A Look Back: The Upper Valley fight over NH’s ‘Live Free or Die’ motto
Half a century ago the Upper Valley was ground zero for a battle between state power to compel citizens to display a message they disagreed with and determined dissenters willing to resist, even to the point of going to jail for their beliefs.Over a...
Vermont’s goals for a new residential center for justice-involved youth remain murky
For more than 35 years, on a forested road near the banks of the Winooski River, Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center housed some of Vermont’s most troubled youths.By the time Gov. Phil Scott’s administration shut it down in fall 2020, the 30-bed...
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Big Green denied in NIRA D-I women’s rugby final
HANOVER — Only 10 seconds after Harvard fullback Chloe Headland had kicked the ball out of play, the confetti cannons began firing. As specks of red filled the air and slowly fell to the grass at Burnham Field, the Dartmouth women’s rugby team...
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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...
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Upper Valley Guernseys earn ribbons at World Dairy Expo
MERIDEN — To owner Angela Toms, Mill Bridge Farm is a “4-H project gone right.”Toms, a physician, and her husband, Chris Forman, a software engineer, built the barn that houses 11 Guernsey cows in 2018, after their four children joined 4-H and got...
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Perkinsville, VT - Douglas M. Napsey, age 81, passed Tuesday, November 26, 2024. A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the Valley News. Knight Funeral Home in Windsor has been entrusted with arrangements. ... remainder of obit for Douglas Napsey
Sharon, VT - Byron G. Baribeau left us unexpectedly on November 28, 2024 for an adventure into the unknown. Born on January 26, 1953 to Gordon and Marion (Tierney) Baribeau of Wilder, Byron was always an explorer who was happiest outdoo... remainder of obit for Byron G. Baribeau
Hanover, NH - Martin Berchtold Witschi, 95, of Hanover, New Hampshire passed away peacefully on October 2, 2024. A devoted husband, brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Martin lived an extraordinary and happy life. He wil... remainder of obit for Martin Berchtold Witschi
Casa Grande, AZ - Marvin Lawrence Cole passed away peacefully at his home in Casa Grande, Arizona, on November 19, 2024 surrounded by family. Marvin was born on February 2, 1943, in Rutland, Vermont, to Elbert and Hilda (Parker) Col... remainder of obit for Marvin Lawrence Cole