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Woodsville High School Valedictorian Nara Burgess speaks to the Class of 2013 during the school’s 117th commencement yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Woodsville High Graduates 72

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Woodsville — Haley DeRosia didn’t crawl as a baby, she scooted, earning her the nickname “Scooter.” But yesterday morning, nearly 18 years later, she walked. Under a bright blue sky, DeRosia and 71 other members of Woodsville High School’s Class of 2013 accepted their diplomas, taking their first steps into a post-high school life. “I’d like to think that this …

Members of the Woodsville High softball team show off their latest piece of hardware — the NHIAA Division IV championship plaque — just before departing Plymouth State University after beating Wilton-Lyndeborough, 19-10, for the championship. (Valley News - Tris Wykes)

Woodsville Softball Team Engineers Another State Championship

Monday, June 10, 2013

Plymouth, n.h. — There came a point during yesterday’s NHIAA Division IV softball title game when Woodsville High coach Dana Huntington decided he was just going to ride the wave. It might break and dump he and his Engineers on the bottom, and it might crest and carry them to new heights. But …

Margaret Ritchie Cleaves weeds her garden in Piermont yesterday. “I wouldn’t mind a little rain,” said Cleaves of the dry weather spell this spring. “Not a lot, but a little.” (Valley News - Libby March)

And Then My Heart With Pleasure Fills ...

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Margaret Ritchie Cleaves weeds her garden in Piermont yesterday. “I wouldn’t mind a little rain,” said Cleaves of the dry weather spell this spring. “Not a lot, but a little.” Valley News — Libby March …

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Randolph vs. BFA-Fairfax in the VPA D-III baseball championship in Burlington, Vt., on June 17, 2013. Randolph won, 3-2. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Photo Gallery: Randolph vs. BFA-Fairfax Baseball Championship

Sharon Academy senior Larkin Goode performs Miley Cyrus’ Butterfly Fly Away during her speech portion of Sharon Academy’s graduation at The Sharon Academy in Sharon, yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

‘You’ve Got to Go For It’: 34 Sharon Academy Graduates Relate Learning From Experience

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

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Crowd Funding Supports Five Area River Projects

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Pomfret — Five river restoration projects in New Hampshire and Vermont have received a total of $7,550 in donations through CleanWaterFuture.org, a website that links conservation projects with prospective donors. All of the work will take place in the Connecticut River watershed. The Vermont projects are on Broad …

Piermont: Town Worries About Federal Aid

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Piermont — Uncertainties about future state and federal financial support for the town dominated discussion over key warrant articles at Town Meeting last night. About 80 people attended the meeting in the Piermont Village School, including eight fifth- and sixth-graders on a voluntary assignment. Selectboard Chairman Bob Lang …

Piermont Mulls Creating Town Website

Monday, March 4, 2013

Piermont Town Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 12, with voting for town officers by ballot from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Old Church Building. Voters will decide on the budget and other warrant articles when the meeting reconvenes at 7:30 p.m. at Piermont Village School. …

Woodsville girls basketball coach Jim Kinder rallies his team during halftime of Monday’s game against Rivendell. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Engineering a Playoff Run

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Woodsville — While putting together a fine season, the Woodsville High girls basketball team has endured its share of difficult setbacks. Heading into last night’s matchup with Littleton, four of the Engineers’ six losses had come by four …

A go-ahead basket in overtime by Rivendell left Woodsville’s Abby Simano, center, down in the dumps. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Rivendell Basketball Tips Woodsville

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Woodsville — Points were hard to come by during last night’s game between the Rivendell Academy and Woodsville High girls basketball teams. The visiting Raptors prevailed in overtime, 34-31, during a contest in which neither side gave much …

Letter: Another Successful Coat Drive

Monday, June 10, 2013

Another Successful Coat Drive To the Editor: After our first year’s gratifying experience in organizing a coat collection, Storme Odell and I questioned trying to recreate its success. We concluded that even if we did not collect as many coats as last year, the ones we did would …

Fred Wiseman, a tribal scholar from Johnson State College, explains the development of the atlatl for hunting during a lecture on the history and culture of the Abenaki at the Old Church in Piermont yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Koasek the Focus of Piermont Lecture Series

Monday, January 28, 2013

Piermont — Fred Wiseman, for a day, had transformed the Old Church into an Abenaki mini-museum. To the right of a wealth of folding chairs was small display of his owned and borrowed Native American artifacts, small as …

Russell Wellington Francis Woodard

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Piermont, N.H. — Russell Wellington Francis Woodard, 82, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. He was born in West Stewartstown, N.H., on Jan. 11, 1930, a son of Margin and Myrtle (Giroux) Woodard. He was a graduate of Colebrook Academy, Class of 1948. He …

Column: Northern Pass Remains a Flawed Proposal

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Two years after the Northern Pass transmission line was announced, New Hampshire is waiting for the project’s developer, Northeast Utilities, to come forward with changes to its original proposal, with an announcement expected soon. But there should be no mistake: There are no plans for a truly “new” …

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 …