
Lebanon waiting on railroad to sign off on plan to reopen bridge
LEBANON — The repairs necessary to reopen a closed bridge on Route 12A will only take a few days to complete, but it could be a month or more before the work is done, as the city awaits approval from the owner of the railroad tracks that pass underneath it.

Hartford middle school’s dance marathon raises money for local charities
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — From the outside, Hartford Memorial Middle School looked about as empty as expected on a Friday night. The building’s windows were dark, and only a handful of cars peppered the large parking lot.
Sports

Girls hockey: Hanover dominates Oyster River-Portsmouth, repeats at state champ
MANCHESTER — Hanover High girls ice hockey coach John Dodds instructed his players to pack a snack for Saturday’s NHIAA title game against Oyster River-Portsmouth at SNHU Arena.




Opinion

Column: Federal funding for medical research puts America first
When my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the mid-1990s, there were few options for therapies and treatments. As her disease progressed over the next decade, there was little that could be done until she died in 2004. I was still in elementary school when she faced this disease, which has unfortunately left me with few memories of her where she was not ill or bed-ridden.





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.
Photos

Heads-up work
Amos Daisey, of Orford, cleans a deer skull while making a European skull mount for a customer on March 7. Using deer, boar and bear heads, Daisey boils them for hours, cleans and dries the skulls before brushing their teeth and using a whitener. He said the whole process takes about three days. Daisey’s family farm, Cotton Stone Farm, was started by his grandfather. Today, the family runs a wholesale cut-flower business, a bait shop and a meat-cutting business. “We’re trying to make the farm work,” he said.




Arts & Life

A Life: Duff Cummings is ‘irreplaceable as a friend and mentor’
LEBANON — When Lebanon Opera House Executive Director Joe Clifford thinks of Lauren “Duff” Cummings Jr., he pictures him in the shadowy wings of the city’s downtown theater, headset on and Cherry Coke at hand.




Obituaries

Orford, NH - Allan Hebb died suddenly on March 21, 2025, at DHMC. He was born on August 16,1946 to Guy and Marjorie (Aldrich) Hebb. Allan graduated from Orford High School and then from NH Technical College in Berlin NH. After spending... remainder of obit for Allan Hebb

Charlestown, NH - Debra Ann Bedard, 75, of Charlestown, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Known affectionately as Debbie to her family and friends, she lived a life defined by comp... remainder of obit for Debra Bedard

Sunapee, NH - Mark N. Halsted, 75, of Sunapee, NH passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Mark was born on September 22, 1949 in Newport, NH to his parents Betty Nilsen Halsted and John B. Halsted. Mark attended school in Amh... remainder of obit for Mark Halsted

Chelsea, VT - Jean Elva (Goodrich) Button, 82 peacefully passed on March 13, 2025, in the comfort of her home with family and friends by her side. Jean was born on March 6, 1943 in Randolph Vermont. She was the daughter of Joseph Goodri... remainder of obit for Jean Elva Button