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WOODSTOCK — The town one day might see fit to change its name to Foodstock.The farm-to-fork food movement that is a growing attraction in Vermont’s travel economy is poised to get a boost in Woodstock, with an agreement reportedly in place to allow a...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

LEBANON — A court hearing that was anticipated to address the fate of a former Lebanon police officer charged with cyberstalking an ex-girlfriend was upended Wednesday after prosecutors decided to take the case to trial, despite objections by...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WOODSTOCK — The gunman in Tuesday’s murder-suicide at a downtown home lived at the residence owned by his mother, who had traveled from Florida to put the property up for sale, according to neighbors and a real estate agent who had been contacted to...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — While the theft of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center parking shuttle drew the initial headlines last week, that episode was just the tail end of a destructive crime spree, according to police.In one day, Mitchell Horton damaged...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

LEBANON — After sitting unoccupied for more than two years after an explosion damaged the building, the former Element Hotel on Route 120 will soon be perking back to life.A Massachusetts private equity company that specializes in residential housing...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT, N.H. — A 35-year-old Charlestown man could remain in prison for more than two decades after a judge handed down a stiff sentence in state court on Friday, nearly 10 months after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting two minors.Ryan...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

LEBANON — In a step toward alleviating the Upper Valley’s chronic shortage of affordable housing, eight major Upper Valley employers have banded together to set up a $10 million fund that will loan money to developers and other entities to build...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

HANOVER – Less than a month after prosecutors dropped a criminal charge against a former Dartmouth College student for allegedly vandalizing a menorah display on the college campus in 2020, a Grafton County grand jury has handed up an indictment...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A Springfield, Vt.-area man who had been out on probation after he pleaded guilty for his involvement in the death of a man in Chester nearly 14 years ago will spend more time in prison for violating his probation...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WEST LEBANON — A Boston commercial real estate company that acquired three shopping plazas four years ago has sold them off to different buyers, underscoring the ongoing demand for commercial real estate in the Upper Valley.The Davis Cos. purchased TJ...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WILDER — A Wilder man was arrested Wednesday after Vermont state troopers and Hartford police descended on his home and searched it for explosive devices and other hazardous materials, authorities said.William Hillard, 51, was detained on a federal...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

HANOVER — In a no-brainer as obvious as selling hot dogs at a baseball game, a new ice cream parlor will be opening next door to the Nugget Theaters in Hanover, filling a void created two years ago when gelateria Morano Gelato closed early in the...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

BRIDGEWATER — After years clashing with each other, the majority owners of the Bridgewater Mill have thrown in the towel and sold their stake in the historic property to the family that owns Plymouth Artisan Cheese.Adriana Curutchet and her husband,...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

I can’t count the number of stories I’ve written in recent years about longtime Upper Valley family businesses that have shut down because their owners retired and no one was interested in carrying them on.So it is heartening to see two well-known...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Elixir, after two years of struggling through the coronavirus pandemic and the wringer of inflation, is swallowing a bitter pill.The White River Junction restaurant, which has operated for 13 years in a historic freight house...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The driver in a rollover crash that garnered global attention for a rescue that was said to be aided by a dog had consumed an alcoholic drink commonly known as a “scorpion bowl” made from five different distilled spirits and...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WEST LEBANON — A Hanover commercial real estate firm believes — to adapt a misquote from Mark Twain — that reports about the death of bricks-and-mortar retail are greatly exaggerated.In fact, Connecticut River Capital is adamant that retail stores...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

The small-town general store is hardly thought to be a growth industry. The business in recent years, in both Vermont and New Hampshire, has been marked by closings and abandonments.In few Upper Valley towns was this more evident than in Tunbridge,...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

LEBANON – Two Northern New England real estate developers are teaming up on a 204-unit housing complex proposed along Route 120 and designed for middle-income tenantsDick Anagnost, of Manchester, who has developed other residential and commercial...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

THETFORD — A longtime Thetford resident who was a trap shooting champion was killed on Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle while walking near his home on Latham Road.Dennis DeVaux, who grew up in Norwich and graduated from Dartmouth...