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Remaining Upper Valley dairy farmers adjust to survive
11-26-2024 5:01 PM

By LUKAS DUNFORD

NORTH HAVERHILL — Hatchland Farm, with a total herd size of about 560 cows, is relatively large for the region. It’s also notable for its longevity.When Hatchland Farm co-owner Howard Hatch, 79, first came to the Upper Valley 53 years ago, there were...

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Claremont City Council appropriates $1.24 million to repave Washington St.
12-13-2024 4:31 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council voted 9-0 this week to appropriate $1.24 million to repave Washington Street, a heavily traveled four-lane road that runs through the heart of the city’s commercial district.Wednesday’s vote came more than a year after the...


Newport seeks solution for ambulance staffing challenges
12-12-2024 5:00 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — With a continuing rise in call volume for its ambulance service but no additional staffing due to budgetary constraints, the town is considering the option of contracting with an outside agency for coverage.The town has issued Request for...


Valley Parents: Hanover middle school students create art out of wood, paints
11-18-2024 11:47 AM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HANOVER — Besides crafting something useful from wood, eighth grader Gabriel Lizcano had another reason for taking Cliff Harriman’s woodworking class at Richmond Middle School: the joy his work brings others.“It is nice after you work so hard on...


Claremont plans to buy vacant state office building
11-14-2024 5:26 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council voted this week to move forward with the possible purchase of a vacant state office building at 17 Water St., which the city plans to resell for redevelopment.Ownership of the building will give the city control over its...


Threats close one Upper Valley school, bring police to others
11-01-2024 6:16 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Two threats of school violence resulted in the cancellation of classes Friday at one Upper Valley high school and a heightened police presence on several campuses.SAU 6 Superintendent Chris Pratt said in a Thursday evening message to the...


Claremont’s longtime economic development director departs
10-29-2024 6:01 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — When Nancy Merrill went to work for the city’s Planning and Development Department on North Street in 2004 as the business development director, she could see the challenges ahead right outside her office.“Everywhere we looked there was...


Mascoma wins Division III boys cross country championship
10-27-2024 8:00 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

Mascoma senior Gunner Currier was second in the NHIAA Division III boys cross country state championship race at Derryfield Park in Manchesteer on Saturday, helping the Royals claim the school’s first state title.The Royals were first among 27 teams...


NH organic farmers adjust to end of state certification program
10-22-2024 5:31 PM

By KATE ODEN

ETNA — For years, the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture ran one of the most affordable programs for organic certification in the country.In 2023, New Hampshire organic farmers were notified that the program might have to raise fees.Instead, the...


Smithsonian brings rural life exhibit to Claremont
10-16-2024 6:01 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The story of America’s changing rural landscape, from settlement and growth around industry and farming to decline and a rebirth emphasizing the arts, is on display in a traveling exhibit that opened Monday at River Valley Community...


Upper Valley residents reflect on Oct. 7 anniversary
10-04-2024 5:32 PM

By NICOLA SMITH

Susannah Heschel was at home in Boston when her husband returned from the dog park and told her there had been a wide-scale surprise attack in Israel by Hamas, the Gaza Strip-based militant organization.It was the Sabbath, a Saturday. In shock,...


AG: Cornish library trustees used donation appropriately
10-01-2024 7:30 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CORNISH — The Stowell Library trustees’ use of a portion of a $30,000 donation for plans for a new library in the former Cornish General Store was within the trustees’ rights, the Charitable Trusts Unit of the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office...


Unity has plan to withdraw from SAU 6
09-30-2024 4:00 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

UNITY — A planning committee of the Unity School District has submitted a feasibility plan to the state Department of Education seeking to withdraw from SAU 6 with Claremont.Should the plan receive state approval, residents will vote on an article at...


A Life: Margaret Ruth Whybrow was ‘always willing to find the best in everyone and everything’
09-29-2024 5:01 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

STRAFFORD — As a social worker and mental health counselor, Margaret Ruth Whybrow understood she could often help someone by listening well.Whybrow explained her approach in a Valley News profile in the 1970s in which she described her work with The...


Hartford boards approve housing project in former Brookside nursing home
09-19-2024 5:01 PM

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WILDER — Hartford’s planning and zoning boards recently greenlighted a plan by developers to convert a former nursing home into a residential building with 38 apartments.Ledgeworks, a Lebanon-based real estate firm, intends to create 22 studios and 16...


Lebanon Girls Soccer loses in final seconds to John Stark
09-15-2024 9:00 PM

By DALTON BARTLETT

LEBANON — Saturday’s defensive battle between the Lebanon High girls soccer team and visiting John Stark was headed for a scoreless draw when disaster struck for the hosts.John Stark forward Madison Lamothe capitalized on poor defensive positioning by...


Unresolved issues linger as Dartmouth starts fall term
09-13-2024 8:02 PM

By FRANCES MIZE

HANOVER — With less than a week to go before the start of Dartmouth College’s fall term, rising senior Matt Jachim-Gallagher, of Newport, worked on a friendship bracelet on a bench across from Tuck Mall, where freshman orientation was underway.As...


High school golf preview: Teams already getting into the swing of things
09-11-2024 4:31 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

It’s time to tee it up.Upper Valley high school golf has a rich history of success. It extended last season when Hartford High rolled to a Southern Vermont League crown before adding a VPA Division II state championship for the second time in five...


High school cross country preview: A lot of excellence around the valley
09-09-2024 4:01 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

The past year was a banner one for Upper Valley high school cross country teams.Hanover rang up a bunch of honors, with the Bears winning conference and state meets along with a strong showing at New Englands. Thetford was its usual excellent, with...


Newport finance director retires after more than three decades
09-05-2024 5:01 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — Finance directors in small towns, especially those struggling to find enough money for needed services, sometimes find themselves in conflict with residents.If they propose a budget with a double-digit increase and a corresponding tax...


Upper Valley apple crop rebounds after rough season
09-04-2024 7:31 PM

By CLARE SHANAHAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — Orchards around the Twin States have plentiful crops, following a tough season last year when many growers lost large portions of their apples, due to a late spring frost.In North Haverhill, Windy Ridge Orchards lost 80% of its apple...

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