A Life: Paul Sargent ‘was an old Fairlee guy, and he had his fingers in a lot of pies’
FAIRLEE — Paul Sargent, the longtime Fairlee businessman and civic leader, was well known for his love of old cars, particularly pre-WWII Fords like Model As and others with V-8 engines. He kept about 15 scattered across a few barns, was a regular at...
Big Green denied in NIRA D-I women’s rugby final
HANOVER — Only 10 seconds after Harvard fullback Chloe Headland had kicked the ball out of play, the confetti cannons began firing. As specks of red filled the air and slowly fell to the grass at Burnham Field, the Dartmouth women’s rugby team...
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Big Green’s special teams coach wants his unit to match his energy
It’s late October in Manhattan and the Dartmouth football team’s defense, which held Columbia scoreless in the first half, had forced a three-and-out to begin the third quarter. Out trotted Lions punter William Hughes to boot the ball back to the Big...
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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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Arts & Life
Dartmouth project seeks to convert waste to energy
HANOVER — Dartmouth sophomore engineering student Ben Cavanagh monitored a biomass torrefaction reactor, which breaks down agricultural and forestry waste like husks and wood chips in a high heat, low oxygen environment to create a carbon-rich...
West Newbury community supper persists in serving in-person meals
Marsh-Billings hosts horse logging program
Invasive golden clams found in Lake Champlain
Upper Valley holiday markets 2024
Obituaries
Beverly Fraser
Kenneth City, FL and Newport, NH - Beverly E Fraser, 94 of Kenneth City FL passed away Nov 13, 2024 after a long battle with Dementia. She was born in Barton, Vermont the daughter of Leon and Mildred (Woodard) Blish on October 30, 1930.... remainder of obit for Beverly Fraser
Christopher D. Dye
Hanover, NH - Chris Dye often roared with laughter, deep from his belly and without restraint, loud enough to be heard in the four corners of any room and far down a hall. With quick wit, an ever-present sense of humor, and a surprising... remainder of obit for Christopher D. Dye
Barbara J. Hayward
Barbara J. "BJ" Hayward Canaan, NH - Barbara J. (B.J) Hayward 79 of Canaan N.H died Saturday, November 16, 2024, surrounded by her family after a very brief illness. B.J. was born January 11, 1945, a daughter of Gordon & Shirley Lary. ... remainder of obit for Barbara J. Hayward
Sophia Hencken Stone
Barnard, VT - Sophia Hencken Stone, of Barnard, Vermont, died on November 11, 2024. The cause was metastatic cancer. Sophia was born on November 21st, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Thalassa Cruso Hencken and Hugh O'Neill Hencken of... remainder of obit for Sophia Hencken Stone


Hartland Planning Commission persists in farm store opposition
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In Canterbury, a state rep. tried to claim land as his own. Who really owns it is harder to prove.

Trails on trial: Mountain Top Resort’s cross-country ski routes caught up in legal dispute