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White River Valley residents tell lawmakers they value small schools, fear consolidation

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White River Valley residents tell lawmakers they value small schools, fear consolidation

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Pedestrian and driver injured in separate incidents in Cornish

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Pedestrian and driver injured in separate incidents in Cornish

by James M. Patterson

High School & Youth

Local Roundup: Mascoma, Rivendell win boys basketball games

News

Tentative Hartford budget proposal raises property taxes by 0.2%

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Plane crashes at NH housing complex, injuring pilot

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Claremont City Council hires Nancy Bates as new city manager

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NH Republicans fail to override vetoes of book ban, bathroom bills; vow to return to issues

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Scott administration pitches $75 million buydown to help offset Vt. property tax spike

Sports

Inside the Woods podcast: Junior forward Cate MacDonald and women’s basketball Head Coach Linda Cimino

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Historic Windsor sells home with slave owner past to former Selectboard chair

Historic Windsor sells home with slave owner past to former Selectboard chair

Family-owned Indian food business expands to permanent location in West Lebanon

Family-owned Indian food business expands to permanent location in West Lebanon

Vermont man arrested for stealing and selling Vershire road signs online

Electrical fire forces Hartford Memorial Middle School closure; classes expected to resume Thursday

Electrical fire forces Hartford Memorial Middle School closure; classes expected to resume Thursday

Sports

Local Roundup: Windsor and Oxbow dominate in girls basketball matchups

High School & Youth

Local Roundup: Windsor and Oxbow dominate in girls basketball matchups

Windsor defeated Rivendell 50-26 in girls basketball, Oxbow defeated Blue Mountain Union 64-32, Pembroke defeated Hanover 87-76 in boys basketball, and Hartford defeated North Country 75-41.

by Michael Coughlin Jr.

Death of one of its founders marks end of an era, but NH ski area will stay in family’s hands

Local roundup: Mascoma girls begin season with hoops victory

Two with Upper Valley ties aid in Men’s College Cup win for Washington Huskies

Dartmouth roundup: Men’s hockey team falls in overtime, ends winning streak

Vermont’s ‘crack climbing mecca’ deep in the Northeast Kingdom gains popularity

Business

New business could leave customers feeling salty

New business could leave customers feeling salty

by Marion Umpleby

News

Congressional report shows New Hampshire took a financial hit from Trump’s attacks on Canada

Arts & Life

Art Notes: Revels casts off the darkness one last time

Art Notes: Revels casts off the darkness one last time

by Marion Umpleby

Willem Lange to recite ‘A Christmas Carol’ for 50th and final year

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Family-owned Indian food business expands to permanent location in West Lebanon

Holiday decorating contests announced in Claremont, Lebanon and Windsor

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Opinion

Editorial: Members of Congress right to oppose illegal use of the military

Editorials

Editorial: Members of Congress right to oppose illegal use of the military

by Valley News Editorial Board

Columns

A Yankee Notebook: A season that calls for fire and light

Editorials

Editorial: A lack of oversight and transparency for NH education grants

Columns

Column: Proposed NH law would allow towns to deny aid based on residency requirements

Local Government

Piermont offers discounted arsenic tests after homeowner gets elevated reading

Town-City-Government

Piermont offers discounted arsenic tests after homeowner gets elevated reading

by Lukas Dunford

News

Battle continues over leadership of Woodstock Police Department

Town-City-Government

Williamstown hires Fairlee administrator to replace embattled town manager

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Electrical fire forces Hartford Memorial Middle School closure; classes expected to resume Thursday

Historic Windsor sells home with slave owner past to former Selectboard chair

Historic Windsor sells home with slave owner past to former Selectboard chair

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