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Dartmouth commencement marks end to trying, tumultuous year
06-07-2024 7:40 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HANOVER — An academic year that opened with the historic ascension of Dartmouth College’s first woman president is closing with the institution having made history of a different sort.Amid vital initiatives such as expanding campus housing, shrinking...


Lebanon Class of ’24 prepared to ‘climb’ into the future
06-07-2024 9:03 AM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

LEBANON — As dark clouds threatened rain, Principal Ian Smith announced that graduation would start a few minutes early and proceed at a “business-like” pace. But the forecast didn’t dampen the mood as Lebanon High School’s Class of 2024 was urged...


Hartland schedules third school budget vote
06-03-2024 5:30 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTLAND — Following the defeat of its proposed $11.1 million budget last week, the School Board made some cuts and set a date next week for a third vote.At a May 30 emergency School Board meeting, the board decided to cut $90,539 from the budget by...


In second try, Rivendell voters approve reduced school budget
06-02-2024 5:01 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

ORFORD — Voters approved Rivendell Interstate School District’s $15.3 million budget, 189-142, in paper balloting Saturday morning. By floor vote and in quick succession, voters also allocated $100,000 from an unassigned fund balance to offset tax...


School district weighs options following defeat of $99 million Woodstock high school bond
05-31-2024 6:00 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WOODSTOCK — On Monday night, the Mountain Views School District Board will consider cost estimates on three options for addressing the maintenance needs of the Woodstock Union Middle and High School buildings. The board hopes to bring another bond...


Hartland voters reject school budget in petitioned revote
05-29-2024 7:10 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTLAND — Voters defeated a previously approved $11.1 million school budget on Tuesday, 551-537, in Australian balloting.A total of 37% of Hartland’s registered voters cast ballots Tuesday, which was 457 more people than on the first budget vote in...


Rivendell school budget revote set for Saturday
05-29-2024 3:23 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

ORFORD — On Saturday, June 1, voters in the Rivendell Interstate School District will consider a second, reduced budget of $15.3 million after the decisive defeat of previous budget proposal in April.Following last month’s defeat, the School Board...


Lebanon employers seek to meet workers’ child care needs
05-27-2024 5:00 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

LEBANON — Two new child care options are in the works in the city, as Lebanon employers seek to address their workers’ needs. The Lebanon School District is proposing to create and staff an early child care room at the Hanover Street School, primarily...


In Hanover, Democrats seeking to replace Sununu sound more alike than different
05-23-2024 8:01 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HANOVER — With New Hampshire’s gubernatorial primaries just over three months away, three Democratic hopefuls shared a stage on the Dartmouth campus Wednesday night to address issues relevant to young voters.Democratic Executive Councilor Cinde...


Hartland school budget revote set for Tuesday
05-22-2024 7:01 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTLAND — Hartland residents will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote on a proposed $11.1 million school budget for the second time this year.The operating budget passed, 320-311, on April 2. The School Board did not make any changes to the...


Rivendell superintendent departure adds to district’s challenges
05-20-2024 7:31 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

ORFORD — In the latest of a series of challenges Rivendell Interstate School District, the superintendent of the small district resigned last week.Superintendent Barrett Williams, who will become the principal of Strafford’s Newton School this summer,...


DHMC union organizers say they have enough signatures to force vote
05-17-2024 7:31 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

LEBANON — With a unionization campaign by Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center nurses making more headway than two previous attempts, the hospital’s administration has hired a prominent California anti-union consultant to resist organizing efforts.Union...


Upper Valley students urge schools to allow debate on Israel-Hamas war
05-10-2024 7:30 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — A group of Hartford High School students think the adults around them are keeping mum on contentious topics such as the Israeli attack on Gaza for fear of getting in trouble, and it’s dampening their educational experience.At Wednesday...


Sharon voters turn back proposal to renovate school
05-08-2024 1:15 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

SHARON — A $9.5 million bond for repairs and upgrades to Sharon Elementary School was rejected by voters Tuesday, 271-220.With 41% of eligible voters participating, residents defeated the ballot measure that would have approved a 20-year loan through...


Forester-led walk of Windsor’s Paradise Park seeks to answer questions about management plan
05-02-2024 7:30 PM

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
05-02-2024 7:00 PM

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,...


Sharon voters to decide $9.5 million school building bond
05-01-2024 6:31 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

SHARON — Voters will decide next Tuesday whether to approve a $9.5 million bond for repairs and renovations to Sharon Elementary School.The bond would address safety issues such as fire alarms and sprinklers, and bring the school into compliance with...


Herd departs Hartford’s last remaining dairy farm
04-26-2024 6:03 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — On a gray, drizzly Wednesday morning, George Miller, his son, cousin and brother pushed, pulled and cajoled 27 reluctant Jersey cows and six heifers out of the barn and onto livestock trailers that would take the animals to their new owner...


Hartland voters successfully petition for school budget revote
04-24-2024 9:14 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTLAND — The School Board is preparing to warn a budget vote for the third time this year after a successful petition by residents to hold another round of balloting.On April 2, voters narrowly approved an $11.1 million school budget by a vote of...


Some families find freedom with Newport microschool
04-19-2024 8:03 PM

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

NEWPORT — Tucked in the basement of Newport’s Epiphany Episcopal Church, Micah Studios is a newcomer to the Upper Valley’s alternative education landscape.Founded in the fall of 2023 by two educators disillusioned with the town’s public school system,...

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