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By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LYME — The biggest part of Patty Jenks’ job as town clerk was to listen to people.When someone would come to the clerk’s office who needed help beyond registering a vehicle or signing up to vote, Jenks would take them to another place to talk. She...

LYME — Voters on Tuesday approved the creation of Lyme Community Power from the floor, a move that will give the municipality more say in the purchase of electricity for residents. By ballot, voters greenlighted zoning amendments that officially...

By FRANCES MIZE

LYME — By an almost 3 to 1 margin, voters approved taking out a $2.6 million bond to finance renovations at the K-8 Lyme School.The omnibus measure, named the “Hazardous Materials Abatement Project” on the warrant, passed 140-49 in paper balloting....

By FRANCES MIZE

LYME — Voters will be asked to approve a $2.6 million dollar construction bond at the annual Lyme school meeting on Thursday, which will be conducted by floor vote at 6 p.m. in the Lyme School Gymnasium. The fate of the bond, which must be supported...

By FRANCES MIZE

LYME — From a regulatory standpoint in Lyme, solar panels are no different from a garden shed. A set of zoning amendments on this year’s Town Meeting warrant will ask voters to consider making a distinction.Three municipal buildings already have solar...

Articles of note: One article on the town warrant asks whether voters support the Lyme Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan. Another would amend the zoning ordinance to redefine solar energy systems. One article would discontinue a Class VI...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LYME — CommunityCare of Lyme will host a volunteer potluck meal on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.The event ties in with the roots of the federal holiday which was established by Congress in 1983 as a “national day of service.” It will take place from 5...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LYME — In the early 1990s, Patience and Aaron Rich performed in the annual Lyme Christmas Pageant.Now, their 13-year-old son Reed is the fourth generation of the Rich family to participate.“I for one love the tradition so it’s pretty special for me,”...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LYME — In December, on the second anniversary of the day that Kate Harrison donated a kidney to a fellow Lyme resident, she will be starting to climb one of three Guatemalan volcanoes she plans to ascend with a nonprofit organization called Kidney...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LYME — Since its start in 2019, the Lyme Health and Wellness Fair has gradually expand its offerings.This year is no different. The fair is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on the Lyme Town Common on Main Street. Admission is...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

LYME — Across the Upper Valley, adolescents brimming with the vigor of youth are getting ready to graduate from high school and set off from home to take their first steps into the great, wide world.On Thursday, eight young denizens of Lyme also were...

LYME — CommunityCare of Lyme is scheduled to host a community discussion of mental health and suicide on Sunday in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month.The event speakers include: Angie Raymond Leduc, manager of the Injury Prevention Center...

By RAY COUTURE

LYME — A tattered American flag hanging on a dented metal pole, its frayed red and white stripes wiggling unevenly in the constant breeze, was the sign to Inger Imset and Amanda Bushor that they’d finally found the house they were looking for on...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — One of Abdullah Shah’s proudest moments since arriving the United States from Afghanistan was something hundreds of Vermonters celebrate every year — getting his driver’s license.“It’s more than independence. I’m feeling very...

By JUSTIN CAMPFIELD

LYME — Long planned — and panned by some residents — the 18-month closure of the Lyme-East Thetford bridge will commence Thursday, disrupting the daily routines of residents and businesses on both sides of the Connecticut River.The $8.94 million...

EAST THETFORD — The bridge spanning the Connecticut River between East Thetford and Lyme is slated to close for 18 months beginning on Thursday, April 27, according to a news release from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. The $8.94...

LYME — In ballot voting on Tuesday, Leigh Prince and Kristen Roth were the top vote getters in a three-way race for two three-year terms on the School Board.They earned 276 and 309 votes, respectively, besting Darin Knaus, who earned 176 votes.In an...

LYME — In Lyme’s floor meeting on Tuesday night, voters rejected a petitioned article that would have required the Selectboard to perform a “Full Statistical Revaluation” for the tax year 2024 to update appraised property values to more accurately...

Article of note: A petitioned article on the town warrant asks whether the town will require the Selectboard to perform a “Full Statistical Revaluation” for the tax year 2024 to update appraised property values to more accurately reflect the current...

LYME — Voters at the Lyme School District’s annual meeting on Thursday night added $139,000 to the $8.4 million proposed school budget, according to the district clerk.The addition brought the total operating budget to $8.5 million, which is up from...