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White River Indie Film Festival seeks to marry humor and love with political resistance
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Film festivals with a political bent often risk falling prey to what Samantha Davidson Green, executive director of Junction Arts & Media, calls “the doom and gloom festival dilemma,” wherein audiences leave the theater feeling more hopeless than when they entered.

State police call early January disappearance of Bradford man ‘suspicious’
Authorities now believe the disappearance of a Bradford man last month was “suspicious” and could be related to a crime, Vermont State Police said in a press release Tuesday night.
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Local Roundup: Newport hoops teams win in doubleheader with Stevens
Thetford 74, Windsor 46




Opinion

Editorial: Is Vermont primed to overhaul its schools?
All elections have consequences, but some are more consequential than others. Such might be the case with the tax revolt last fall that upended the political order in Montpelier and brought an influx of Republican legislators to the Statehouse. It potentially created the conditions for a major overhaul of K-12 public education in Vermont.





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An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."

A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.

Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.

Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.

Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
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Arts & Life

A Look Back: Plenty of snowstorms and steady cold snaps in winters of yore
Doug Carver, principal of Lebanon’s Hanover Street elementary school, heard crackling noises coming from beneath the roof of the adjacent high school gymnasium. He immediately went into overdrive, telling pupils and teachers to grab their outdoor clothing and get out of the complex as fast as they could.



Obituaries

Strafford, VT - David Almon Moses, 84, died at Union House Nursing Home in Glover, VT on Friday, January 31, 2025. He was born on August 19, 1940, in Hanover, NH to parents Almon R. and Eleanor (Harlow) Moses. David graduated from the T... remainder of obit for David Almon Moses

Enfield, NH - William Joseph Grover, age 79, passed Monday, February 3, 2025. Ricker Funeral Homes of Lebanon and Enfield, NH is assisting the family. ... remainder of obit for William J. Grover

Wilmington, DE - Anne Marchak Kosta passed away quietly at home Saturday Morning, February 1, 2025. With her at the time of her death were her two daughters, Pamela and Joy, and her son-in-law Brian. She was 97 at the time of her death.... remainder of obit for Anne Kosta

Newport, NH - Brian Sprague succumbed to pancreatic cancer on 2/4/25 with his mother, daughter, two granddaughters, sister and nephew by his side. Brian is the oldest of 5 children and was the epitome of a big brother. He is the father ... remainder of obit for Brian Sprague