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WOODSTOCK — The Thompson Senior Center launched a program around three years ago to pair homeowners with living space to rent with people willing to assist older adults with a variety of tasks in exchange for lower rents.The COVID-19 pandemic delayed...

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LYME — In the early 1990s, Patience and Aaron Rich performed in the annual Lyme Christmas Pageant.Now, their 13-year-old son Reed is the fourth generation of the Rich family to participate.“I for one love the tradition so it’s pretty special for me,”...

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Upper Valley residents are taking more advantage of the region’s public transportation options, which area organizations have expanded in recent weeks.On the second Saturday of Advance Transit’s weekend routes, a bus that went...

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STRAFFORD — When Barbara Paulson arrived at the gardens at the Justin Smith Morrill Homestead Wednesday afternoon, she was a little nervous.It had been more than two months since Paulson, the master gardener at the state historic site, tended to the...

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LEBANON — Area food pantries are reporting increases in the number of people accessing their services due to the expiration of pandemic-era assistance programs. SNAP benefits decreased, people lost Medicaid coverage, child tax credits expired and...

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WEST CANAAN — Parents with concerns about Mascoma Valley Regional School District’s bus routes will have a chance to share them at Tuesday’s School Board meeting.While there have been difficulties with bus routes in the five-town district in past...

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Emily Strizich needed a safe place for her daughters to fail at riding bikes.Strizich was on the way home from a mountain biking trek with her 5-year-old daughter, Simone, this spring when it occurred to Strizich that she — and others involved in the...

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In the creative ecosystem that is the Upper Valley, we are fortunate to have numerous longstanding nonprofit organizations that put the community at the center of their programming. Two such organizations — Artistree Community Arts Center in South...

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NEW LONDON — Windsor County Mentors is expanding to the Kearsarge region.The Windsor-based nonprofit organization is partnering with community groups and the Kearsarge Regional School District to start a mentoring program for students at elementary...

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WILDER — Expanded public transportation options are coming to the Upper Valley next month.Beginning Sept. 11, Advance Transit will offer weekday evening service on four of its bus routes, according to a news release from the nonprofit...

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CLAREMONT — When it came time to build a new church in the 1940s, members of Claremont’s Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church and Rectory looked to Berlin, N.H., for inspiration.They borrowed the plans from that city’s Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church,...

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NEW LONDON — Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice is seeking volunteers to visit with patients who are receiving end-of-life care.Those who are interested are required to take a 19-hour, seven-session training program, which will be held Thursday...

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ENFIELD — When Vicki Pellerin turned 18 and could finally join generations of her family for a weekly bingo night at La Salette Shrine, she considered it a rite of family.“We would have two whole tables of just my relatives,” Pellerin recalled in a...

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LEBANON — In hindsight, Stephen Girdwood admits he was a little too optimistic about when the First Baptist Church of Lebanon would reopen.Worshipers have been displaced since an arsonist set the original 1870 Gothic Revival structure ablaze in late...

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Gabe Limlaw started skateboarding around 3½ years ago because it seemed like a cool thing to do.In the years since, the 15-year-old has improved his skills and formed friendships around the activity. But it’s not without its challenges.“It’s kind of...

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Her youngest daughter, then in middle school, had spent years campaigning for a dog to Rose and her husband, Doug Irwin. She wrote a research paper on the value of dogs on families and left notes on their pillows. Finally, they said OK.“I’ll tell you:...

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When North Country Community Theatre actors take the stage at the Lebanon Opera House this Friday, they’ll be celebrating the troupe’s 50th anniversary and performing the musical “9 to 5.”The nonprofit organization, commonly referred to as NCCT, was...

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WINDSOR — When Roger Barraby joined the track and field team in high school, he knew he’d found his sport.“The one thing I’ve always loved about my sport is, you’re really competing against yourself and it really is all up to you,” said Barraby, who...

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WEST CANAAN — Resilience, strength and perseverance were the main themes of Mascoma Valley Regional High School’s graduation ceremony Friday night in the school’s auditorium.The 73 members of the Class of 2023 entered high school in fall 2019 and in...

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CLAREMONT — Three residents have organized the city’s first Juneteenth celebration.Whitney Skillen, Jonathan Nelson and his mother, Jen Nelson, have planned a bicycle parade and community picnic at Broad Street Park for Monday.“My goal for this year...