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By CHRISTINA DOLAN

SHARON — A $9.5 million bond for repairs and upgrades to Sharon Elementary School was rejected by voters Tuesday, 271-220.With 41% of eligible voters participating, residents defeated the ballot measure that would have approved a 20-year loan through...

By FRANCES MIZE

SHARON — With homelessness at record levels in Vermont, an Upper Valley couple’s precarious living situation toppled last month following a trespassing order from the state and complaints from nearby residents.In late March, the couple hired a tow...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

SHARON — Voters will decide next Tuesday whether to approve a $9.5 million bond for repairs and renovations to Sharon Elementary School.The bond would address safety issues such as fire alarms and sprinklers, and bring the school into compliance with...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

As surely as snapping the finish-line tape signifies a winner, the Upper Valley is filled with high school track and field potential this spring.A number of area schools won outdoor titles last year, and some followed that up with indoor successes...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

SHARON — The new owners of a former convenience store hope to turn it into a multi-purposed community hub, with a potential to support start-up ventures, special events or social gatherings.Joel Senger, 40, and his wife, Kristin May Senger, 41,...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

SHARON — Residents overwhelmingly voted against switching all town business to Australian ballot voting during Tuesday’s traditional Town Meeting.Just under 100 people turned out to Sharon Elementary School Tuesday morning to debate town business...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

SHARON — The approximately 90 residents gathered in Sharon Elementary School’s gymnasium Monday night voted to reduce the school budget and rejected a petition to increase the size of the School Board.Voters also reelected Will Davis to his second...

Articles of note: One article asks whether voters will approve eliminating the office of constable. Others ask whether voters approve moving to Australian ballot voting for town officers, budget articles and all public questions. A school article asks...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — Sharon Nordgren, a longtime state representative who died on Saturday at age 80, is being remembered by friends and colleagues as a passionate and dedicated public servant and a highly effective political leader.Nordgren, D-Hanover, was...

From left, Josh Mollov, Chip Mollov, 8, Christian Potter, all of Sharon, and Arhaea Lowe, 13, of South Royalton, take part in a pizza making class taught by Ryan Haac, of Sharon, during the Sharon Skill Swap at Sharon Elementary School on Saturday....

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

SHARON — The School Board has delayed a vote on a roughly $10 million proposed bond to renovate Sharon Elementary School until after March’s school meeting.The School Board opted to delay because it has concerns about the effect Act 127 — a law...

By TRIS WYKES

SHARON — The pavement on the Sharon Academy’s lengthy and steep driveway is cracked, potholed and warped. There’s a dip severe enough to be marked with orange cones, and woe be the driver who overlooks them and bottoms out in a spray of sparks.The...

By NICOLA SMITH

Jane Spooner, who lives with her husband in Woodstock, relies on a regularly scheduled UPS delivery of medical supplies that comes through the Woodstock post office and is delivered to their home mailbox. They’ve never had problems with delivery,...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVERCoach: Dan O’Rourke (23)League: NHIAA Division IILast year: 15-5Returners: Seniors — Sydney McLaughlin (G), Elena Mierke (G), Nina Marshall (F), Bella Hunt (G), Erin Kirkpatrick (F); Juniors — Sophia Costa (G), Dylan Simpkins (G); Sophomore:...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVERCoach: Ben Davis (2)League: NHIAA Division IILast year: 5-13Returners: Seniors — Christian Blix (F), Freddie Mierke (F); Juniors — Dave Frechette (G), Beckett Sobel (G); Sophomores — Ryan McLaughlin (G), Roy Lucas (G), Jaysen Oriol (F), Allie...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

SHARON — The Sharon School Board is preparing a roughly $10 million proposal to renovate the town’s elementary school to provide permanent preschool classrooms and additional space for students.Earlier this year, a committee that included board...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

SOUTH ROYALTON — The South Royalton Rescue Squad is about halfway to its goal of raising $865,000 for a new crew quarters and garage.The squad responds to emergency calls in Royalton, Sharon and part of Tunbridge, as well as a 12-mile stretch of...

Line workers Noah Simeon, right, and Cole Woods of Green Mountain Power return to their trucks after removing a fallen tree from wires in Sharon on Tuesday. Crews worked through Monday and into Tuesday to restore power to thousands of customers after...

Staff Reports

Note: Our sports roundups depend on coaches to promptly report results. If you don’t see your team’s game, please contact its coach or athletic director.THETFORD — Thetford Academy’s Ava Hayden finished 12th among nearly 400 girls runners Saturday at...

SHARON — Sharon Academy girls soccer coach Ben Diller worked much of the last year in administration for a Massachusetts club team but found it unpleasant.Sharon’s season thus far hasn’t been pretty, either. The hosts fell, 7-3, to Poultney on...