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By FRANCES MIZE

SOUTH ROYALTON — Nicole Lepre, a former student at Vermont Law and Graduate School, told her professor Kevin Jones that she was interested in some of the more nuanced policy related to electric vehicles. “Then Kevin was like, ‘Well, why don’t you help...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

Lebanon and Hanover have been historically joined at the hip in all sorts of high school sports. Tennis is no different.What puts the Raiders and Bears in the same conversation is their success rather than head-to-head competition. Hanover is an...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The Zoning Board of Adjustment delayed decision on a request for two variances for a planned senior housing project in North Newport on Route 10 next to the town airport after a lengthy discussion last week.North Newport Land Holdings and...

Secondary accomplishmentsRivendell Academy freshman Nolan Bourn has been selected as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, which is scheduled to take place from June 26 to 28 at the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus. “The...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

NEWPORT — Tucked in the basement of Newport’s Epiphany Episcopal Church, Micah Studios is a newcomer to the Upper Valley’s alternative education landscape.Founded in the fall of 2023 by two educators disillusioned with the town’s public school system,...

By JIM KENYON

The town of Hanover’s website says its police reports are available to the public, but the chief “reserves the right to control the release of all department records.” That’s not the way the New Hampshire Right-to-Know law is intended to work.Under...

By FRANCES MIZE

WOODSTOCK — As sale talks between the town and the privately-owned Woodstock Aqueduct Co. continue, the utility is proposing to double rates for its customers, drawing the condemnation of the Selectboard.Woodstock Aqueduct provides water for 770...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Vermont Center for Ecostudies is looking for people who are willing to allow researchers to study their lawns as part of the Upper Valley Backyard Tick Project.Jason Hill, a quantitative ecologist at the White River...

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Baseball Rivendell 16, Mill River 6 Key players: Rivendell — Luke Avery, Mason Fahey, Cillian Kenneally, Will Knowles, Robert McNelly,...

When it comes to Upper Valley high school softball, one program stirs the proverbial championship drink.In three years under coach Chuck Simmons, Oxbow High has reeled off 49 wins in 53 games and raced relatively unimpeded to state honors each time....

The Valley News is creating a Reader Advisory Board in an effort to connect dedicated readers and community-minded individuals with our newsroom to talk about our coverage of the Upper Valley.If you’re active in the community, have an interest in...

LEBANON — City planning staff will host a public workshop on Wednesday for community members to share ways to develop the Route 120 corridor between the I-89 exchange and the Hanover town line. The workshop, known as a charette, will allow...

By HOLLY RAMER

BRENTWOOD, N.H. — The man who blew the lid off decades of abuse allegations at New Hampshire’s youth detention center continued testifying at his civil trial Thursday, describing being treated for gonorrhea after being raped at age 15.But the real...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

HANOVER — One of Susanne and Half Zantop’s two daughters said Thursday that she tries to “compartmentalize” her personal grief over the loss of her parents from her attitude about the fate of James Parker, who was paroled on Thursday after serving the...

BRADFORD, Vt. — The town will hold a meeting on May 18 to revote a Town Meeting article about a scoping study for a sidewalk on Creamery Road.At Bradford’s March 2 Town Meeting, voters approved an article to cease scoping for the proposed sidewalk....

By TRIS WYKES

LEBANON — Dennis Reilly doesn’t shy away from the label “rebuilding season.” The first-year coach of the Lebanon High boys lacrosse team has a 26-player roster, and 19 are either freshmen or sophomores.“That’s the definition of rebuilding,” said...

LEBANON — The interim Lebanon Middle School principal will become permanent, according to a news release from the school district.Tom Harkins, who began his tenure as interim principal March 4, first took over leadership of the school after former...

Two words best describe Upper Valley high school girls lacrosse: quality and consistency.All four squads made the playoffs last spring. While none came home with a state title, Hanover and Woodstock made their finals, with the Wasps’ trip coming at...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford Selectboard will decide by the end of the year whether to negotiate a new contract for its publicly-funded curbside recycling program or to discontinue the service.To allow the town time to explore its options, the...

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Baseball Lebanon 8, ConVal 0 Key players: Lebanon — Nick Brill, Jack Clary, Bennett Hewett Highlights: Brill went 2-for-4 with two...