Hanover’s Ray School recognized for academic excellence

HANOVER — Bernice A. Ray School is one of two Granite State schools to receive a National Blue Ribbon Schools Award from the U.S. Department of Education.Throughout the country, 356 schools received the honor, according to a Wednesday...

A man who killed 2 Dartmouth professors as a teen is challenging his sentence

By KATHY McCORMACK

NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. — A man who pleaded guilty as a teenager to the 2001 stabbing deaths of two married Dartmouth College professors is challenging his life-without-parole sentence, saying that the New Hampshire Constitution prohibits it.Robert...

The state wants to build a new women’s prison. What do those held there think?

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

SOUTH BURLINGTON— The political debate about plans to replace Vermont’s only women’s prison, Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, is marked by calls for reform, fiscal responsibility and abolitionism.But for those who are incarcerated at or work...

Potentially rabid fox spotted on Mount Tom in Woodstock

By CLARE SHANAHAN

WOODSTOCK — Officials at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park are asking visitors to report any unusual sightings or interactions with animals after an aggressive fox, who is suspected to have rabies, has approached visitors at the...

Co-op’s Lyme Road market to close in October

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — The Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society’s Lyme Road market is closing next month after more than 15 years of serving the community.The co-op announced it is expecting to close its market location at 43 Lyme Rd. on Oct. 18, in a Monday...

Voters to decide on town’s purchase of Woodstock Aqueduct Co.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

WOODSTOCK — The Selectboard is scheduled to meet Wednesday night to approve a town-wide vote next month where residents will be asked to approve the purchase of the town’s private water supplier, Woodstock Aqueduct Co.At an informational meeting on...

Persuaded by loss to charities, state taxes, judge grants Sanborn more time to sell casino

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

A judge has again given Andy Sanborn at least 50 more days to sell Concord Casino, a significant win, saying the additional time would cause little harm to the state and undoubtedly benefit public education and the charities that rely on casino...

St. Johnsbury police officer pleads not guilty to aggravated assault in jaywalking arrest

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. — A Vermont police officer pleaded not guilty on Monday to an aggravated assault charge accusing him of using excessive force while arresting a man for jaywalking in St. Johnsbury in May.St. Johnsbury police Sgt. George Johnson did...

New graduate school would bring dozens of dentists-in-training to Vermont by 2027

By SARAH MEARHOFF

A new dental school and clinic is slated to bring dozens of dental students to Vermont by 2027, thanks in part to an anticipated multi-million dollar earmark from Congress. Over the ensuing two years, the students would finish their training and begin...

Testing shows EEE-positive mosquitoes on the decline, but officials still advise caution

By ERIN PETENKO

The number of mosquitoes testing positive for eastern equine encephalitis dropped to zero in the latest testing data released by the Vermont Department of Health. The mosquito-transmitted virus, known as EEE, killed a New Hampshire...

Red Cross encourages blood donation after nationwide summer shortage

The American Red Cross is urging Vermonters to donate blood after a nationwide emergency shortage this summer.“A steady increase in lifesaving blood products is vital to ensuring hospitals stay ready for any situation this fall,” the Red Cross of...

Effort aims to boost local food system in New Hampshire

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Of the more than $13 billion Granite Staters spent on food, beverages, and alcohol in 2022, only 3.2 percent came from regional sources, according to an analysis by the New England Food System Planners Partnership. A strategic food and agriculture...

Electric vehicle chargers planned for White River Junction and Lebanon

By CLARE SHANAHAN

WEST LEBANON — Two climate-focused committees in Hartford and Lebanon are working to install new chargers for electric vehicles. Seven electric vehicle charging stations will be installed in a parking lot on South Main Street in White River Junction;...

NH House speaker backing new 'parental bill of rights’

By RICK GREEN

N.H. House Speaker Sherman Packard is backing an effort to create “a parental bill of rights,” the third time over the past two years that this kind of legislation has been proposed.The Londonderry Republican said it will be similar to House Bill 10,...

Students sent home following employee death at Maple Avenue Elementary

By CLARE SHANAHAN

CLAREMONT — After a para-educator unexpectedly died at Maple Avenue Elementary School early Monday morning, students were sent home for the day.The para-educator died suddenly before the school day began, according to an email sent from SAU 6 to the...

Dems ask AG to review Ayotte's receipt of Republican Governors Association cash

By JOSH ROGERS

The New Hampshire Attorney General could provide fresh guidance on the ways in which political advocacy organizations can help fund candidates in state elections.That’s because the New Hampshire Democratic Party has filed complaints — with both the...

Opponents of New Hampshire voter registration law see a blueprint in Kansas

By ETHAN DEWITT

When Kansas passed a law requiring all voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, the effects were swift.Three years after the law took effect, 31,089 voter registration applicants – 12 percent of all applications – were...

Canaan to decide bond on water system repairs

CANAAN — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to approve a $690,000 bond for repairs and upgrades to the town’s water system. The full cost of the proposed project is $3 million, the bulk of which will be covered by state and local...

After losing their motel room, a family of four prepares to pitch a tent

By CARLY BERLIN

James and Teala Ouimette began their day at the Harbor Place hotel in Shelburne getting their two daughters off to school. The two girls, ages four and five, both have autism; the younger is nonverbal. Just like each morning, a shuttle picked the...

Lawmakers will meet for ‘Veto Day’ on Oct. 10. Here are the bills they’ll consider.

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

Lawmakers will have a chance to override more than a dozen vetoes from Gov. Chris Sununu when they convene for “Veto Day” on Oct. 10.If a vetoed bill receives a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate, it becomes law over the governor’s...