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By RAY COUTURE

HANOVER — Cheers from the rider’s tent and buzzing dragonflies greeted the Prouty Ultimate bicyclists as they crossed the finish line at Frances C. Richmond Middle School on Friday afternoon.The 42nd annual Prouty, a fundraiser that brings in millions...

By RAY COUTURE

HANOVER — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley greeted a packed crowd inside Dartmouth’s Adelphian Lodge Saturday morning with a joke about the building’s connection to a certain famous ’70s comedy about an unruly fraternity.“You left out...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The town is facing a second legal challenge to its water and sewer connection fees, which developers say are opaque and onerous.One real estate executive is pointing the finger directly at Newport’s municipal government, led by Town Manager...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council unanimously approved a $19.5 million budget for the fiscal year beginning Saturday after adding $250,000 to the line item for paving.The additional paving money came after the council rejected a proposed 10-year bond for...

By RAY COUTURE

GRANTHAM — Clayton Smith heard the sirens before he saw the parade.Wanting a better view of the convoy of fire engines and police cruisers, Clayton, 6, dressed in shorts and a sleeveless T-shirt emblazoned with the American flag, broke free from his...

By RAY COUTURE 

HANOVER — How will forests in the Upper Valley fare when there are no more ash trees?That question, and specifically what will happen to the fungi that interact with those ash trees as the emerald ash borer continues its expansion into Vermont and New...

By KAELI BENNETT 

BETHEL — For Leonard Meek, living is all about having fun. Celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, part of what he’s known for in Bethel, is about promoting “safe, queer fun,” especially to young people. Meek has been having fun his entire life, and he has...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The Newport Class of 2023 waited out a day of rain for graduation and was rewarded with sunny skies to celebrate their achievement before family and friends on the high school football field on Thursday evening.The ceremony’s speakers...

By KAELI BENNETT

THETFORD — Thetford Academy celebrated the accomplishments of 42 graduating seniors at the school’s 204th commencement Friday night. Thanks to Thetford Academy’s tradition of having solely student speakers, the audience heard from them directly about...

By RAY COUTURE

ORFORD — Ryleigh Butler, salutatorian of Rivendell Academy’s 2023 graduating class, stepped to the podium for her address to her fellow graduates Saturday morning inside the school gymnasium and told them they were cars.“You are a car and the road you...

By RAY COUTURE

ENFIELD — Dark clouds and a thick haze of rain did not stop the children attending the Enfield Fire Department’s Activity Day on Satur day at Huse Park from wanting yet another go with the fire extinguisher.For many of the kids who stopped by with...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — A month after the City Council reversed course and reinstated a city councilor who was removed from office for alleged city charter violations, another councilor will face of removal hearing over alleged interference with municipal...

By RAY COUTURE

RANDOLPH — The Class of 2023 graduated from Vermont Technical College Sunday afternoon in what was the school’s final commencement ceremony before the school rebrands as Vermont State University starting in July of this year.The graduation began at 3...

By JUSTIN CAMPFIELD

LEBANON — Of the many industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, fitness gyms were hit particularly hard. The industry association IHRSA reported that 25% of the nation’s health clubs and 30% of its studios have closed since the pandemic began.But...

By JUSTIN CAMPFIELD

LEBANON — When Rick Hughes, of Etna, needed to upgrade to larger bikes for his three growing sons, he did what he’d done on nearly an annual basis since his oldest, Bodie, began biking: headed down to Omer and Bob’s outdoor gear store in downtown...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council is poised to approve increases in membership fees and other rates for the community center, with the expectation that the additional revenue will make a dent in the city-owned center’s annual operating deficit.The council,...

By RAY COUTURE

LYME — A tattered American flag hanging on a dented metal pole, its frayed red and white stripes wiggling unevenly in the constant breeze, was the sign to Inger Imset and Amanda Bushor that they’d finally found the house they were looking for on...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council has reinstated a member who was expelled earlier this year after being accused of misleading fellow councilors.The attorney for James Contois, who was removed from office in February and reinstated on Wednesday, said in a...

By BILL WILKINSON

BoysHANOVERCoach: Kelly Finn (first year).Last year: 17-0, state champions.League: NHIAA Division I.Returners: Junior — Zach Pearson. Sophomores — Sam Ames, Ryder Wilson, Ian Holmes, Alex Orsino, Ming Liu, Pablo Martin-Asensio.Newcomers: Juniors...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HANOVERCoaches: Steve McConnell (10th season), Dorcas Den Hartog (third season), Meg McGuire (15th season), Patrick Kelly (sixth season).League: NHIAA Division II.Last year: Girls were ninth and boys sixth at the Division II state meet.Girls’...