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Strafford voters narrowly reject plan to renovate Town Office building
06-04-2024 7:01 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

STRAFFORD — Residents rejected a plan to renovate and expand Strafford’s Town Office building in Australian ballot voting on Monday.The proposal failed by 16 votes, with 205 opposed and 189 in favor of committing up to $1 million to fix up the...


Trail connecting Rivendell schools behind on maintenance
05-31-2024 7:01 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ORFORD — Maintenance challenges and issues with private landowners mean that about a quarter of the 36-mile Cross Rivendell Trail is closed and the people who care about it are pondering its future.The trail was first founded about 25 years ago as a...


Strafford to vote on expansion plan for Town Office
05-30-2024 10:50 AM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

STRAFFORD — Residents will decide whether to commit up to $1 million to renovate and expand the Town Office building during a Special Town Meeting vote Monday.Voting will take place by Australian ballot from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Strafford Town...


Fairlee and Orford Fourth of July parade canceled due to traffic concerns
05-23-2024 4:01 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

FAIRLEE — The state has forced the cancellation of the annual Fairlee and Orford Fourth of July parade this year due to an increase in traffic along the parade’s roughly mile-long route.The parade traditionally begins on Route 25A in Orford, then...


Out & About: Hartford monument unveiling scheduled for Memorial Day
05-18-2024 5:19 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — This Memorial Day a new monument honoring the Hartford’s veterans will be unveiled, decades after the town’s World War I and II monuments disappeared from public view.A ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. Monday, May 27, at...


Enfield Zoning Board approves variances for 300-unit development
05-15-2024 5:02 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ENFIELD — The Zoning Board of Adjustment approved two variances necessary for a roughly 300-unit housing development to go forward. Officials say it is the largest housing development project ever proposed for the town.The project, which will include...


New Woodstock program promises to pay landlords to rent to local workers
05-14-2024 5:00 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WOODSTOCK — A new program will provide financial incentives for Woodstock property owners to lease rentals to people who work in the area.Called “Lease to Locals,” the one-year pilot program, funded by $60,000 from Woodstock’s 1% local option tax,...


Developers of planned Windsor park seek donations for matching grant
05-12-2024 5:00 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WINDSOR — Plans for a new park and recreational amenities in downtown Windsor could get a boost from a state program that provides matching funds for community projects. Windsor Railyard Recreation, a nonprofit organization led by businessman Terry...


Out & About: Justin Morrill Homestead reopens for season ‘After the Flood’
05-10-2024 6:14 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

STRAFFORD — Justin Morrill Homestead, the state historic site in Strafford, is gearing up to reopen this spring, nearly a year after floodwaters damaged it.Last July’s rainstorms caused a tributary of the Ompompanoosuc River that runs through the...


Out & About: Vershire joins Upper Valley communities with farmers markets
05-03-2024 5:30 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Vershire is the latest Upper Valley community to establish a farmers market.The Vershire Artisan & Farmers’ Market will begin Sunday, May 19 and take place every week from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. through Sept. 15 outside Vershire Town Center, located at 27...


Woodstock boards approve short-term rental cap
05-02-2024 8:00 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WOODSTOCK — The Selectboard and Village Board of Trustees have approved an ordinance that caps the number of short-term rentals in Woodstock.The new ordinance — which is scheduled to go into effect July 1 — puts a limit on the number of short-term...


New Mascoma equestrian team has early success
04-30-2024 3:58 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WEST CANAAN — The group might be small with only four athletes, but so far the success of Mascoma Valley Regional High School’s newest team has been large.The newly formed Mascoma equestrian team — Molly Gray, Aubrey Meyveagaci, Abby Waugh and Rainah...


Volunteers work to repair Upper Valley trails damaged by storms
04-28-2024 5:01 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WOODSTOCK — The Ottauquechee River Trail averaged around 500 visitors a week during peak months until last July’s flooding, which left behind debris along the trail, which begins at East End Park off Route 4.The roughly 3-mile trail in downtown...


Out & About: Newport art center’s exhibition celebrates homes of all varieties
04-26-2024 6:31 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

NEWPORT — When Kate Luppold put out the call for submissions for the Library Arts Center’s exhibition, she expected artists would take its theme of “home” literally.“I expected a lot of houses with white picket fences,” Luppold, the Newport-based...


Upper Valley residents among advocates for NH aid-in-dying bill
04-22-2024 7:31 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

HANOVER — Before she moved to Hanover, Susan Gillotti was hesitant.“I said that I wanted to move a continuing care retirement community in New Hampshire, but I was really afraid of doing it because I’d lose my entitlement to medical aid in dying,”...


Out & About: Vermont Center for Ecostudies continues Backyard Tick Project
04-19-2024 5:31 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Vermont Center for Ecostudies is looking for people who are willing to allow researchers to study their lawns as part of the Upper Valley Backyard Tick Project.Jason Hill, a quantitative ecologist at the White River...


Rivendell to hold ballot vote on reduced budget in May
04-17-2024 6:15 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ORFORD — A revote on a 2024-25 budget for the Rivendell Interstate School District will take place on Saturday, May 18.The Rivendell School Board set the date for in-person Australian ballot voting during a meeting Tuesday night, after residents from...


Out & About: Thin ice puts future of Upper Valley skating trails in jeopardy
04-13-2024 10:29 AM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ENFIELD — The Mascoma Lake Skating Association was founded in 2020 with high hopes.“We wanted to bring about something that people could enjoy, especially during COVID times and get outside,” said Bridget Labrie, a member of the nonprofit...


Amid financial difficulties, Lebanon-based Revels North cancels midwinter show
04-10-2024 5:31 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LEBANON — A Lebanon-based arts organization has canceled an annual production that has been an Upper Valley holiday season staple for decades.Revels North Creative Director Alex Cumming made the announcement about December’s Midwinter Show in a letter...


Sunshine, snacks and laughs features of Bugbee’s solar eclipse party
04-08-2024 7:46 PM

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Thousands of travelers might’ve been headed north to see the total solar eclipse, but people gathered at the Bugbee Senior Center Monday in downtown White River Junction thought they had the best seat on Earth.“No kidding we got...

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