A Look Back: Crank telephones connected Meriden community for 75 years

03-31-2024 5:16 PM

It was a great conversation starter half a century ago, and, if you lived it, the subject can bring amusement, even awe, to those hearing about it today. That’s the “hand crank” or magneto telephone system that served Meriden Village for nearly 75...


Strafford school principal heads to Windsor

03-31-2024 7:31 PM

STRAFFORD — The Newton School is searching for a new principal following Tracy Thompson’s February announcement that she will not return after this school year ends in June.But Strafford’s loss is Windsor’s gain. Thompson has been hired as the Windsor...


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Photos: Spring hasn’t sprung
03-29-2024 10:21 AM

Sadly, it appears the groundhog lied.   Just when it appeared the Upper Valley’s spring high school teams might get an early start on outdoor workouts, Mother Nature came and dropped a load of snow on the neighborhood. That’s forced programs such as...

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A Yankee Notebook: Among the crowds on vacation out West
03-27-2024 9:30 AM

Our cab arrived at 4:40 a.m. on the dot and deposited us at the entrance to United Airlines about 5:30. Check-in was amazingly easy, and the trek to our gate likewise. We took off from Logan also on the dot — it seems to be true that the earlier in...

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Eclipse exercise in Norwich
03-29-2024 9:43 AM

Bridge work in West Lebanon
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Game time in Thetford
03-27-2024 4:14 PM
Springtime snowstorm
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At a full boil
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Over Easy: Happy enough in the Upper Valley
03-28-2024 4:39 PM

The World Happiness Report is out, and America’s ranking might make you frown. The USA, where “the pursuit of happiness” is enshrined in the Constitution, just after “the Right to Taylor Swift Concert Tickets” and “Snacks on on Super Bowl Sunday,” has...

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Obit photo for Shirley Ruth Beresford Shirley Ruth Beresford

Bradford, VT - Shirley Ruth Beresford passed away January 26, 2024 at the age of 92. She was born March 4, 1931 in West Suffield, Connecticut, the daughter of Howard Beresford and Carlo... remainder of obit for Shirley Ruth Beresford

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Enfield, NH - In Loving Memory of Katherine Anne (Hammond) Stark February 7, 1975 - March 21, 2024 Katherine Anne Stark, age 49, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. She ... remainder of obit for Katherine Stark

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Stearns Anthony "Tony" Morse Pelham, MA - Stearns Anthony "Tony" Morse, of Pelham, MA and Bath, NH, died on January 9, 2024. Tony was born in 1931 in Hanover, NH, the youngest of four childr... remainder of obit for Stearns Anthony Morse

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Windsor, VT - Elizabeth (Betty) Burns Salisbury of Unity, New Hampshire, passed away on March 17th, 2024, Born in Needham, MA, Betty was a graduate of Needham High School as well as Cha... remainder of obit for Elizabeth Burns Salisbury

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