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By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Voters will be asked at Town Meeting to elect three candidates to the Hartford Selectboard, two of whom will replace board members who did not seek reelection. Rocket, an incumbent who goes by a single name, and three...

By ALEX HANSON

Sometimes, a patron would come into the Polka Dot Restaurant and ask, “How much is coffee and a doughnut.”Mary Shatney knew what that question meant and would point to an open seat. Often, she’d make a plate of food — eggs, toast and home fries, maybe...

By FRANCES MIZE

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Earl Parker left a free dental clinic in White River Junction on Friday having received fluoride treatment, and toting advice to seek out further medical attention. A flier advertising the clinic caught his eye during a visit to...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The U.S. Postal Service is evaluating whether to relocate mail sorting operations for Upper Valley communities from White River Junction to Hartford, Conn., as part of a nationwide restructuring plan aimed at improving cost...

HARTFORD - A crew from Ingram Construction Corporation works on building an 18-unit apartment building behind St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in White River Junction on Thursday. The Twin Pines Housing project, which broke ground in August 2023, is...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A vacant lot that was once the site of a dry cleaning business in White River Junction and has been leaching pollutants into the neighborhood will finally begin an environmental cleanup process after more than a decade of legal...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A free adult dental day is scheduled to take place on Friday, Feb. 9.Little Rivers Health Care, Red Logan Dental Clinic, Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center, volunteer providers and the Vermont Department of Health are...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Vermont Department of Mental Health is seeking input into the idea of implementing the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics model in Vermont. The clinics provide holistic care for people of all ages and aim to...

JIM KENYON

Before signing off on 2023, I wanted to catch up with a few people I’ve written about this year. Here’s some of what’s new in their lives since we last talked.■ Mohsen Mahdawi, who grew up in a West Bank refugee camp, has become a leading voice for...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday to review a site plan by the Upper Valley Haven, which seeks to convert the former “25,000 Gifts” building on North Main Street into an emergency shelter. The...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Hartford Memorial Middle School parents and students on Wednesday delivered a petition to the Hartford School Board seeking the reinstatement an interim principal who resigned earlier this month.The petition, which had nearly...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A Demers Avenue couple, facing housing and health challenges, is selling raffle tickets for a train set to benefit St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.Bob Stange, 84, and Cindyanne Packard-Stange, 64, are trying to clear out the model...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — On Friday, a new and used bookstore operated by the nonprofit COVER Home Repair is set to open its doors to the public for the first time.Cover to COVER Books will be run primarily by volunteers, according to a news release from...

By ALEX HANSON

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — For some time now, officials at the Center for Cartoon Studies have thought of the three buildings the school uses in downtown White River Junction as its campus.Now the school is cementing its presence in the former railroad...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — If you attend any public discussion in the Upper Valley about the regional housing crisis, expect at least one participant to mention the number “10,000.” According to Keys to the Valley, an oft-cited housing study of the Upper Valley by...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

HARTFORD — A 21-year-old man was shot in the chest during what police called a “confrontation” with another individual inside an apartment early Friday morning. Authorities said the victim was located outside and aided by emergency responders who took...