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By PATRICK O’GRADY

CHARLESTOWN — At a meeting Tuesday morning, Charlestown and Springfield, Vt., business owners and public officials said the planned 34-week closure to repair the Cheshire Bridge linking the two communities will “kill” the area economy.About 50 people...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ENFIELD — Upper Valley voters were divided on short-term rental ordinances during New Hampshire Town Meeting voting.During floor meetings Saturday, Enfield and Haverhill residents turned back short-term rental ordinances.Haverhill residents “postponed...

SPRINGFIELD, N.H. — Voters approved all warrant articles unanimously at Saturday’s floor meeting.Among the items voters approved was an operating budget of $1.85 million; a separate article for $59,000, to come from the Unreserved Fund Balance, to...

NEW LONDON — In ballot voting on Tuesday, Arthur Bobruff beat out George B. Foley for a three-year term representing Springfield on the Kearsarge Regional School District School Board.Voters also approved an operating budget of $54.3 million, as well...

SPRINGFIELD — In ballot voting on Tuesday, Steven Duzbak won a two-year term on the Selectboard.He defeated George McCusker for the seat, 143-72.Also in ballot voting, voters supported an amendment to the town’s zoning ordinance relative to short-term...

Articles of note: Separate articles on the warrant for the Kearsarge Regional School District, which includes the Upper Valley communities of New London and Springfield, seek $100,000 each for the School Buildings Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund and...

Articles of note: One floor article seeks to establish a Pleasant View Cemetery Expendable Trust Fund, which would be used to maintain cemetery lots in town. A ballot article seeks to amend the town’s zoning ordinance relative to short-term...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WEST LEBANON — Products containing dry-cured pork that are sold at Upper Valley grocery stores are among those that have been recalled due to a nationwide Salmonella outbreak.The meat, called Coppa, is produced by Fratelli Beretta, and is sold at...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — The Cheshire Bridge linking Charlestown with Springfield will undergo extensive repairs that will require the bridge to be closed to traffic for more than eight months beginning next spring.The New Hampshire Department of...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Southeastern Vermont Community Action, known as SEVCA, is looking for volunteers to help people prepare their taxes.SEVCA’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program serves low and moderate income earners, people with disabilities...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Southeastern Vermont Community Action, the community action agency serving Windsor and Windham counties in Vermont, has a new director. The Westminster, Vt.-based anti-poverty organization’s board selected Josh Davis, of...

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Springfield Hospital CEO Bob Adcock is scheduled to speak at a “Community Conversation” at the Springfield Library later this month. Adcock, who has led the hospital since April 2021, is to appear at the event on Wednesday, Sept....

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

TUNBRIDGE — Every couple weeks, Cindy Metcalf makes the trek from the Bethel Food Shelf to the Orange County Parent Child Center in Tunbridge to pick up diapers for food shelf clients.In the year since the partnership was established, Metcalf...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Nutritional programs for older adults have received a sustained boost in state funding, which will be distributed to programs throughout Vermont that provide home-delivered and congregate meals.The additional $1 million, part of the...

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Senior Solutions, a nonprofit organization that assists older adults, has received a $13,000 grant to help home-delivered meal recipients care for their pets.The grant, awarded by Pet Smart Charities, will allow the Springfield,...

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Springfield Hospital is slated to get more than $2.3 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds as reimbursement for personal protective equipment, medical supplies and contract labor related to the hospital’s response to...

By FRANCES MIZE

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — VINE, an animal rehabilitation organization that describes itself as “LGBTQ-led,” is scheduled to host a Pride event that also celebrates veganism, the practice of not eating animal products. VINE, which stands for “Veganism is the...

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Springfield Hospital is partnering with Dartmouth Health Connected Care to use three forms of telehealth, according to a news release.The partnership includes the services of TeleNeurology and TelePsychiatry in Springfield...

BURLINGTON — A 40-year-old Springfield man was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a string of robberies — including two bank heists — over an eight-day period around Springfield and southeastern Vermont 15 months ago.Samuel...