A Look Back: Crank telephones connected Meriden community for 75 years
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
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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Bridge work in West Lebanon
Before she became a murder victim, Hartford native loved horses
One lane to close on Quechee Gorge Bridge
Tenants scramble for housing after West Lebanon building condemned
Editors Picks
Town Meeting 2024: Previews and results of Upper Valley meetings and votes
Upper Valley solar eclipse events
Upcoming Easter egg hunts in the Upper Valley
Editorial: Baseball season opens amid a farewell to arms
Sports
Photos: Spring hasn’t sprung
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...
Third-period onslaught ends Big Green’s playoff run
Snowmaking at Oak Hill ‘game-changer’ for skiers
Opinion
A Yankee Notebook: Among the crowds on vacation out West
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...
Column: Robert Frost connects the local to the global
Editorial: Dartmouth’s puzzling prosecution of protesters
Editorial: How Vermont can simplify its school funding system
Editorial: The history behind Vermont’s education funding mess

Photos
Eclipse exercise in Norwich
Bridge work in West Lebanon
Game time in Thetford
Springtime snowstorm
At a full boil
Arts & Life
Over Easy: Happy enough in the Upper Valley
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...
Friendship inspires musical gatherings in Upper Valley fiddler’s home
2024 eclipse expected to bring traffic jams to Vermont
It’s all about that base: When are NH ski areas closing this spring?
Barnard comic is ‘never afraid to try new things’
Obituaries
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
Katherine Stark
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
Stearns Anthony Morse
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
Elizabeth Burns Salisbury
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


Manchester Airport hopes new flights bring new passengers — and a return to earlier heights
Editorial: Transparency wins in NH Supreme Court ruling
Kenyon: Legal wrangling continues in Dartmouth trespassing case
Out & About: Lessons of the Holocaust focus of Thetford interfaith event

Nordic skiing: Team New Hampshire bests Vermont, wins Eastern High School Championships for first time in nearly three decades
Kenyon: Karp’s Klassic youth basketball tournament resumes in new location