization’s chairman said last week. The Vermont nonprofit provider, which is working to deliver service to 23 municipalities in the Upper Valley and other parts of the state, also has just completed a round of funding …

Robert B. Bailey

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Concord, N.H. — Robert B. Bailey, 75, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the Concord Regional VNA Hospice House in Concord, with family by his side. He was born a son of Bernard Bailey and Juliette Durand on Aug. 7, 1937, in Franklin, N.H. Robert served in the US Army for a time before beginning his career in the snack food industry. He …

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Caitlin Fowler of Grantham takes a block from her father, Greg, and places it on top of the igloo she and her family worked on Saturday at the Montshire Museum in Norwich. It was the museum’s 22nd annual igloo build day. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Snow Construction

Monday, February 25, 2013

Caitlin Fowler of Grantham takes a block from her father, Greg, and places it on top of the igloo she and her family worked on Saturday at the Montshire Museum in Norwich. It was the museum’s 22nd annual …

A Life: Peter Stettenheim, 1928-2013; ‘You Make A Difference by Being Involved’

Monday, February 25, 2013

Lebanon — A reserved scientist who loved puns. A private yet sometimes gregarious man who gave “wonderful, great, deep hugs.” A “doer.” That’s how friends and family describe Peter Stettenheim, a longtime Upper Valley resident who played a …

Chief Questions Norwich Man’s Sentence

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Norwich — A Norwich man was recently sentenced to 30 days in prison on a slew of state and federal charges, including weapons possession and lewd conduct, in plea deals that the town’s police chief says were overly generous. A federal judge last week ordered Jeff Bogie, 50, …

Petitioned Article Seeks Earth Rights

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Strafford — A Strafford man seeking to amend the Vermont Constitution to bestow legal rights upon the Earth has succeeded in getting the proposal on Town Meeting warnings in Norwich, Thetford and Strafford. The proposal from Stephen Marx is getting a skeptical look from a constitutional scholar and …

Elementary Schools Plan Renovations

Friday, February 22, 2013

Voting for Dresden, Hanover and Norwich school budgets will take place Tuesday, March 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hanover residents can vote at the Hanover High School gym and Norwich residents can vote at Tracy Hall. ∎ Hanover — Both the Ray School and Marion Cross …

Hannah Kearney, center, of USA, celebrates her victory with Heather McPhie, left, of USA, and Eliza Outtrim, right, of USA, after finish of the women's moguls event during World Cup freestyle skiing competition Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at Deer Valley resort, in Park City, Utah. Kearney came in first place,Mcphine came in second place and Outtrim came in third. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

But Where to Stay? Olympic Parents Face Traveling Logistics

Monday, February 18, 2013

Jill Niles could barely contain her excitement after the latest World Cup freestyle moguls results had been posted Friday. Niles’ daughter, 2010 Olympic gold medal winner Hannah Kearney, had just captured her fourth first-place win of the series, …

Kearney Victorious At Olympic Course

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Sochi, Russia — Norwich’s Hannah Kearney won a World Cup mogul race at the Sochi Olympics venue yesterday. Kearney, the Olympic champion, scored 24.74 points under pouring rain at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park to lead Eliza Outtrim in an American 1-2. Aiko Uemura of Japan was third. The …

Missie Rodriguez, of Canaan, celebrates a strike while bowling at Upper Valley Lanes and Games in White River Junction on Thursday. Rodriguez coaches the Upper Valley Hawks Special Olympics Team and recently coached four snowshoers on the U.S. Special Olympic Team in South Korea. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Helping Across the World

Saturday, February 16, 2013

White River Junction — Twenty years ago, Missie Rodriguez’ desire to help athletes with mental disabilities brought her to the Upper Valley. Since then, the passion has carried her all over the world. Rodriguez, a Canaan resident, recently …

Cell Tower On Warning In Norwich

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Norwich town and school budgets will be discussed Monday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in Tracy Hall. Voting for town officers and all warning articles will be done by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Tracy Hall. Norwich — This year’s …

Letter: Hidden Versus Real Agendas

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: If I disagree with someone, I generally try to give that person the benefit of the doubt and accept what they have to say at face value. That doesn’t seem to be the approach of the National Rifle Association. After the Newtown massacre, the NRA …