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Sullivan Republicans Regroup for 2014

Friday, April 26, 2013

Claremont — The 2014 House and Senate elections may be a long way off but Sullivan County Republicans believe now is the time to begin building local organizations that can effectively deliver the GOP message. With their sights clearly set on rebounding in 2014 from a disastrous showing last November, the consensus among a dozen Republicans who met for about an hour last night was the need for more grassroots …

Audrey Wenger, 4, of Sunapee, gives a high-five to Clifford the Big Red Dog (played by Sunapee Library Director Mary Danko) under a canopy outside the Sherburne Gymnasium yesterday. Danko and other supporters of the effort to build a new library were campaigning in support of the bond issue all day. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Sunapee: Voters Approve Borrowing To Build New Library

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Sunapee — By a slim margin, voters yesterday approved a $975,000 article during Town Meeting ballot voting that will help finance the construction of a new 8,000-square-foot library. The 601-380 vote achieved the required 60 percent majority by 12 votes. “I just want to thank the Sunapee voters who came out and supported …

Sunapee to Mull Funding for Firefighters

Monday, February 18, 2013

Sunapee Town and School Meeting, Tuesday, March 12, Australian balloting, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sherburne Gymnasium. Sunapee — After more than 100 years, members of Sunapee’s all-volunteer fire department may be getting a little extra reimbursement for their efforts. An article on this year’s Town Meeting warrant would appropriate $55,000 in compensation to be awarded based on a point system. It would …

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Jim Rubens, chairman of the Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling, lobbies legislators in Concord prior to debate on legislation that would establish a casino in the state. After more than two hours of debate, lawmakers voted to reject the proposal. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) N.H. House Rejects Casino
Mia, a Jack Russell Terrier, howls at her owner, Henrey Ilsley, to keep mowing the lawn at his home in Bradford, Vt., after he stopped momentarily on Tuesday. Mia always mows the lawn with Ilsley, and according to her owner, is a taskmistress. “She’s definitely the boss,” Illsley said. “If I stop she’ll keep barking until I start mowing again.” (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Bradford’s Barking Boss
Hanover’s Camille Hankel, right, runs to return a point while playing with partner Zoe Yu against Coe-Brown yesterday. (Valley News - Libby March) Cougars Corral Cardinals
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Neill Clark shelves a pair of boots at Henderson’s Ski and Snowboard on Friday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Ski Industry Hopes to Catch a Cold

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Lebanon — After dismal season last year, the ski industry in Vermont and New Hampshire are looking to the skies for snow and to the thermometer for low temperatures. “We’d love to have a lot of snow, but …

Letter: Catch-Up Time For Working People

Saturday, December 8, 2012

To the Editor: The election is over, and the people spoke clearly. Members of Congress, many of them millionaires themselves, need to vote to let the Bush-era tax cuts for wealthy Americans expire. These people have been lottery winners for many years now with this windfall to their …

While John Johnson, of Sunapee, tosses trees down from the truck bed,Todd Woods, of Newport, stacks a freshly-cut tree on top of a pile of other trees in Sunapee yesterday. Johnson runs Johnson Family Tree Farm every year with his wife — an operation that has three locations. Johnson expects to start selling the trees sometime this week. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Christmas Trees, Served Fresh

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

John Johnson, left, of Sunapee, tosses trees down from the truck bed while Todd Woods, of Newport, stacks a freshly-cut tree on top of a pile of other trees in Sunapee yesterday. Johnson runs Johnson Family Tree Farm …

Letter: Please Help Sandy’s Victims

Monday, May 20, 2013

Please Help Sandy’s Victims To the Editor: I would like to thank all who have already offered relief to the many communities affected by the recent Hurricane Sandy. Money, goods and time have been helping to meet the needs of so many during this time of changing seasons. …

Sullivan, Grafton Aid House Flip

Monday, May 20, 2013

While Republicans were licking their wounds and trying to figure out what hit them on Election Day, New Hampshire Democrats, including those in Sullivan and Grafton counties, celebrated the retaking of the state House of Representative. Tuesday marked the third time in four election cycles that control of …

State Senate Roundup: Pierce Defeats Osgood

Friday, May 17, 2013

West Lebanon — The New Hampshire Senate seat in the heart of the Upper Valley will remain in Democratic hands for at least the next two years. State Rep. David Pierce, D-Etna, handily defeated fellow three-term state Rep. Joe Osgood, R-Claremont, by a 4-1 ratio in Hanover, a …

Sharna Wilkerson, of Claremont, casts her ballot at Claremont Middle School with her kids Charlotte, 5, left, Peyton, 8, foreground middle, Bella, 9, right, and Madeline Olson, 7, back middle yesterday. (Valley News — James M. Patterson )

Claremont House Democrats in Sweep

Monday, May 20, 2013

Claremont — It was a clean sweep for New Hampshire House Democrats from Claremont in yesterday’s election with two incumbents, a former state representative and a political newcomer winning handily. Democrats, who held just four of the 13 …

Sunapee Region VNA Offers Lights for Hospice Care

Friday, May 17, 2013

New London — The Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice is again hoping to “light the way for hospice care” with a fundraising effort called “Hospice Lights.” As it did last year, the organization is providing area businesses with posters, small note cards and strings of white lights. …

Power Restored To Most in Valley

Monday, May 20, 2013

West Lebanon — Most Upper Valley residents went to bed last night with their power restored after spending two days in the dark following Hurricane Sandy. For Vermonters, Green Mountain Power officials expected that all power would be restored by late last night. At 7 p.m., the company …