
Nighthawks’ Winters lets her love for baseball play-by-play show
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Phoebe Winters was set to start an internship last summer with the Bethesda (Md.) Big Train, a team in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, when a bigger opportunity came knocking.

Out & About: New toy exhibit inspires creativity among Montshire campers
NORWICH — Phineas Soucy approached a display containing the innards of a Hokey Pokey Elmo toy at the Montshire Museum of Science.
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Sports

Mother and son cast about in Cornish
April Ellis and her son Everett Ellis, 5, both of Lebanon, fish in the Connecticut River from the boat launch in Cornish on Tuesday. Before casting, Everett spotted what he and his mother agreed was the biggest bass they had seen all summer. “I don’t even know what we would do with that if you caught it,” April Ellis said.




Opinion

Editorial: Red Sox management has failed the team’s fans
After the Boston Red Sox traded their disaffected slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants earlier this month, Devers told The Boston Globe, “I was surprised when it happened, but I knew it was coming. I know the business of baseball.”





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.
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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

‘An American tradition’ — Two Upper Valley residents open hot dog stands
America and hot dogs. A love story for the ages. This summer, two Upper Valley entrepreneurs with a passion for cooking are adding their own chapters.



Obituaries

Rotonda, FL - Judith Desmarais Wilson, age 86, passed Sunday, April 13, 2025. Formerly of Lebanon and Enfield, NH. Family and friends are invited to Judy's Mass at St. Denis Church in Hanover on Friday July 18th, 2025 at 11 AM, foll... remainder of obit for Judith Wilson

Claremont, NH - Roger Malcolm Wright Jr., a beloved father, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2025, in Claremont, New Hampshire, at the age of 64. Born on January 19, 1961, in Claremont, he was the son of the late ... remainder of obit for Roger M. Wright Jr.

Norwich, VT - David Emerson Horan died in the early morning hours on September 22nd, 2024. He was at peace with himself and surrounded by family members. He was at home on the family's Northeast Corner Farm in Norwich, VT. He had been b... remainder of obit for David Emerson Horan

Plainfield, NH - Herman G. Martin, age 78, passed Friday, July 11, 2025. A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the Valley News. Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon will be assisting Herman's family with arrangem... remainder of obit for Herman Martin