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LEBANON — An unfortunate caveat of life is the uncertainty of how long one will have it. We typically expect to have years of living that they were never guaranteed and are too often prone to fritter away precious days on the assumption of having...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — Town staff are proposing a speed limit reduction on Lyme Road as part of an ongoing initiative to improve traffic safety.On Monday, the Selectboard will consider scheduling a public hearing to discuss lowering the speed limit on Lyme Road...

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LEBANON — The City Council has rejected a proposed settlement to an ongoing dispute between the city and owners of a family farm over the status of recreation trails that cross the family’s property.Under the settlement, the city would have...

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LEBANON — A proposal by owners of a family farm that would discontinue public access to a collection of trails that cross the family’s property is facing opposition from city residents, as well as the town of Enfield.Under a proposal by the Patch...

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NORWICH — The town announced this week the hiring of Matthew Romei, the former chief of Vermont’s Capitol Police Department, as the town’s new interim chief of police.Romei, who effectively took over the department on Thursday, is replacing former...

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NORWICH — Three residents have had to vacate their homes due to an emergency closure of their only access road, after the embankment supporting the road was washed out by recent flooding.Town staff announced last month that Hemlock Road, a dead-end...

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NORWICH — The resignation of a patrol officer just six months after being hired is rekindling the debate about staff and pay levels at the town’s police department.After the departure of two officers last week, the department is currently operating at...

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NORWICH — Nine months after being hired, Norwich Police Chief Wade Cochran has tendered his resignation. Cochran, who took over the department last October, notified the community at Wednesday’s Selectboard meeting that he has accepted a position in...

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HANOVER — Fees charged to patients by Upper Valley ambulance services reflect a problematic disparity between the costs of emergency-medical aid and the reimbursements paid out by insurers, according to first responders.On Monday, for example, the...

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NORWICH — After several years of searching for a solution, the community is initiating a project to address a failing septic system at Marion Cross School that periodically causes wastewater to spill out onto the Norwich green. Last Thursday, the...

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LEBANON — The city Planning Board has unanimously approved a permit for developers seeking to build a “charitable gaming” casino and restaurant on the Miracle Mile.The Planning Board gave consent this week to owners of the Lebanon Poker Room to...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Signs advertising the village’s upcoming LGBTQ Pride celebration had hardly been in the ground a week before they began to disappear.Organizers of the fourth annual White River Junction PRIDE celebration said that all 19 signs...

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LEBANON — City crosswalks are getting a colorful makeover in downtown areas in an initiative to improve pedestrian safety and to touch up the aesthetics.Public Works employees are painting a new crosswalk design on the streets surrounding Colburn Park...

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WEST LEBANON — With berry season underway, Upper Valley farmers said their pick-your-own patches could use more sunshine to offset June’s rainy days and cool temperatures. A mid-May freeze also killed or damaged many fruit blossoms.While the impact...

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HANOVER — College and university administrators in the Twin States said that Thursday’s Supreme Court decision — which overturned affirmative action in college admissions — will not diminish their schools’ commitment to diversity and inclusiveness in...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — Town officials will consider grant funding to study the feasibility of building affordable housing on a challenging parcel of town-owned property.On Tuesday the Norwich Planning Commission voted 6-1 to support a memo asking the Selectboard...

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HANOVER — Town officials are in the process of reacquiring a conservation area on the eastern side of Moose Mountain currently used for public recreation and education.The Baum Foundation, founded by Hanover residents Jim and Carol Baum, are donating...

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LEBANON — The city is eyeing a new property acquisition that would help clear the way for a planned traffic roundabout, as well as a potential location for a temporary homeless shelter.On Wednesday the City Council voted 7-1 to authorize City Manager...

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LEBANON — Users of the Lebanon landfill will see major changes to the payment system for disposal services as the city rolls out new initiatives aimed at reducing household waste, adding convenience and improving operating efficiency.The facility will...

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MERIDEN — Several communities in Sullivan County are assessing the damage to their roads after flash flooding from heavy rains on Saturday overwhelmed culverts and washed away road materials.In Meriden, a village of Plainfield, stormwaters during the...