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By FRANCES MIZE

NORWICH — Martin Philip hunts deer on John Lamppa’s 40 acres of posted property in Norwich — with Lamppa’s permission.Philip, a burgeoning bow hunter who didn’t start hunting until adulthood, was looking to find land to practice on where deer were in...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

NORWICH — Parents will have an opportunity to share their grief, worry and fears about climate change during two peer-supported groups the first Saturday in December.Called climate cafes, the two sessions — the first at 10 a.m. and the second at 1...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — The Selectboard’s reluctance to discuss its hiring of a permanent town manager — which occurred without community input or a formal candidate search — is raising concerns among residents about transparency and accountability. Critics have...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

NORWICH — Sunlight streamed through the second-story windows in a century-old building on Norwich’s Main Street, illuminating hardwood floors and a stage.While it is true that the Upper Valley Community Grange had seen better days, Olive Isaacs, Jess...

By JIM KENYON

In a town with as much wealth as Norwich, it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that a $700,000 house built in the early 1990s is considered tear-down material.Still, when a caller told me Andy and Peggy Sigler’s former house on Beaver Meadow Road...

By LUKAS DUNFORD

NORWICH — The effects of the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine late last month are being felt in the Upper Valley, as a vigil this week illustrated.Kara Ghio, a Fairlee resident who works as a hairdresser in Norwich, was very close with four of the 18...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

NORWICH — It was beautiful autumn weather for enjoying the trails at Pirouette Farm in Norwich Saturday as several dozen riders and hikers participated in “Hoofin’ It,” a fundraiser for the High Horses Center for Equine-Assisted Services. This year...

By JIM KENYON

The parade of white men chosen to serve as town manager in Vermont’s wealthiest community marches on. Brennan Duffy makes seven. For his sake, I hope seven is a lucky number.Since Norwich switched — with voters’ approval — to a town manager form of...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — In an unexpected move, the Selectboard named a new town manager this week, promoting interim Town Manager Brennan Duffy to fill the role permanently.In a 3-2 vote on Wednesday, the board gave Duffy a three-year contract that extends to...

By LUKAS DUNFORD

NORWICH — Under the tree canopy at Milton Frye Nature Area, about a dozen bags of trail mix crinkled in hands of all ages around forester AJ Follensbee as he demonstrated how to accurately measure a white pine. Follensbee asked for help from the crowd...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — Authorities are investigating a fire that burned down an unoccupied house at the end of Hemlock Road, which has been closed to traffic for two months because of damage sustained during July’s flooding.The fire occurred in the early morning...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

NORWICH — In 1992, Scott McClure Miller decided to build a pedestrian bridge across Blood Brook.On the other side of the brook from Beaver Meadow Road was Huntley Meadow, a major recreation area near downtown Norwich.“As a kid, I always splashed...

NORWICH — The Family Place has selected Stephanie Slayton as its new executive director.Slayton, who currently serves as executive director of TLC Family Resource Center in Claremont, will begin her new role Oct. 2, according to a news release from...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — As winter approaches, the ongoing town debate over heating upgrades at Tracy Hall has taken on new urgency as the building’s aged boiler system starts to show signs of failure.Residents generally agree that Tracy Hall’s oil heating system...