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By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WEST FAIRLEE — Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity will transfer ownership of a newly renovated, high-efficiency modular home to a family of three from Vershire this week. The structure, manufactured by White River Junction’s Vermod Homes was originally...

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

THETFORD — Two long-term infrastructure projects in Orange and Grafton counties are set to wrap up next month, to the relief of area residents and business owners.After more than 18 months and $9.4 million in construction costs, the bridge over the...

Cindy Frazee, of Fairlee, picks corn at her family farm in Fairlee on Thursday. Farmer Hodge’s Roadside Stand has been selling sweet corn for over 70 years. Frazee is the fourth generation to work the dairy and produce farm. It has been a good year...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

FAIRLEE — Camp Billings, a sleepaway summer camp on Lake Fairlee, is ending its season early due to a rapidly spreading gastrointestinal virus, camp administrators announced this week.The camp, which serves children ages 8 to 15, informed families on...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

FAIRLEE — Residents will have an opportunity to learn more about a proposal for a 19-unit affordable housing project planned for downtown during a public hearing Monday night.Fairlee resident Jonah Richard, who has revitalized several properties in...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

FAIRLEE — In the months since construction on Interstate 91 has diverted traffic to Route 5 in downtown Fairlee, Jan Neil has noticed new faces at her business, Jan’s Fairlee Diner.“We’ve had several customers coming in, saying they’ve passed through,...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

FAIRLEE — When Smith Reed and his wife, Ginny, were looking for a lake to live on around 15 years ago, Lake Morey stood out. “We wanted to find a lake that had clear water,” Reed said. “The water quality has been excellent.” In recent years, however,...

By KATE ODEN

FAIRLEE — “Company” takes two forms at Sunnyside Coffee Company at 501 Main Street. Owner Taryn Adamczyk and her baristas make specialty coffee and breakfast with ingredients from local suppliers. They’re also creating a welcoming spot where people...

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...

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...

Before going to lunch, Chris Clemson, owner of Frost Gardens in Ely, waters hanging plants in one of their greenhouses on Friday. The business will open May 1.

Vermont State Police Sgt. Sean Brennan and Trooper Ryan Butler take measurements at the scene of an crash along Route 5 in Fairlee on Friday. The vehicle matching the description of the car on the right was involved in a road rage incident earlier in...

Articles of note: Voters in the four towns served by the Rivendell Interstate School District will decide whether to permanently move their annual meeting day from the evening of the third Thursday in March to the third Saturday in March. The article...

FAIRLEE — Several cliff tops across Vermont are closed to hiking and climbing this spring to protect nesting peregrine falcons, including Eagle Ledge in Vershire and the Fairlee Palisades. The sites will remain closed until Aug. 1, or until officials...

FAIRLEE — Voters approved all articles during Tuesday morning’s Town Meeting.Town Clerk Georgette Wolf-Ludwig said the 83 voters present made quick work of the warning, approving all articles — including a $1.37 million general fund budget, $331,000...

WEST FAIRLEE — Voters approved all articles as warned at Saturday’s floor meeting.Of West Fairlee’s 521 registered voters, there were 31 present at the meeting, Town Clerk Staci Sargent said in a Tuesday email. That puts turnout at 6%.Among the items...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

SUNAPEE — At first, Lisa Hoekstra was open to Sunapee’s plans to monitor short-term rentals.Two years ago, she joined the town’s Short-Term Rental Task Force and began brainstorming ideas that she hoped would result in a policy that would be a win-win...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

FAIRLEE — A portion of Interstate 91 South between Bradford, Vt., and Fairlee will be closed at least a week as it undergoes repairs caused by a Tuesday night rockslide.No injuries were reported in the rockslide, according to a news release sent out...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

FAIRLEE — Residents voted to uphold a new short-term rental ordinance during a special Town Meeting Saturday.The ordinance is now officially in effect. That means short-term rental owners who own properties that they rent out for stays fewer than 32...

Article of note: Voters will be asked whether they want to raise $287,000 in taxes to support capital improvements in town. That’s up from $275,000 last year.Contested races: Officers will be elected from the floor.Budgets and spending articles:  The...

Article of note: One article asks whether voters will increase the annual stipend for Selectboard members to $1,200 and provide an additional $200 to the chair.Contested races: There are no contested races.Budgets and other spending articles: The...