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By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — Concerned that city’s two fire stations are understaffed, city councilors have authorized Fire Chief James Wheatley to apply for federal grants to hire up to eight new firefighters.Wheatley initially asked to apply for enough funds to...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WEST NEWBURY — Over his decades as a firefighter, Corinth Fire Chief Ed Pospisil has noticed a shift in how fast it takes for a fire to consume a structure.“Years ago, 10, 15 years ago — even further than that — you’d have enough time to get out....

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Vermont Department of Health is holding a series of meetings on regional emergency medical services this month, including one in Hartford on Oct. 27 at 6 p.m.The meetings are intended to give community members, EMS and...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — Construction of a new fire station in downtown Lebanon would be a costly but necessary project to protect the health and safety of the city’s firefighters and other employees, according to city officials.Fire Chief James Wheatley is seeking...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — Authorities are investigating a fire that burned down an unoccupied house at the end of Hemlock Road, which has been closed to traffic for two months because of damage sustained during July’s flooding.The fire occurred in the early morning...

WEST LEBANON — An inbound private jet from Nantucket landed safely at Lebanon Municipal Airport early Thursday evening after experiencing electrical failure as it was a short distance away from touching down.The Lebanon Fire Department and other Upper...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — Concerned about the city’s aging and outmoded firehouse, Fire Chief Jim Wheatley is proposing replacing the Central Fire Station with a new facility that meets modern operating and safety standards.A 2019 study of Lebanon’s public safety...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

ENFIELD — When Robert Pollard was 16 years old, he was hired to work at Don’s Cash Market in his hometown of Enfield.Don Crate, owner of the market, was the Enfield’s fire chief and introduced the young Pollard to firefighting and even took him on...

BETHEL — The death of a 35-year-old man at the Firefly Arts Festival in Bethel in July has been ruled an accidental drug overdose, police said in a news release on Thursday.Vermont State Police identified the man, whose identity had been withheld...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — A storage warehouse sustained significant damage in a fire that broke out west of downtown just after 6 p.m. Saturday and drew a response from more than 20 area fire departments. When the first crews arrived, the building was heavily...

BETHEL — Police are investigating the death of a Boston man who died at an art festival in Bethel earlier this month.Vermont State Police said in a news release on Tuesday they learned at 11:26 p.m. on July 7 that the Bethel Fire Department and White...

NEWBURY, Vt. — A man was killed after he went back into a burning home early Friday morning. James Lacount, 77, of Newbury, was among the residents of a home at 2464 Bowen Road who initially escaped the fire. But he went back into the home to retrieve...

CLAREMONT — Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident on Main Street in Claremont on Thursday afternoon, according to a news release from the fire department. The city’s fire and police departments, as well as Golden Cross Ambulance, responded...

By RAY COUTURE

ENFIELD — Dark clouds and a thick haze of rain did not stop the children attending the Enfield Fire Department’s Activity Day on Satur day at Huse Park from wanting yet another go with the fire extinguisher.For many of the kids who stopped by with...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

FAIRLEE — It took more than 10 fire departments to put out a house fire in Fairlee on Quinibeck Point on Wednesday due to the heat, location and time of day, according to Orford Fire Chief Terry Straight.“Due to the extreme heat we needed a lot of...

LEBANON — Lebanon opened cooling shelters on Wednesday amid a heat wave, according to the city’s website.The city's two libraries, the airport and the senior center will be open through Friday. Both the Kilton Library, 80 Main Street in West Lebanon,...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

HARTFORD — The summer brush fire season has begun — and the beginning of summer is still a month away.Unseasonably dry spring weather is helping to kindle wildfires around the Upper Valley that caused several town fire departments to spring into...