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Vermont man released after serving time for stealing from Chelsea auto repair shop
By JOHN LIPPMAN
MONTPELIER — A Vermont man at the center of complaints about crime and policing in Chelsea who had been held at gunpoint by a Chelsea business owner who accused him of stealing from his auto mechanic shop was released from prison over the...
Claremont mulls $19.6 million budget proposal
By PATRICK O’GRADY
CLAREMONT — City Manager Yoshi Manale is proposing a $19.6 million operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.The proposal represents an increase of $100,000 or about a half of one percent over the current year. Costs for road maintenance...
Three vie for two Hanover Selectboard seats
By PATRICK ADRIAN
HANOVER — Three people are vying for two three-year terms on the Hanover Selectboard in Town Meeting voting next week.Voters will be asked to choose from a slate including Kari Asmus, Jarett Berke and incumbent Joanna Whitcomb, the acting Selectboard...
Exit 19 ramp to be closed for Route 4 paving in Lebanon
LEBANON — The ramps on and off I-89 northbound at Exit 19 will be closed all day on Monday, May 13 to allow for paving on Route 4, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation said in a press release.The interchanges between I-89 North and westbound...
Property tax exemptions on agenda for Corinth’s special Town Meeting
CORINTH — Corinth is scheduled to hold a special Town Meeting on Tuesday, May 7 at 7 p.m. to consider property tax exemptions for four properties in town. The four properties include East Corinth Fire Department: Cookville Station, which is assessed...
Structure fire at former Claremont incinerator deemed ‘suspicious’
CLAREMONT — A structure fire at a former trash-to-energy incinerator over the weekend is believed to be suspicious, according to city fire officials.Claremont firefighters responded on Sunday, just after midnight, to a “heavy fire” in the offices of...
NH troops from the border: ‘We have to adapt every night to every scenario’
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
New Hampshire National Guard Lt. Ryan Camp looked through the border fence separating Texas and Mexico, and made a mental note of the pickup truck crawling back and forth along the bank of the Rio Grande. He logged the man fishing and the person he...
Hartford Selectboard considers banner policy amid controversy over ‘Hometown Heroes’ project
By PATRICK ADRIAN
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford Selectboard’s crafting of a new regulatory policy for displaying banner on light posts is leaving a project aimed to honor military veterans in limbo. Selectboard members said at a meeting last week that their...
NH community health workers push for certification, Medicaid reimbursement
By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH
Community health workers are sometimes called the “boots on the ground” of public health: doing outreach and education, connecting people with services and addressing barriers to getting care.A measure aiming to strengthen that workforce is up for a...
House passes bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18, sending it to governor
By ETHAN DEWITT
The New Hampshire House passed a bill Thursday raising the legal age of marriage to 18, sending the legislation to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk after years of advocacy.Senate Bill 359, which passed 192-174, states that “no person below the age of 18 years...
NH Senate President Jeb Bradley to retire after a 32-year career in politics
By JOSH ROGERS
Sen. Jeb Bradley’s nearly 32-year political career has spanned the halls of Congress, the New Hampshire House chamber, and — for the past 15 years — the state Senate, which he has led since 2022.But at the end of Thursday’s legislative session, the...
David Zuckerman is seeking reelection to lieutenant governor’s office
By SARAH MEARHOFF
Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman wants to hold onto his gig.The Hinesburg Progressive/Democrat announced his bid for reelection to the state’s second-highest executive office in a press release Thursday morning, writing that he is “not done fighting for...
Killington is the East’s largest ski resort. A developer wants to expand on that in a big way.
By KEVIN O’CONNOR
KILLINGTON — Michael Sneyd may work in a tall office tower in Canada’s most populous city of Toronto, but he’d rather talk up the even bigger slopes of this small town in Vermont.“Killington has long been known as the largest ski mountain in the...
Abortion data bill raises concerns among providers, privacy advocates
By TODD BOOKMAN
Abortion providers and some privacy advocates are rallying against a Republican proposal to collect abortion statistics, arguing the bill as written could put patient identities at risk.New Hampshire is one of four states that doesn’t collect and...
Kenyon: Dartmouth shows it has no patience for peaceful protest
By JIM KENYON
Under the cover of darkness, 20 New Hampshire State Police storm troopers in full riot gear marched in a single row across the Dartmouth Green, where hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters were peacefully chanting their opposition to the war in Gaza...
New Hampshire jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center and awards victim $38 million
By HOLLY RAMER
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the state’s youth detention center Friday, finding in a landmark case that the state’s negligence allowed him to be beaten, raped and held...
Claremont movie theater to close at end of May
By PATRICK O’GRADY
CLAREMONT — The ticket sales at a recent midweek matinee at Claremont Cinema 6 provided an indication why the theater is closing at the end of the month.The theater had five showtimes with seating of 150 to 225 for each and starting times between 4...
Woodstock boards approve short-term rental cap
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
WOODSTOCK — The Selectboard and Village Board of Trustees have approved an ordinance that caps the number of short-term rentals in Woodstock.The new ordinance — which is scheduled to go into effect July 1 — puts a limit on the number of short-term...
Forester-led walk of Windsor’s Paradise Park seeks to answer questions about management plan
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
WINDSOR — Windsor County Forester Hannah Dallas and her team began marking trees last month throughout Paradise Park Town Forest with paint as the first step in implementing a new resource management plan to improve the health of the forest.The plan...
Health insurance, salaries drive up Oxbow budget
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
BRADFORD, Vt. — Voters will consider whether to approve a $21 million school budget for the Oxbow Unified Union School District on Monday, May 6. The budget marks a nearly 14% increase over last year’s $18.4 million operating budget for the district,...
