A Look Back: One-room schools often served as community gathering places

10-06-2024 5:01 PM

If they lived within two miles, students walked or rode their bikes to school. Mabel Pillsbury was their teacher and she handled all eight grades for many years. And the majority of the pupils came from families who had been in the town for...


Dartmouth names football stadium for late coach Buddy Teevens

10-06-2024 6:50 PM

HANOVER — Dartmouth’s football stadium officially bears the name of the program’s all-time winningest coach.“Every person who comes here to a game, they’re going to walk by the sign, they’re going to see the words ‘Buddy Teevens Stadium’ and in those...


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High school girls soccer: Raptors extend winning streak, while Phoenix remains winless
10-05-2024 5:01 PM

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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Editorial: Rebuilding faith in democracy, beyond Trump
08-23-2024 8:00 PM

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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Arsenic exams: Scientists are teaching NH kids how to test wells for water contamination
10-04-2024 3:40 PM

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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Obit photo for Norman E. MacLeay Norman E. MacLeay

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

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Katherine "Kathy" Willis Lebanon, NH - Katherine "Kathy" A. Willis, 63, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, September 28, 2024 at her home in Lebanon, NH. She was born March 22, 1961 to Russell Willis and Norma Baker. She grew up in Orfor... remainder of obit for Katherine Willis

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Windsor, VT - Kerrie Aileen Ramsey (nee Leamey) passed away peacefully in the presence of her family at her home in Windsor, VT on October 2, 2024, aged 59. She was born at Westover AFB in Chicopee, MA on January 10, 1965, to Marion Lea... remainder of obit for Kerrie A. Ramsey

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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

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