A Look Back: The closest race for a U.S. Senate seat in history
It was almost five o’clock in the morning and the election was coming down to the vote totals from the three wards in the City of Claremont. Ballots were still counted by hand in those days, but out of 299 New Hampshire voting precincts the statewide...
Does Vermont need regional government? Flooding brings new urgency to a perennial question.
After last year’s flooding hit Middlesex, Vt., causing more than $4 million in repair costs, the task of applying for federal recovery programs fell largely to the town’s unpaid volunteers.With only a handful of paid employees, most of them part-time,...
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Upper Valley athletes buck the trend of single sport specialization
The sun had set on a Saturday in early October and Windsor senior Audrey Rupp’s body was aching.Rupp had begun her day donning shoulder pads and a helmet, trotting out onto the Yellowjackets’ football field for an early afternoon clash with Poultney....
Opinion
Editorial: Rebuilding faith in democracy, beyond Trump
In announcing this past week that he would be voting for Kamala Harris in this fall’s presidential election, retired federal appeals court judge J. Michael Luttig denounced Donald Trump as a threat to the very existence of American democracy. As...
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
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Arts & Life
Out & About: Claremont Makerspace reemerges after pandemic
CLAREMONT — Artist Jane Kolias likes to forage for metal.Those skills are essential to the recycled metal sculptures she creates — a Christmas tree made of wrenches and an old file, a singer with a body made of a piece of a Singer sewing machine —...
Obituaries
Plainfield, NH - Daniel H. Soucy, age 76, passed Saturday, October 12, 2024. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, November 10, 2024, from 1-3:00 P.M. at the Cornish Town Hall, 294 Town House Rd, Cornish, NH 03745. Ricker F... remainder of obit for Daniel H. Soucy
Woodstock, VT - Beatrice Stedman, a long time resident of Wilmot and New London, NH and most recently of Hartland and Woodstock, Vermont died peacefully on October 26, 2024. She had just celebrated her 95th birthday at Woodstock Terrace... remainder of obit for Beatrice Stedman
Anthony "Tim" Thacher Hanover, NH - Anthony (Tim) Thacher passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 27, 2024. A resident of Kendal at Hanover since 2013; he was 89. Born on December 17, 1934, he was the son of Thomas Chandler Thacher and... remainder of obit for Anthony Thacher
Norwich, VT - John W. Lamperti, 91, died Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Forestview Manor Assisted Living in Meredith, NH. He was the only child born to Frank and Louise (Williams) Lamperti on December 20, 1932, in Glen Ridge, NJ. Jo... remainder of obit for John W. Lamperti