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ROYALTON — Voters rejected a proposed plan to regulate development in flood-prone areas by a wide margin of 390-193 Tuesday. 

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BRIDGEWATER — After much discussion at Town Meeting on Tuesday, voters rejected a motion that would have eliminated the office of the town lister and moved to a professional assessing system.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

Three Upper Valley towns will vote on whether to adopt community power at Town Meeting.

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LEBANON — Voters will elect candidates to four City Council seats at this year’s Town Meeting, with two of those races contested.

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LEBANON — Though five candidates filed for three open seats on the Lebanon School Board, the race is no longer contested after two competitors dropped out.

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LEBANON — City Manager Shaun Mulholland could be on his way out of his role later this year.

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BRIDGEWATER — One of the Upper Valley towns hit hardest by flooding in July 2023 was Bridgewater, which incurred extensive damage to homes, roads and bridges.

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ROYALTON — A wide-ranging and controversial bylaw that will be decided in Australian ballot voting on Town Meeting Day this year would limit development and restrict how properties can be used in areas at risk of flooding.

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LEBANON — Two Dartmouth students found guilty of criminal trespassing in January were each sentenced to 20 hours of community service and a possible fine in Lebanon District Court Tuesday afternoon. 

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LEBANON — An internal city investigation has found that employees in the Department of Public Works misused city resources for personal gain, according to a final report.

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HANOVER — Marcia Colligan did not let anything stop her from achieving what she wanted or needed to do. She wasn’t boisterous, but she got things done and never looked for credit, and she valued her family above all else.

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LEBANON — Two city employees face criminal charges and have been placed on paid leave in connection with a theft investigation at the Department of Public Works.

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SUNAPEE — Lake Sunapee watershed towns are taking a new approach to protecting their beloved lake and other water bodies; requiring residents to regularly maintain their septic systems.

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LEBANON — A controversial 474-unit apartment complex on the site of a former brickyard off Hanover Street earned unanimous approval from the city’s Planning Board last month, after an extensive review process.

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LEBANON — Two Dartmouth College students arrested for protesting outside an administration building in October 2023 were guilty of criminal trespass, a state judge has ruled.

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NEWBURY, Vt. — The town Development Review Board has approved the first phase of construction at a sustainable teaching farm proposed by a Puerto-Rico-based nonprofit.

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LEBANON — An Upper Valley nonprofit is renewing its efforts to build a residential substance use treatment center for mothers and their children in a new location near Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, though it may still have a long way to go.

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HANOVER — An ongoing investigation into animal remains found this fall buried at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory has revealed high concentrations of a likely carcinogen, but no evidence of groundwater contamination so far.

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LEBANON — The School Board has recommended a $53.7 million operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that would likely result in a 2.35% tax rate increase.Residents will have the opportunity to learn more about the budget and present...

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WEST LEBANON — The biennial state budget is first thing on the minds of Upper Valley elected officials headed to Concord this legislative session, which begins Wednesday. So far, state agencies have submitted their budget requests totaling $16.9...