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Former Newport manager to remain on payroll through Dec. 31
07-28-2023 5:16 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — Former Town Manager Hunter Rieseberg will receive a little more than $100,000 in total compensation under a separation agreement with the town as part of his resignation in early July.Interim Town Manager Paul Brown, who is also Newport’s...


Newport town manager resigns
07-11-2023 7:52 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The Selectboard voted, 5-0, at its meeting Monday night to accept the resignation of Town Manager Hunter Rieseberg.Rieseberg was hired in 2016, about a year after he resigned the same position in Hartford, where he had served for 19...


Newport developer sues over water, sewer connection fees
07-06-2023 6:33 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The town is facing a second legal challenge to its water and sewer connection fees, which developers say are opaque and onerous.One real estate executive is pointing the finger directly at Newport’s municipal government, led by Town Manager...


Newport settles bus garage dispute, but still seeks new recreation land
06-20-2023 8:17 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The Newport School District will keep its bus garage, but when it can obtain a building permit for a new natural science center at the Sugar River Valley Technical Center remains uncertain.Those were the two main issues discussed at a...


Sullivan County towns recovering from weekend flooding
06-19-2023 7:43 PM

By PATRICK ADRIAN

MERIDEN — Several communities in Sullivan County are assessing the damage to their roads after flash flooding from heavy rains on Saturday overwhelmed culverts and washed away road materials.In Meriden, a village of Plainfield, stormwaters during the...


Newport graduates urged to try new things
06-15-2023 9:38 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The Newport Class of 2023 waited out a day of rain for graduation and was rewarded with sunny skies to celebrate their achievement before family and friends on the high school football field on Thursday evening.The ceremony’s speakers...


School bus storage under debate in Newport
06-14-2023 1:51 PM

NEWPORT — The Newport School Board will meet Friday to discuss a recent letter from Selectboard Chairman Barry Connell telling the school district it must vacate the bus barn at the Department of Public Works by the end of the month.Connell said in...


Newport library honors author Chris Bohjalian with annual award
06-06-2023 12:36 PM

NEWPORT — Chris Bohjalian has been selected as the 2023 Sarah Josepha Hale Award medalist.For over 50 years the Trustees of the Richards Free Library in Newport have selected a recipient of the award, which is named in honor of Hale, an author who was...


Upper Valley residents honored by NH State Commission on Aging
06-02-2023 9:19 AM

LEBANON — Laurie Harding, of Lebanon, and Judy Wilson, of Newport, were honored for their volunteerism by the NH State Commission on Aging.Volunteers from each county were honored during a ceremony at the statehouse last week as part of the 61st...


Developers argue Newport water and sewer fees excessive, threaten ‘workforce’ housing projects
05-25-2023 5:26 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — Two developers planning to build a combined total of 112 units of workforce housing in town are asking the Selectboard to reconsider its denial of a request to reduce water and sewer connection fees.If the board won’t reconsider, the...


Newport Selectboard objects to town-approved petitioned warrant article
05-19-2023 8:21 PM

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The Selectboard, armed with an opinion from its attorney, may challenge the legality of a petition article that was overwhelmingly approved by voters at Town Meeting, which gives the school district a 99-year lease for $1 on the bus barn at...


Newport man pleads guilty to sexually abusing a minor
05-19-2023 8:54 AM

NEWPORT — A 40-year-old Newport man pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor, less than eight weeks after he was arrested and charges were brought against him.Timothy Wright pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault in...


Defendant in Newport body-dumping case to plead guilty
05-16-2023 9:41 AM

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT — The youngest of five people — including three family members — charged in connection with the dumping of the body of a suspected overdose victim in the woods earlier this spring will plead guilty.Jacob Ayotte, 19, has filed a notice of...


With Newport job, baseball coach realizes longtime goal of leading program
05-10-2023 5:01 PM

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

NEWPORT — Matthew Robbins has always wanted to be a high school baseball head coach.A former four-year starting first baseman at Sunapee High, Robbins paid his dues over several years coaching Cal Ripken baseball and has also coached his children at...


Town Meeting: Newport voters approve spending items on ballot
05-10-2023 1:05 PM

NEWPORT — Newport said yes in Town Meeting ballot voting on Tuesday.Voters approved bonds for the town’s water and sewer systems, including $10 million that is part of a $23.5 million project to upgrade the town’s waste water treatment plant, 660-192;...


Local roundup: Hartford softball bounces back to split doubleheader with Springfield
05-07-2023 9:01 AM

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — After suffering a 6-3 loss to visiting Springfield in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Maxfield Sports Complex, the Hartford High softball team came roaring back for an 18-3 victory in the nightcap, scoring 11 runs...


Local roundup: Hanover baseball gets revenge victory over Hollis-Brookline
05-06-2023 10:52 AM

HOLLIS, N.H. — The unbeaten Hanover High baseball team used timely hitting and stellar relief pitching to earn some revenge in Friday’s 9-6 win at Hollis-Brookline.This rematch of last season’s NHIAA Division II semifinal clash, won by...


Local roundup: Hanover girls lacrosse remains undefeated
05-03-2023 11:32 PM

HANOVER — Maeve Lee scored five goals and assisted on four more as the Hanover High girls lacrosse team stayed perfect with an 18-4 blowout win over Merrimack Valley on Wednesday.Kali McDonnell added four goals for the Bears, and Maggie Higgins had...


Local roundup: Hartford girls lacrosse remains perfect with rout of Colchester
05-03-2023 8:05 AM

COLCHESTER, Vt. — The dominant Hartford High girls lacrosse team etched another in the win column on Tuesday afternoon, beating host Colchester by a 17-2 final score.Audrey Rupp had four goals and three assists for the Hurricanes (8-0), who built an...


Local roundup: Lebanon girls lacrosse rolls to first win
05-02-2023 8:19 PM

LEBANON — Maddie Jewell scored six times and Hadley Rich added three goals on Monday to lift the Lebanon High girls lacrosse team to its first victory of the season, a 13-2 romp over Plymouth.Norah Burns, Abigail Rich, Abigail Auch and Lindsey Stark...

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