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By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The Zoning Board of Adjustment delayed decision on a request for two variances for a planned senior housing project in North Newport on Route 10 next to the town airport after a lengthy discussion last week.North Newport Land Holdings and...

LEBANON — City planning staff will host a public workshop on Wednesday for community members to share ways to develop the Route 120 corridor between the I-89 exchange and the Hanover town line. The workshop, known as a charette, will allow...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — The city’s downtown fire station will be packing up and moving — temporarily — during the construction of a new building to replace its aging facility on South Park Street.On Monday, the Planning Board will hear a plan from the Fire...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — The owner of a multi-family complex in a residential neighborhood said this week that he no longer plans to build an additional 30-unit apartment building on the property but will instead look to build a rental home for a single family. The...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

ORFORD — Unexpected competition for the role of fire chief last March has divided some residents into opposing factions, reduced the ranks of the Fire Department and left the town of 1,200 without a Planning Board.Orford’s voters in 2014 authorized...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

ORFORD — Following a wave of resignations, the Orford Planning Board canceled its December meeting because it was unable to achieve a quorum. The Selectboard is now scrambling to find enough volunteers to enable the board to fulfill its requirements...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — A developer is planning to bring burritos and burgers to Washington Street.Pending city approvals, DDMNS Realty will build a Chipotle Mexican Grill and a Wendy’s restaurant on the lots at 384 and 392 Washington Street, according to Daniel...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Upper Valley residents experiencing homelessness — even those under the influence of drugs and alcohol — will have access next year to a new “low-barrier” shelter in the former 25,000 Gifts building.The Hartford Planning...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday to review a site plan by the Upper Valley Haven, which seeks to convert the former “25,000 Gifts” building on North Main Street into an emergency shelter. The...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A plan to build over 200 apartments off Sykes Mountain Avenue moved closer to approval last week, though members of the town Planning Commission expressed concerns about the proposal to separate affordable units from the rest of...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — A new state law shielding religious institutions from certain land-use regulations is limiting the town’s authority to review a proposed church for up to 400 congregants on Greensboro Road, according to town staff.On Tuesday, the Planning...

BRADFORD, Vt. — The Bradford Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a forum on housing on Tuesday evening.The meeting will take place at the Bradford Academy, room 26 on the second floor, at 6 p.m.Community members also are invited to complete an...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The Planning Board unanimously approved a site plan for a Domino’s Pizza restaurant on Washington Street at the site of a shuttered gas station and car wash, but board members denied the applicant’s request for a left-hand turn across...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Construction on nearly 200 apartment units off Sykes Mountain Avenue could begin as early as next year, though town officials and neighbors still have concerns about the potential traffic impact.The town’s Zoning Board of...

By  PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford Planning Commission will consider a site plan application next month from Upper Valley Haven, which seeks to convert the former “25,000 Gifts” building on North Main Street into a 20-bed homeless shelter. Upper...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — Housing, transportation and downtown vibrancy rank high among community priorities in a new town master plan — the first update to Hanover’s planning and development goals since 2003.Over 20 Hanover residents attended an open house on...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — Almost seven years after the Planning Board first approved a proposal to convert the former Ruger Mill on Sunapee Street into housing, the project is ready to move forward. Work is expected to begin before the end of the year.“We are ready...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — The recent closure of trails in River Park by developers has resulted in confusion and conflicting explanations over the reason for the shutdown — where the developers attribute the closure to the city, while city staff assert the trails...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WEST LEBANON — Developers of a long-delayed mixed-use project are asking the city for more flexibility when it comes to required infrastructure improvements so they have more leeway to bring on potential financial partners.The city Planning Board held...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WEST LEBANON — Renee Costa walked out of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after work one day a few years ago and as her eyes gazed across the hospital’s vast parking lot with hundreds of vehicles, she saw her future unfold.There, before her like...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — The city Planning Board has unanimously approved a permit for developers seeking to build a “charitable gaming” casino and restaurant on the Miracle Mile.The Planning Board gave consent this week to owners of the Lebanon Poker Room to...