Annual Cornish Fair organizers take pains to make it worthwhile
CORNISH — Ruth Ferland carefully poured a jug of maple syrup into tiny containers lined up on a lunch tray in a red booth at the Cornish Fairgrounds.After the row was finished, she placed a lid on each one and put the tray aside. Next, she began...
Despite public backlash, NH Board of Education approves updated minimum standards for schools
The N.H. Board of Education voted Wednesday morning to approve a new set of minimum standards for schools, despite sharp criticism from educators and the public.Now, the proposal goes to the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, which...
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State: No need for no-wake zone on Lyme’s Post Pond
LYME — The New Hampshire Department of Safety has denied a petition to limit the use of motorboats on Post Pond in Lyme.Nearly 40 residents — many of whom are affiliated with Friends of Post Pond — submitted a petition this spring asking the...
Thetford track coaches earn national recognition
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Editorial: Is ‘neutrality’ another name for failing to lead?
Dartmouth president Sian Leah Beilock is considering whether the college “should formally adopt a position of institutional neutrality,” according to Liz Lempres, chairwoman of the college’s board of trustees. If it does, Dartmouth would join Harvard...
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Upper Valley karaoke scene sees post-COVID revival
There’s something uncanny about performance spaces just before the first visitors arrive. A room that will soon be filled with bodies and sound is eerily quiet. The unused props are the only hint of what is to come. This is how it felt at 7:45 on a...
Out & About: Beech leaf disease threatens Vermont trees
Public phones make a comeback in White River Valley
Art Notes: Joan Osborne to headline Lebanon Opera House’s Nexus festival
Obituaries
Sarah Nancy Winn
North pomfret, VT - Sarah Nancy Winn, of North Pomfret, VT, was born in Lexinton, TN on November 6, 1938, only daughter of Stephen Lancaster Goff and Dorothy Bateman Goff. She died on May 17, 2024 in Brookline, MA. She leaves behind her... remainder of obit for Sarah Nancy Winn
Theodore R. Eck
Orford, NH - Theodore R. Eck, Ph.D., economist and land conservationist, died on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care in Lebanon, NH at the age of 91. Ted was the first child of Howard Willi... remainder of obit for Theodore R. Eck
Martha F. Ingalls
Ascutney, VT - Martha F. Ingalls, 73, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, NH. She was born in Windsor, VT on October 16, 1950, to Hayward and Myrle (Marshall) Farnsworth. Martha married And... remainder of obit for Martha F. Ingalls
Suzanne Opton
Corinth, VT - Suzanne Opton, a pathbreaking photographer best known for her intimate portraits of U.S. soldiers between tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, died on July 26th, 2024, at her home in Corinth, Vermont, having survived bre... remainder of obit for Suzanne Opton


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