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Amid fraught landscape, school districts react differently to transgender sports ban law
In August, the Kearsarge Regional School Board took up a thorny question: How should it comply with a new law barring transgender girls from middle and high school sports?Earlier that summer, Gov. Chris Sununu had signed the law, House Bill 1205,...
High school girls soccer: Raptors extend winning streak, while Phoenix remains winless
ORFORD — Rivendell girls soccer coach Jason Knowles doesn’t want the regular season to end. In a perfect world, the first-year coach could prolong it. He could manufacture a little more time to capture every bit of magic this group of 17 girls has to...
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Teevens to be honored with stadium naming as Big Green face Penn
How do you honor the legacy of a man whose impact on the field, on the game at-large, on a school, on a community, is so profound and far reaching? That’s the question Dartmouth has been asking itself in the 365 days and counting since longtime coach...
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Editorial: Rebuilding faith in democracy, beyond Trump
In announcing this past week that he would be voting for Kamala Harris in this fall’s presidential election, retired federal appeals court judge J. Michael Luttig denounced Donald Trump as a threat to the very existence of American democracy. As...
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
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Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
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Arsenic exams: Scientists are teaching NH kids how to test wells for water contamination
Almost half of New Hampshire households rely on private wells for their water. Many of those wells are contaminated with arsenic, a naturally occurring element that can cause cancer and other diseases.But most people don’t test their water for...
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Claremont, NH - Norman E. MacLeay, 94, of Goyette Avenue in Claremont, NH died Thursday, October 3, 2024, following a period of failing health. He was born in Claremont, NH on May 6, 1930, the son of George Gardiner and Sarah MacLeay, a... remainder of obit for Norman E. MacLeay
White River Jct., VT - William E. Wilkinson, age 72, passed Monday, September 2, 2024. A Celebration of Bill's life will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, from 3 until 6pm at Knight Funeral Home in Windsor, VT. ... remainder of obit for William E. Wilkinson
MERIDEN, NH - Steven Shorey, age 73, passed Monday, July 15, 2024. A Celebration of LIfe for Steven is Wednesday, Oct 9, 2024 at 11:30. The celebration will be held under the tent at the 4 Aces. If it rains, we will go inside the diner... remainder of obit for Steven Shorey
Hanover, NH - Peregrine B. Spiegel, age 88, passed Thursday, October 3, 2024. A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the Valley News. Rand-Wilson Funeral Home in Hanover, NH is assisting the family with arra... remainder of obit for Peregrine B. Spiegel