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GRAFTON — Police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in Grafton on Monday evening, according to a news release from New Hampshire State Police.The man is believed to have been shot in Danbury, N.H., before traveling to Grafton, police...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

GRAFTON — Many will say there is good in everyone but Janet Sullivan believed it, and searched for it, never giving up on anyone battling a crisis in their lives.Sullivan moved from Massachusetts to Grafton with her husband, John, and two sons in...

GRAFTON — Bill Davidson, a forest health specialist with the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands, stepped out of his truck and into the mid-morning heat and humidity at the Burnham Lot, a parcel owned by the University of New Hampshire.Across...

By CAROLINE FROST and HALEY CLOUGH

GRAFTON — Following the closing of Ruggles Mine in 2016, there was much speculation in town about what the future held for what was once a hot spot for “rock hounds.” Many residents questioned whether the mine, which dates back to the early 1800s, had...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WEST CANAAN — Members of Mascoma Valley Regional High School’s Class of 2024 bestowed three parting gifts for their school during their graduation ceremony Friday night: The first were lilac bushes to start a garden they hoped future classes would add...

GRAFTON — Steve Darrow defeated Maureen O’Reilly for a two-year seat on the Selectboard in ballot voting on Tuesday, 180 to 125.In an uncontested race, voters also elected Ed Grinley to a three-year term on the board.Voters rejected, 181 to 158, a...

Articles of note: One article would establish a Police Department Speical Detail Revolving Fund. Another would give the Selectboard authority to acquire or sell property. A petitioned article, which has the support of the Budget Committee but not the...

Contested races: There are no contested races.Budgets and spending articles: The proposed operating budget is $32.06 million. That’s up from the proposed budget of $30.5 million of last year.When, where and how to vote: Ballot voting is scheduled to...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WEST CANAAN — Voters will have a chance to weigh in on the Mascoma Valley Regional School District’s proposed $32 million operating budget during a deliberative session this Saturday.The proposed 2024-2025 budget is around 3.2% higher than the current...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

GRAFTON — Residents and town officials are at odds over what to do about a historic building that has fallen into disrepair.Earlier this month, the Selectboard voted to condemn the East Grafton Par sonage. Selectboard Chairman Leif Hogue and Jennie...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

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...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — A former Grafton man who shot another man in the abdomen during a “road rage” encounter in 2019 has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges but will not spend any more time behind bars.Joseph A. Brown, who now resides in Maine,...

GRAFTON — Ruggles Mine is no longer up for auction.The former tourist attraction in Grafton was scheduled to go on auction Friday, after Exciglow, the New York-based production company that purchased it in 2019, failed to pay its mortgage or taxes....

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

GRAFTON — Ruggles Mine is headed to auction after its current owners stopped paying the mortgage and halted tax payments.The former mineral mine — which includes around 235 acres spread over five mostly forested lots — was a popular Grafton tourist...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

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...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

GRAFTON — Residents remain at odds over what do about the Grafton Public Library after a proposal that would have allocated $210,000 for the first phase of a new library was narrowly defeated on Town Meeting Day.The 182-175 vote was later reaffirmed...

GRAFTON — In Town Meeting Day ballot voting, voters rejected, 182-175, a petitioned article, not supported by the Selectboard or Budget Committee, that would have appropriated $210,000 for the first phase of a new library at 2 Library Road.Voters also...

WEST CANAAN — Mascoma Valley voters approved all articles on the Mascoma Valley Regional School District ballot.Every town in the district — Canaan, Enfield, Dorchester, Grafton and Orange — voted in favor of the $30.5 million operating budget, a new...

Articles of note: The Selectboard recommends an article that would change the police chief’s position to an appointed post beginning in 2024. The board also recommends an article that would rescind an article from 2014 that gave the library trustees...

Article of note: An article asks whether voters support the cost of a new teachers contract, which is $542,000 in the first year.Contested races: Suzanne Suttie and Tamara Cederman are facing off for the position of district treasurer.Budgets and...