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By JIM KENYON

To paraphrase Rodney Dangerfield, I went to a fight the other morning, and a meeting of the Windsor County Republican Executive Committee broke out.How bad (or amusing, if you’re a Democrat) was it?The dozen Republicans in the room didn’t make it...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WINDSOR — An architect hired to research the potential redevelopment of the former state prison site on County Road and solicit input from residents and town officials is starting to meet with local leaders this week.Emily Bell, of Bell Design Studios...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WINDSOR — Motorists who use the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge may at times wonder whether the anachronistic warning that failure to walk one’s horse across the bridge will result in a $2 fine was really enforced or whether it was put there to humor...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WINDSOR — 4-H clubs in Windsor County are looking for more adults to volunteer with children who participate in a variety of programs.The county has three 4-H clubs: Green Mountain 4-H, which is based in Springfield, Vt., and focuses on shooting...

WEST LEBANON — Opportunities to get flu shots are cropping up across the Upper Valley.Walk-in clinics hosted by the Public Health Council, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Geisel School of Medicine for people ages 10 and older are scheduled to take place in the...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

Despite a gloomy forecast, Main Street was bustling in Windsor Friday evening.The Adam McMahon Trio opened the music stage with a rendition of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire.” A brief downpour caused a scramble for cover, but the rain soon let up and...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Upper Valley residents are taking more advantage of the region’s public transportation options, which area organizations have expanded in recent weeks.On the second Saturday of Advance Transit’s weekend routes, a bus that went...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WINDSOR — The dining room at Bistro Midva was full of warm light and lively conversation on a September weeknight. At the small tile-topped bar, Kurt Dermody, a West Windsor resident and Ascutney Outdoors board member, and Ryan Palmer, the Windsor...

By ALEX HANSON

For a long time, Angie Follensbee-Hall carried in the back of her mind the idea of opening an art gallery with a studio attached.She saw it as a place where she could both make and show her art work, which consists of her own handmade paper combined...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

NEW LONDON — Windsor County Mentors is expanding to the Kearsarge region.The Windsor-based nonprofit organization is partnering with community groups and the Kearsarge Regional School District to start a mentoring program for students at elementary...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WINDSOR — In an effort to recruit more employees and provide job stability, Windsor, Weathersfield and Bellows Falls, Vt., have joined together to share planning and zoning officials.Town planner Halima Abuayyash became the trio’s first joint employee...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WINDSOR — The Selectboard has given its tentative support to a proposal that could see a new recreation area built on Depot Street.In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the four board members present granted Town Manager Tom Marsh the authority to enter a...

By KAELI BENNETT

WINDSOR — Opportunities to play are growing in Windsor for the two-legged and four-legged alike.The playground at the town’s fairgrounds, managed by the town Recreation Department, just got some upgrades to space and equipment. And the town’s dog park...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WINDSOR — The state is taking another crack at identifying a suitable redevelopment plan for the former state prison on County Road.The Mount Ascutney Regional Commission is asking firms to submit proposals for a master plan for the shuttered...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WINDSOR — In spite of Jill Lord’s retirement earlier this year following three decades at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, her influence on the Windsor community is ongoing.She retired from her position of director of community health at the...