Report reveals social isolation prevalent among New Hampshire’s aging population

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

In New Hampshire, one in four adults over the age of 65 lives alone, putting them at greater risk of social isolation and its negative impacts on both mental and physical health, according to a recent study.

Heavy rains cause landslide, temporary closure of Pomfret Road

By CLARE SHANAHAN

POMFRET — The Selectboard plans to request emergency assistance funding through the Vermont Agency of Transportation after a landslide triggered by last week’s rain temporarily closed a portion of Pomfret Road and reduced a portion of another street to one lane.

Former South Royalton Market manager to take helm at Coburns’ in South Strafford

By MARION UMPLEBY

SOUTH STRAFFORD — The nonprofit foundation overseeing the future of Coburns’ General Store has found a successor for the outgoing owners.

Lebanon City Council seeks input into strategic plan

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — Last year’s city budget drew more public scrutiny than any in recent memory as the City Council struggled to strike a balance between reducing the high tax rate and preserving city services.

Vermont judge rules in VtDigger’s favor, orders release of police video and audio of prosecutor’s arrest

By ALAN J. KEAYS

A Vermont judge has sided with VtDigger and ordered the Vermont Department of Public Safety to release state police audio and video recordings of the arrest more than a year ago of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos on a drunken driving charge.

After almost a month in the woods, NH dog reunited with family

By SOPHIA KESHMIRI

SWANZEY — After almost a month on the run, Diego, an 8-year-old hound was reunited with his owners on Thursday.

‘Roads, roads, roads’ — Claremont City Council restores $200,000 for paving next year

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council was adamant that the city maintain a schedule of repaving roads as it began its review of a proposed $20.22 million budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 last week.

NH German-American returns home after being detained for two months by ICE, family says

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

Fabian Schmidt, the German-American man who was detained by immigration officials in March and held at a Rhode Island jail, has returned to his home in Nashua, his family said on social media.

Ramp from I-93 to I-89 to be closed for repairs Tuesday

The northbound ramp to Interstate 89 from I-93 will be closed Tuesday, May 13, to allow for pavement pothole repairs.  

Incident that led to school lockdown in Haverhill was hoax, officials say

WOODSVILLE — A threat that forced all Haverhill schools into lockdown May 6 was a hoax, according to school district administrators.

‘You leave feeling healed’: Indigenous communities celebrate at Dartmouth’s Powwow

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

Hundreds of people gathered at Dartmouth College’s annual powwow Saturday to reconnect with friends, dance and sing. For many, it was also a time to celebrate a culture they say is too often unrecognized by non-Indigenous people.

New London public works facility issues complicate revote on police station project

By CLARE SHANAHAN

NEW LONDON — New concerns about the town’s public works facility are overshadowing longstanding plans for a new police station as voters prepare to vote this week on two police station-related articles rejected at Town Meeting in March.

Dog dies when car rolls into Lake Fairlee

WEST FAIRLEE — A bulldog died after the car it was riding in rolled into Lake Fairlee on Sunday afternoon.

Dump truck driver faces charges in death of pedestrian in Newport

JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT — A 38-year-old Grantham man who was behind the wheel of a dump truck when it struck and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk in Newport last week was arraigned in Claremont District Court on Monday afternoon on felony charges.

Bridgewater to hold special town meeting on whether continue electing listers

BRIDGEWATER — Voters will reconsider eliminating the elected office of the town lister and instead hire a professionally qualified assessor at a special town meeting Tuesday night. 

Former New Hampshire teacher convicted of attempted sex trafficking of a minor

By ANNMARIETIMMINS

A former Manchester West High School teacher was convicted in federal court Thursday of attempted sex trafficking of a minor. Prosecutors said in court filings they believe Stacey Ray Lancaster was on school grounds when he made arrangements to pay for sex with a 12-year-old girl.

Off-ramp from I-91 North to I-89 to close this week

LEBANON — The Interstate 91 Northbound Exit 10A off-ramp that directs traffic onto Interstate 89 will be closed Wednesday and Thursday.

Sununu to join venture capital firm run by former classmate

By JOSH ROGERS

Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is joining a New York based venture capital firm run by a former college classmate.

Black and Hispanic drivers stopped disproportionately across Vermont, traffic stops study finds

By AUDITIGUHA

The latest study in an ongoing effort to track traffic stops across Vermont indicates that Black, Hispanic and Asian drivers continue to be disproportionately targeted, even though the number of stops have significantly decreased since the COVID-19 pandemic.