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By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — At the Fiske Free Library earlier this year, a young girl was asked if she would like to read to Nala, a 2-year-old boxer, who visits the library with her handler as part of the Read-to-a-Dog program.“The girl said, ‘I can’t read yet,’ ”...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The Claremont Development Authority could be back in business in a couple of weeks, more than two months after its work was suspended by the City Council.On Wednesday, the council voted 9-0 to approve a revised ordinance that brings the...

By ALEX HANSON

Loren David Howard started making movies the way a lot of teens do, by recording concerts his dad took him to and making videos of friends out skateboarding.He didn’t expect to make much out of it, but after a school counselor advised him to think...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

CLAREMONT — Antique store owner Winston Kinney said he has lived nearly 30 years in the city’s West Terrace neighborhood without any concern about crime or safety.Across the Sugar River from downtown and tucked between North Street and lower Main...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Employee pay increases are among the drivers of a 3.2%, or $1.2 million, increase included in the budget voters will consider during the deliberative session of the Claremont School District on Saturday.The $39.6 million proposed budget...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

LEBANON — His title may be preceded by interim but with the pressing challenges of increasing demand for mental health services and the struggle to hire new staff, Alexander J. “AJ” Horvath is being proactive as he guides West Central Behavioral...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Keith Raymond learned a lesson years ago the hard way. It was one he remembered as he thought about selling his business, Claremont Glassworks, and retiring.Unlike the last time, when Raymond sold his previous glass business to a large,...

NORTH HAVERHILL — Former SAU 6 Superintendent Michael Tempesta withdrew his name from consideration for the top post at SAU 23.Tempesta was fired from SAU 6, which includes Claremont and Unity, earlier this month. The SAU 23 School Board subsequently...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

CLAREMONT — A 24-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly shooting a teenager who had caught him breaking into vehicles early Sunday.Jared Strickland, 24, was arraigned in Claremont District Court on Monday on seven felony counts,...

NEWPORT — The overdose death of a Newport resident has led to charges against one woman and an arrest warrant for another.First responders found 33-year-old Maryanne Baldauff dead in an apartment building at 62 Sunapee St. on Tuesday, according to a...

By FRANCES MIZE and PATRICK ADRIAN

ORFORD — Whether or not New Hampshire voters fully support Nikki Haley for president, many of those who threw their weight behind her in Tuesday’s primaries saw their ballots as defensive — an effort to keep former President Donald Trump’s name off...

NORTH HAVERHILL — Michael Tempesta, who was fired last week by the SAU 6 School Board, has been named a finalist for the SAU 23 superintendent position.Tempesta had served SAU 6, which includes Claremont and Unity, since July 2019 before being...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The School Board's proposed budget of $36.1 million for next school year is up $1.23 million from the current budget. The 3.6% bump, which the board approved in a 6-0 vote on Wednesday night, includes roughly $680,000 in pay increases...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WINDSOR — Windsor residents now have access to shopping in Claremont via public transit twice a month.MOOVer, a micro public transportation service operated by Southeast Vermont Transit, has added a route that will connect Windsor-area residents to...

By NICOLA SMITH

In a downtown Claremont hair salon, Shelby Soulia sat patiently in a chair while Meghan Brown delicately affixed false eyelashes to Soulia’s eyelids. Soulia has gotten used to wearing them for special occasions, even though, she said, they are like...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — In the wake of a SAU 6 board vote to terminate Superintendent Michael Tempesta on Thursday night, he told staff that he “was surprised.” “I never planned on leaving you like this,” Tempesta, who was hired in 2019, said in the Friday...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

CLAREMONT — Shortly after Jillian Rafter arrived to work as a primary care nurse practitioner at Valley Regional Hospital in the winter of 2022, she noticed that a certain subset of patients was showing up in the examination room.“They told me they...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The Claremont Development Authority’s work will not be disrupted or delayed by the City Council’s recent vote to suspend the CDA earlier this month, CDA Vice Chairman Andy LaFreniere and Planning and Development Director Nancy Merrill said...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — A developer is planning to bring burritos and burgers to Washington Street.Pending city approvals, DDMNS Realty will build a Chipotle Mexican Grill and a Wendy’s restaurant on the lots at 384 and 392 Washington Street, according to Daniel...

BRIDGEWATER — A 28-year-old Bridgewater man suffered major injuries and is facing criminal charges after he allegedly crossed a double-yellow line and crashed head-on into an oncoming vehicle on Route 4 in Bridgewater earlier this month.Asa Amirkaiee...