Lebanon waiting on railroad to sign off on plan to reopen bridge

03-24-2025 3:18 PM

LEBANON — The repairs necessary to reopen a closed bridge on Route 12A will only take a few days to complete, but it could be a month or more before the work is done, as the city awaits approval from the owner of the railroad tracks that pass underneath it.


Hartford middle school’s dance marathon raises money for local charities

03-24-2025 5:02 PM

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — From the outside, Hartford Memorial Middle School looked about as empty as expected on a Friday night. The building’s windows were dark, and only a handful of cars peppered the large parking lot.


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Girls hockey: Hanover dominates Oyster River-Portsmouth, repeats at state champ
03-16-2025 4:58 PM

MANCHESTER — Hanover High girls ice hockey coach John Dodds instructed his players to pack a snack for Saturday’s NHIAA title game against Oyster River-Portsmouth at SNHU Arena.

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Column: Federal funding for medical research puts America first
03-22-2025 9:16 AM

When my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the mid-1990s, there were few options for therapies and treatments. As her disease progressed over the next decade, there was little that could be done until she died in 2004. I was still in elementary school when she faced this disease, which has unfortunately left me with few memories of her where she was not ill or bed-ridden.

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03-24-2025 3:47 PM

Amos Daisey, of Orford, cleans a deer skull while making a European skull mount for a customer on March 7. Using deer, boar and bear heads, Daisey boils them for hours, cleans and dries the skulls before brushing their teeth and using a whitener. He said the whole process takes about three days. Daisey’s family farm, Cotton Stone Farm, was started by his grandfather. Today, the family runs a wholesale cut-flower business, a bait shop and a meat-cutting business. “We’re trying to make the farm work,” he said.

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A Life: Duff Cummings is ‘irreplaceable as a friend and mentor’
03-23-2025 1:01 PM

LEBANON — When Lebanon Opera House Executive Director Joe Clifford thinks of Lauren “Duff” Cummings Jr., he pictures him in the shadowy wings of the city’s downtown theater, headset on and Cherry Coke at hand.

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Obit photo for Allan Hebb Allan Hebb

Orford, NH - Allan Hebb died suddenly on March 21, 2025, at DHMC. He was born on August 16,1946 to Guy and Marjorie (Aldrich) Hebb. Allan graduated from Orford High School and then from NH Technical College in Berlin NH. After spending... remainder of obit for Allan Hebb

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Charlestown, NH - Debra Ann Bedard, 75, of Charlestown, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Known affectionately as Debbie to her family and friends, she lived a life defined by comp... remainder of obit for Debra Bedard

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Sunapee, NH - Mark N. Halsted, 75, of Sunapee, NH passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Mark was born on September 22, 1949 in Newport, NH to his parents Betty Nilsen Halsted and John B. Halsted. Mark attended school in Amh... remainder of obit for Mark Halsted

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Chelsea, VT - Jean Elva (Goodrich) Button, 82 peacefully passed on March 13, 2025, in the comfort of her home with family and friends by her side. Jean was born on March 6, 1943 in Randolph Vermont. She was the daughter of Joseph Goodri... remainder of obit for Jean Elva Button

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