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By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — New bikes lanes will change traffic patterns significantly on Route 5 as it winds through town between Wilder and VA Cutoff Road.The first indication of the impact can been seen between Route 14 and the entrance to the middle...

By ALEX HANSON

As an eight-year resident of Corinth, and a frequent visitor to his wife’s family there prior to relocating, Brian Carroll knew of the photographer Suzanne Opton, a fellow resident.But it wasn’t until a mutual friend, Kerry DeWolfe, expressed an...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Veterans and their family members can learn more about how to apply for benefits during an event scheduled for next week.During the gathering — which takes place Saturday, Aug. 3 from noon to 4 p.m. at the White River Junction...

ROYALTON — Route 14 between Vesper Road and Meadow Lane has reopened.The stretch of the state highway in Royalton was closed for about two weeks before reopening on Monday to allow for the replacement of a railroad bridge that crosses over Route...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

BRIDGEWATER — Furniture maker Charles Shackleton is crediting a fast response from Bridgewater and Woodstock firefighters along with a recently updated sprinkler system with dousing an “electrical fire” that broke out at the ShackletonThomas furniture...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WOODSTOCK — Voters in both the town and village will consider whether to overturn new identical ordinances governing short-term rentals in each jurisdiction during two separate Special Town Meetings next week.A “no” vote upholds the ordinances that...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WINDSOR — Two events in the Upper Valley this week highlighted the challenges facing rural health care systems in the Twin States, along with a tentative step forward in making that care sustainable. On Monday evening, about 30 people gathered in the...

The Hartford School Board owes the public a much fuller explanation of the circumstances surrounding the recent departure of long-time school Superintendent Tom DeBalsi than the highly implausible version it has provided so far.Thanks to the reporting...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — Community members peppered the School Board with questions about the recent departure of and severance payment to former Superintendent Tom DeBalsi at a special meeting on Thursday night, yet most of the questions remained unanswered.After...

By KAREN KALISKI

Walkers, hikers and runners might be surprised to learn about the outsized contribution Upper Valley Trail Alliance (UVTA) makes to the trails they love.Matt Oscadal hiked trails that were designed, built and maintained by the Norwich-based nonprofit...

STRAFFORD — The annual Vi and Ned Coffin Memorial Forum is scheduled to take place at the Strafford Town House on Sunday afternoon.The forum, hosted by the Orange County Democratic Committee, is set for 3 to 4:30 p.m. at 12 Brook Road.Participants...

By ALEX HANSON

WOODSTOCK — Lela Jaacks’ interest in visual art dates to her years at Woodstock Union High School.After she graduated, in 1995, and before she headed off to Rhode Island School of Design, she helped Charlet Davenport with the myriad details involved...

BRADFORD, Vt. — A 32-year-old Bradford man died of his injuries following a June crash, according to a Vermont State Police news release. Jackson Metayer was driving a 2023 Mazda CX 30 north on Route 5 in Bradford near Charles Field Road at about 1:15...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — Former Hartford Superintendent Tom DeBalsi will receive his full salary through June 30, 2025, despite departing a year before the end of his contract, the School Board announced last week.Over 12 months, DeBalsi will receive $210,214.65 in...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

At Sophia’s Candy Corner in West Lebanon, owner Sophia Lowe believes the adage “like a kid in a candy store” applies equally to adults.“I find the adults come in and they are so excited because they remember what it was like to go to an old-time candy...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HARTLAND — With a heavy rain pounding on the roof of the tent protecting Jacque’s Cakes display, there were just a few vendors and even fewer customers at the weekly Friday afternoon farmers market on the lawn in front of the Hartland Public...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HANOVER — There are countless stories of businesses — large and small — whose humble beginnings were a room in the entrepreneur’s house such as the basement, garage or spare bedroom. Think Apple and Amazon.But the kitchen likely trumps them all. From...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

NORWICH — In 1993, then-principal Susan Finer interviewed a recent college graduate for a job teaching home economics at Hanover’s Richmond Middle School.That recent graduate, Anissa Morrison, of Tunbridge, got the job, which was her first teaching...