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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...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A planned traffic roundabout is expected to improve public safety at the junction of routes 4 and 5, a hazardous intersection with a high rate of vehicle collisions, according to state transportation officials. Vermont Agency of...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A Vermont nonprofit is offering vaccines at home for people of all ages who cannot otherwise access them. The Vermont Center of Independent Living announced the launch of the program in a Monday news release. The program is...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — On her first visit to the White River Junction VA Medical Center since becoming Vermont’s sole representative in the U.S. House earlier this year, Becca Balint, a Democrat, pledged to do her part to support the VA.“These people...

By  PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford Planning Commission will consider a site plan application next month from Upper Valley Haven, which seeks to convert the former “25,000 Gifts” building on North Main Street into a 20-bed homeless shelter. Upper...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Green Mountain Care Board is conducting a virtual listening tour to hear from Vermonters about their experiences with the state’s health care system.The meetings — required under Act 167 of 2022 — to be held this month and...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — It may sound odd that a restaurateur would respond to the success of a flagship restaurant by closing it.But Topher Lyons — who recently announced plans to close Trail Break, a popular Tex-Mex restaurant in downtown White River...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WILDER — After sitting vacant for several years, the former Brookside Nursing Home has new owners and a fresh coat of paint, giving hope to neighbors that the property will be put to productive use.In August, a real estate firm owned by Upper Valley...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — On Monday, the nonprofit Twin Pines Housing Trust began accepting applications for two multi-family housing projects that are expected to open in about six months.Combined they will provide 82 apartment units for people making...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Construction began this week to rehabilitate and upgrade the South Main Street parking lot, part of a broader $1.7 million project intended to increase downtown parking availability, improve public safety and pedestrian...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford School Board named Sara Campbell, chairwoman of the Hartford Committee on Racial Equity and Inclusion, or HCOREI, to fill a vacant board seat previously held by Russell North. Board members voted unanimously for...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Evelyn Adams, who turns 69 this month, had hoped to fully retire by now. She has worked over 50 years in the customer service industry, beginning as a waitress at the age of 15 to her present job as a cashier at the Co-op Food...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Vermont Workers’ Center is scheduled to hold a “speakout” and exhibit at Junction Arts & Media in White River Junction on Friday at 5 p.m., according to a news release.The event comes as thousands of Vermonters and Granite...