Lyme seeks to address housing shortage

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

LYME — Long thwarted by zoning and infrastructure challenges, the town’s Planning Board will take yet another crack at addressing the regional housing crisis at a meeting on Thursday.The board has scheduled a forum to get clarification on Upper...

Grantham doctor to plead guilty to cash-for-pills scheme

By JOHN LIPPMAN

BURLINGTON — A New Hampshire doctor who ran a chain of addiction treatment clinics in the Twin States, including one in Grantham, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to unlawfully distribute drugs.Dr. Adnan S. Khan, who prosecutors identified...

New London Hospital makes interim CEO permanent

NEW LONDON — New London Hospital has named the hospital’s interim CEO to the permanent post, following a national search, according to a Tuesday news release.Dr. Lauren Geddes Wirth has been in the interim role since March.She replaced former New...

Lebanon developer hopes to find ‘meaningful uses’ for Goddard College buildings

By EMMA COTTON

In the latest twist since Goddard College closed last spring, college trustees have decided to enter into a purchase and sale agreement with Execusuite LLC, a property redevelopment firm based in Lebanon.In an announcement issued Monday morning,...

North Country Union High School classes will move back inside after encouraging PCB results

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

After surprise PCB test results this summer forced North Country Union High School students to take some classes in tents, all classes will move back inside next week.The news came after the latest round of test results, according to Chris Young, the...

Pandemic funds to bring mini herb gardens, hydroponic farms to schools

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Miniature herb gardens and compact hydroponic farms are headed to New Hampshire schools after the Executive Council approved using federal funds for the purchases last week.For about $12,000 total, 1,200 mini herb gardens will be distributed to...

Former fire chief is named interim head of Canaan Fire Department

CANAAN — The Selectboard announced Friday that Bill Bellion has been named interim fire chief while the town transitions the role of fire chief from a part-time to a full-time position.Bellion has previously served as the department’s chief. He was...

Bridge over Connecticut River, section of I-91 to reopen soon

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

THETFORD — Two long-term infrastructure projects in Orange and Grafton counties are set to wrap up next month, to the relief of area residents and business owners.After more than 18 months and $9.4 million in construction costs, the bridge over the...

Dothan Brook students back in classrooms after mold remediation work

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WILDER — Dothan Brook School’s kindergarten and first-grade classrooms are back in operation this week after a month-long process to clean up mold discovered in parts of the building.Meanwhile, the district is still sorting out how to pay for the cost...

Judge rules in favor of Newport senior housing developer

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — A Hillsborough Superior Court judge’s ruling late last week allows a developer to move forward with plans for a proposed 96-unit senior housing project in North Newport without reapplying for two variances, as the Newport Planning Board had...

UVM Medical Center postpones surgical center construction, citing regulatory decisions

By PETER D’AURIA

The University of Vermont Medical Center announced that it would pause construction on a $130 million outpatient surgery center in South Burlington, blaming the decision on recent orders from a health care regulator.The nearly 94,000 square foot...

Mount Sunapee has new general manager

NEWBURY, N.H. — Susan Donnelly began her tenure Monday as Mount Sunapee Resort’s general manager, replacing Peter Disch, who served in the position for four years.Disch is now vice president of mountain operations at Heavenly Ski Resort in California....

NH youth are feeling a little less sad but mental health still a concern, according to survey

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

A new survey released this week by the state Department of Health and Human Services shows a decrease in behaviors like tobacco use, sexual activity and self harm among New Hampshire youth.The survey, which is conducted every two years, examined the...

Nibi the 'diva' beaver to stay at rescue center, Massachusetts governor decides

The question of whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi can stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches was resolved when the Massachusetts governor stepped in to protect Nibi. The...

Sugar River Tech students learn about New Hampshire manufacturing jobs

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Hillary Halleck distributed a series of questions for Sugar River Technical Center students to ask Mikros Technologies employees that were intended to help guide the students as they think about what they want to do after high school.“We...

Institute of Politics poll shows Harris, Ayotte holding leads

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

The latest poll from the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College suggests voters continue to be open to splitting their ticket in November.Vice President Kamala Harris led former President Donald Trump by seven percentage points in...

NH Supreme Court not likely to overturn Claremont school funding decisions, per court order

By ETHAN DEWITT

 The New Hampshire Supreme Court appears unlikely to overturn the landmark Claremont school funding decisions from the 1990s in the latest round of school funding lawsuits, according to a court order.The announcement signals that the court is not...

Passenger dies in weekend crash in New London

NEW LONDON — A passenger is dead and the driver seriously injured following an early morning crash Sunday in New London.New London police and emergency personnel responded to a call at 12:50 a.m. of a report of a collision on Little Sunapee Road in...

One year after ‘unprecedented’ month of 8 homicides in Vermont, some remain unsolved

By ALAN J. KEAYS

In the year since Vermont recorded eight homicides in one month — a number termed “unprecedented” in the state for that time frame — half of those cases have resulted in criminal charges, while three others remain unsolved as investigators still look...

Keene School District: Majority of funds recovered from cyberattack

By JAMES RINKER

The Keene School District has recovered the majority of the funds it lost due to a cyberattack that was discovered in August, a district official said Wednesday.“We’re fortunate to have gotten the lion’s share of it,” said Tim Ruehr, the district’s...