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By JUSTIN CAMPFIELD

CLAREMONT — After lying dormant for more than five years, a Claremont meat processing facility with a long history in the local agriculture economy is once again producing pork tenderloins, sausage and pork chops.Granite State Packing opened for...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council wants some details ironed out before deciding whether to approve operating agreements for use of the city-owned Arrowhead property.On Wednesday, the council delayed action on proposed deals between the city and two...

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS 

This year, the Claremont Opera House prioritized getting kids back to the theater after the pandemic kept them away by hosting field trips, giving them free tickets to shows and holding no-cost activities every Friday morning. Now it’s turning its...

CLAREMONT — The Claremont School District is seeking applicants to fill a vacant seat on the Claremont School Board for a term that expires in March.Residents who wish to be considered should send a letter expressing interest to SAU 6 Administrative...

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CLAREMONT — Due to thunderstorms in Tuesday’s forecast, Claremont and Hanover have postponed their Independence Day celebrations to July 5.Claremont’s schedule will be as follows: Festivities take place beginning at 6 p.m. at Monadnock Park, 190 Broad...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council unanimously approved a $19.5 million budget for the fiscal year beginning Saturday after adding $250,000 to the line item for paving.The additional paving money came after the council rejected a proposed 10-year bond for...

CLAREMONT — The Claremont Opera House has received a grant to assist patrons with hearing loss.The $6,860 grant awarded by the AARP will allow the nonprofit organization to upgrade its assisted listening devices, according to a news release. “Seniors...

CLAREMONT — Claremont School Board member Steven Horsky announced his resignation from the board last week, citing a lack of respect and professionalism from another board member toward him as his reason for stepping down. Horsky, who also served as...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council voted 6-2 against pursuing removal of Councilor Andrew O’Hearne following a hearing this week when the public works employees who had accused O’Hearne of interfering with their work didn’t attend.Wednesday’s vote came...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

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...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

The towns of Hartford and Lebanon are joining together for a multi-day Juneteenth celebration.The first event will take place from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at Lyman Point Park at 167 Maple St., in White River Junction. The second event, a movie and...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT — Two New Hampshire men pleaded guilty to their involvement in the shooting in the parking lot of Walmart in Claremont, where they had traveled last fall in a failed attempt to rob the man of marijuana.Denzil Bruce, of Keene, and Xzavier...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Never forget the positive roles, both big and small, others play in life and put aside fears when new challenges come along were messages from the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Stevens High School graduating Class of 2023.The 153rd...

CLAREMONT — Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident on Main Street in Claremont on Thursday afternoon, according to a news release from the fire department. The city’s fire and police departments, as well as Golden Cross Ambulance, responded...

CLAREMONT — The City of Claremont has received $800,000 in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to rehabilitate previously developed areas now characterized as polluted, known as “brownfield sites.”The funding will be directed at...

BY RAY COUTURE

CLAREMONT — Over-hunting and loss-of-habitat doomed the Passenger Pigeon to extinction in 1914, but you can still see what one looked like — auburn-chested, beady, red eyes and massive in size compared to today’s pigeons — in a glass display case on...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — On the tee pad at the first hole of the Moody Park Disc Golf course, Bret Sorter took careful aim then flung his disc and watched it slice through the air, curve around a couple of large trees and hit the metal chains above the basket and...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — A month after the City Council reversed course and reinstated a city councilor who was removed from office for alleged city charter violations, another councilor will face of removal hearing over alleged interference with municipal...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CLAREMONT — Attendees at a recent public hearing on a proposed union between Dartmouth Health and Valley Regional Hospital had a fundamental question: Should an affiliation occur, who would make decisions about the Claremont hospital’s future?“After...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

CLAREMONT — A steering wheel hangs on a wall of the garage used by 37-year-old race car driver Tyler Lescord.The once-circular wheel — one of the few parts salvaged from the wreckage of his serious crash a year ago at Claremont Motorsports Park — is...