Supplement that suspect’s mom said may have played a role in Lebanon stabbing is facing regulatory scrutiny

08-15-2025 8:30 PM

WEST LEBANON — Dr. Corneliu Stanciu, an addiction psychiatrist with Dartmouth Health, began researching the herbal supplement kratom over a decade ago when a patient who had no history of using opioids came in experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms.


Rugby club in Upper Valley unites diverse group through sport and camaraderie

08-15-2025 9:01 PM

LEBANON — The Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s website defines a club as “an association of persons for some common object usually jointly supported and meeting periodically.” While the Upper Valley Rugby Club fits the definition, a more appropriate name for the organization might be the Upper Valley Rugby Community.


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Hiking: Plainfield native conquers Long Trail in record time
08-14-2025 5:27 PM

WATERBURY, Vt. — For some, a hike is just a fun weekend activity. For others, like Plainfield native and Lebanon High School graduate Tori Constantine, it is an opportunity to break a record. 

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Editorial: NH betrays victims of YDC abuse
08-01-2025 8:01 PM

While the MAGA-verse is all atwitter about the Epstein sex trafficking files, its New Hampshire wing is further victimizing hundreds of people who suffered horrendous sexual and physical abuse while in state custody as children. Republicans in the Legislature, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Attorney General John Formella are all implicated. This is unconscionable, at least to anyone who has a conscience.

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Teamwork in North Hartland
08-07-2025 10:01 AM

NORTH HARTLAND — Phoenix Cook, left, of Hartland, and Emily Pritchard, of South Royalton, react to the damaged camper tire they had just taken off Cook’s fifth-wheel camper.

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Handmade harp in Lebanon
08-13-2025 4:31 PM

LEBANON — Stephen Ryan, of Springfield, N.H., carries his daughter Joanna’s Paraguayan harp back to their vehicle after a lesson at the Upper Valley Music Center in downtown Lebanon on Friday.

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Obit photo for Craig MacKenzie Craig MacKenzie

Newbury, NH - Craig B. MacKenzie, age 71, passed Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Craig B. MacKenzie passed away in September 2024. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 1:30 on the bridge at 32 West... remainder of obit for Craig MacKenzie

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Henrietta (Lake) Kinney Charlestown, NH - Henrietta Virginia (Lake) Kinney, 100, of Largo, FL and Charlestown, NH passed away on August 8th, 2025, at her home with family in Largo, FL. She was born in Pawlet, Vermont on September 11, 19... remainder of obit for Henrietta Kinney

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Taftsville, VT - Lawrence Albert Luce, 84, died at home on Wednesday August 13, 2025, after a period of declining health. Larry was born June 2, 1941, the oldest son of Albert and Helen (Burnham) Luce, at home in the Jericho District o... remainder of obit for Lawrence Luce

Obit photo for Kari Louise Griffin Kari Louise Griffin

Kari Louise (Harris) Griffin Milford, MA - Kari Louise (Harris) Griffin, 56, of Milford, MA died peacefully on Thursday, August 7th, 2025. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, and raised in the Upper Valley, Kari was the daughter of Hildreth "Jill" (... remainder of obit for Kari Louise Griffin

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