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Art Notes: Canaan artist marks return to his craft with Main Street Museum show
For most of his nearly 67 years (his birthday is on Sunday), Gary Hamel was among the Upper Valley’s most prolific and committed visual artists.

Hartford Planning Commission gives initial approval to restorative justice center expansion plan
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — In a unanimous voice vote, the Hartford Planning Commission gave preliminary approval Monday to the nonprofit Hartford Community Restorative Justice Center’s plan to expand its footprint by renovating a late-19th century house on Maple Street.
Sports

Thetford’s Junker is Vt. Gatorade track athlete of year
THETFORD — Ulysses Junker, a standout at Thetford Academy, was named Gatorade’s Vermont Boys Track and Field Player of the Year late last month, recognizing his record-setting feats as well as his work in the classroom and the community.




Opinion

Editorial: Shelter project shows healthy approach to housing crisis
At a time when much of the rest of America has decided that being homeless is not only a moral failure but also a crime, the Upper Valley has rallied handsomely in support of the construction of a new 20-bed low-barrier shelter in White River Junction that is projected to open next spring. Although backing for the project was by no means unanimous, it is testimony to the compassion, good will and wisdom so often exhibited by those who live here.





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

Plainfield’s profitable partners
PLAINFIELD — While remaining committed not to sample their product, Maximus Porter, 8, right, and June Stephens, 8, permit themselves a taste of the last drops from the bottles while selling lemonade outside Porter’s home recently.




Arts & Life

Art Notes: New AVA exhibitions invite viewers to abandon their usual reality
LEBANON — Last summer, 48 artists working within an array of mediums exhibited work in AVA Gallery and Art Center’s biennial juried show. From that group, the juror chose four artists to receive a small cash prize and a year to develop a solo exhibition featuring new work. The fruits of that labor go on view this Friday on the gallery’s main floor.




Obituaries

Hanover, NH - Robert Zelwin Aliber, of Evanston, Illinois and Hanover, New Hampshire, an influential international economist and longtime member of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, died June 22, 2025 at age 94 in Evan... remainder of obit for Robert Zelwin Aliber

Hanover, NH - Rosa María Caveda Lorié died on July 12, 2025, in the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was born in 1940 in Santiago de Cuba. Rosa was the eldest of three daughters born to Enrique and María de la Fé Caveda. Her fam... remainder of obit for Rosa Maria Lorié

Arthur L. "Art" Bradway Windsor, VT - Arthur L. "Art" Bradway died Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT following a period of declining health. Born on May 30, 1944, in Rutland, VT, Art was the son of Go... remainder of obit for Arthur L. Bradway

West Windsor, VT - Susan Rebecca Foster, 80, died Saturday July 12, 2025, at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative Care in Lebanon, NH. She was born October 21, 1944, in Pontiac, MI a daughter of Homer J. and Marion (Discovish) Murphy. ... remainder of obit for Susan Rebecca Foster