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Nighthawks set to host NECBL all-star game
Barnard voters to consider lease with BarnArts at special meeting next week
Prosecutors urge judge to deny bid to delay death penalty decision in fatal shooting of border agent
Over Easy: The Rosie question
Vermont lieutenant governor sues his town over longstanding road dispute
Cannon Mountain tram to shut for at least two years while replacement is installed
Dartmouth student workers reach contract agreements with college
City Council greenlights plan to close West Lebanon ‘dry bridge’ during replacement
LEBANON — The dry bridge connecting the Route 12A plazas to downtown West Lebanon will be closed to vehicle traffic for a year to accommodate construction, the City Council decided in a unanimous decision Wednesday night.
Lebanon finalizes contract with new city manager
LEBANON — The mayor of Laconia, N.H., will start work as Lebanon’s new city manager in early September.
‘An American tradition’ — Two Upper Valley residents open hot dog stands
Hartford Community Restorative Justice Center looks to expand
Editorial: An education ruling that NH will disobey, again
Out & About: New toy exhibit inspires creativity among Montshire campers
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.
Oxbow athletic director has departed
Lending a hand during the Prouty
Nighthawks’ Winters lets her love for baseball play-by-play show
Mother and son cast about in Cornish
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.
Editorial: Red Sox management has failed the team’s fans
Editorial: Vermont undertakes an education revolution
Editorial: Offering sanctuary is deeply American
Editorial: New Hampshire sign case shows the Constitution’s flexibility
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.
Ready to roll in Hartford
Parking lot play time
Taking their dog for a swim in Mascoma Lake
Bicyclist back on track in Claremont
e-Edition
Arts & Life
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.
Hay is for horses in Meriden
With a discerning eye, Hebert transforms the mundane into art
To fight knotweed, Vermont towns let goats pig out
Art Notes: New AVA exhibitions invite viewers to abandon their usual reality
Obituaries
Eleanor Ruth Sawyer Fletcher
Claremont, NH - Eleanor Ruth Sawyer Fletcher, 85, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. A beloved mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Eleanor will be remembered always for her inf... remainder of obit for Eleanor Ruth Sawyer Fletcher
Robert Zelwin Aliber
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
Rosa Maria Lorié
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. Bradway
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
