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COVID-19 news in the Upper Valley

J.C. Penney in West Lebanon to close, leaving another huge vacancy on Route 12A

WEST LEBANON — The Route 12A shopping strip has suffered a 1-2 punch. One week after Kmart revealed it would close its store, J.C. Penney has announced that its store in Upper Valley Plaza will be among the 154 stores the bankrupt... - Read Story

Demonstrators vow to sustain momentum until change happens

Fire destroys Woodstock home after staining rags left on porch

Return of turning lanes en route on Route 12A in West Lebanon

Police investigate remains found near site where Springfield, Vt., man was reported missing

CRREL set to permanently close child care center in Hanover

Lebanon council considers city budget uprooted by coronavirus

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Sports

Lebanon High names new girls basketball coach

By GREG FENNELL - Today

LEBANON — The Lebanon High girls basketball coaching job is staying in the family.The school this week confirmed former Raider guard Emily Kehoe as...

Make-a-Wish cancels All-Star Hockey Classic

By GREG FENNELL - 6/3/20

WEST LEBANON — Organizers have canceled the annual Make-a-Wish All-Star Hockey Classic, the latest summer high school all-star game to succumb to...

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Features

Henry Homeyer: Six less common veggies you might like to grow this year

By HENRY HOMEYER - 5/31/20

I don’t mean to sound like I’m bragging, but if it will grow in Cornish Flat, I’ve probably tried it. Scorzonera? Sure, once, but I was not...

Bats emerge from hibernation in the spring, when insects start to return

By OLIVIA BOX - 5/24/20

As spring arrives, so do … bats? Like many other naturalists, I spend lots of time during this season looking for migrating salamanders and...

Columns

Primary Source: Primaries abound in Vermont races

By JOHN P. GREGG - 6/3/20

It’s going to be a busy summer and fall on the virtual campaign trail for candidates for the Vermont House and Senate, with several primaries to be...

Jim Kenyon: Dartmouth international students left hanging on housing

By JIM KENYON - 6/2/20

Dartmouth College international student Tehut Biru, a junior majoring in cognitive science, should be focusing on studying for final exams, which...

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J.C. Penney in West Lebanon to close, leaving another huge vacancy on Route 12A

By JOHN LIPPMAN - Today

WEST LEBANON — The Route 12A shopping strip has suffered a 1-2 punch.One week after Kmart revealed it would close its store, J.C. Penney has...

Skinny Pancake location in Hanover will not reopen

By JOHN LIPPMAN - 6/4/20

HANOVER — Restaurants continue to reel in Hanover.Skinny Pancake, the Vermont chain of crepe restaurants that opened to fanfare in Hanover five...

Letters to the Editor

Forum, June 6: America is reaping what it has sown

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Forum, June 5: It is important to identify clearly what we reject

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Forum, June 4: Bank Street project worries

6/3/20

Forum, June 3: Story glorified the nightmare of meat

6/2/20

Forum, June 2: Rivendell’s school budget needs a new approach

6/1/20

Forum, June 1: We’re supporting Sue Prentiss for NH Senate

5/31/20

Opinion

Column: Looting is the least of the outrages

By STEVE NELSON - Newer than 48 hours

Column: Animals aren’t a dumb as some people think

By WILLEM LANGE - 6/2/20

Jim Kenyon: Dartmouth international students left hanging on housing

By JIM KENYON - 6/2/20

Column: Now is the time to think about the future of education

By WAYNE GERSEN - 5/30/20

Column: We all have a chance to practice ‘delight-directed’ learning

By MARGARET DRYE - 5/30/20

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DEERING, N.H. — These days, when Nancy Cowan greets her famous falcon named Banner, she offers a bow and utters a little “chup” as a hello. Banner, who went through a landmark cataract surgery in 2014, does... - Read Story