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Crowd turns out to honor late Ascutney Fire Chief Darrin Spaulding
WEATHERSFIELD — An estimated 1,500 people filled the Weathersfield School gym for a funeral for Ascutney Fire Chief Darrin Spaulding on Saturday.Among those attending were Spaulding’s family members, firefighters in uniform, and others wishing to pay...
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Pick a sport and Pete DePalo’s has probably officiated it over the past 40-plus years
Pete DePalo spent his first 15 years living on Coney Island in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, home of America’s first large-scale amusement park. His family moved to the Upper Valley and his life since has been filled with games.Soccer games....
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2024 Upper Valley high school softball guide
When it comes to Upper Valley high school softball, one program stirs the proverbial championship drink.In three years under coach Chuck Simmons, Oxbow High has reeled off 49 wins in 53 games and raced relatively unimpeded to state honors each time....
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A Yankee Notebook: An inevitable and terminal move
Living three and a half hours apart, as we do, my dear friend Bea and I get to see each other about every two weeks or so, on average. This is almost without doubt an ideal arrangement, as our lifestyles are quite different, and neither of us could...
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Preserving habitat in Etna
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Arts & Life
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How a hurricane and a cardinal launched a UVM professor on a new career path
Before Hurricane Katrina hit her newly adopted city of New Orleans in 2005, Trish O’Kane knew next to nothing about the environment — let alone birds.O’Kane had spent much of her life working as an investigative human rights journalist in Central...
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Obituaries
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West Newbury, VT - Russ Haviland passed away peacefully in North Haverhill, New Hampshire on April 18, 2024. He was born on March 17, 1941, in Brattleboro, Vermont to E. Randall Haviland and Gretchen (Shaw) Haviland. Russ's time was a l... remainder of obit for Russell Haviland
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Brownsville, VT - Constance Rae Zullo Barth passed away April 21, 2024. She was 81. The world is significantly less without her and infinitely more for the gifts her life brought us. Born August 31, 1942 in Claremont, New Hampshire, ... remainder of obit for Constance Barth
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Adrian W. Frary, Jr. Tunbridge, VT - Adrian W. Frary, Jr., age 98, passed Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A graveside memorial service for Adrian will be held Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 2pm with refreshments and fellowship to follow at the Roy... remainder of obit for Adrian W. Frary Jr.
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White River Jct., VT - Elaine Jane (Viens) George passed away April 21, 2024, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Elaine was born on Dec. 12, 1934, in Springfield, Mass., the ninth child of George and Delima (Ashline) Viens, Sr... remainder of obit for Elaine J. George