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Storm Leaves Treacherous Roadways in Its Wake
Lebanon — A 58-year-old Enfield man died in a crash on Route 4 after a truck with a snowplow allegedly lost control during Thursday’s snowstorm and struck the front of his pickup truck, police said.Authorities reported numerous crashes throughout the... → Read More
Norwich Opts to Fund Teacher, OKs Budgets
Norwich — Voters on Tuesday approved the school and municipal budgets, re-elected Selectboard Chairwoman Mary Layton and also backed Claudette Brochu in a three-way race for an open seat on the Selectboard.And a separate $100,000 spending request from... → Read More
Hartland OKs $2.77 Million Budget, Property Sale Near Rec Center
Hartland — Voters on Tuesday morning approved all items on the warning, including modest increases to the combined general fund and highway budget that pave the way for a 3 cent increase in municipal property taxes.In balloted voting, Phil Hobbie won... → Read More
Lyme Reaches Tentative Agreement to Re-Open River Road
Lyme — The town of Lyme has reached a tentative agreement with the owner of farmland along River Road to build a new route for a closed section of road.The Selectboard and residents Arend Tensen and David Roby say their arrangement, which was reached... → Read More
Dairy Co-op Sends Farmers Suicide Hotline Numbers After Milk Prices Plummet
West Lebanon — With milk prices declining to levels seen 20 years ago, the dairy co-op Agri-Mark this month sent farmers phone numbers for suicide prevention hotlines and other mental health services along with the latest market forecasts.The regional... → Read More
Dartmouth Professor Reviews Facebook’s ‘Fake News’ Tools
Hanover — With more than half of American adults relying on social media for some of their news in 2017, according to the Pew Research Center, it’s fair, but also a bit troubling, to say that the nation’s democratic health derives, in part, from that... → Read More
Dartmouth Budget Takes Hit on Rennie Farm
Hanover — Dartmouth College has booked $27 million in its latest financial statement for future cleanup costs at Rennie Farm, contributing to a $12 million operating deficit for the fiscal year that ended on June 30.Administrators added the money to... → Read More
Vermont Fines Railroad Over Norwich Crossing
Norwich — The Vermont Transportation Board on Monday fined the Washington County Railroad Company another $1,000 for violating the terms of an order to close a railroad crossing at Kendall Station Road.The state regulatory body had already fined the... → Read More
Dartmouth Places Three Professors on Paid Leave; Statement About Investigation Cites ‘Safety of Campus Community’
Hanover — Dartmouth College has put three psychology professors on paid leave and restricted their access to campus as it investigates potential “serious misconduct,” college officials said on Wednesday.Dartmouth spokeswoman Diana Lawrence confirmed... → Read More
Dartmouth Loses Appeal Over Ruling Against Indoor Practice Facility
Hanover — A Grafton Superior Court judge has upheld a Hanover Planning Board decision to deny site plan approval for a 70,000-square-foot indoor practice facility proposed by Dartmouth College.Lawyers for Dartmouth had argued that the Planning Board’s... → Read More
Dartmouth Endowment Hits New High
Hanover — Dartmouth College this week reported a 10.2 percent growth in its endowment for the fiscal year that ended in June, bringing the fund to an all-time high of $4.96 billion after a slight drop in fiscal 2016.Administrators said the endowment... → Read More
Claremont Reflects on Racism After Biracial Boy Injured (Videos)
Claremont — Hundreds of activists, clergy and concerned residents gathered in Broad Street Park on Tuesday to spread a message of tolerance and resilience following the injuries suffered last month by an 8-year-old biracial boy in an episode his... → Read More
Dartmouth Informs Neighbors of Cyanide Finding
Hanover — Dartmouth College officials say they have detected cyanide in treated water from Rennie Farm, the former laboratory dump site near Hanover Center, but that the readings were likely an anomaly — skewed by a deactivated pump.Dartmouth for... → Read More
Longacres’ Nursery in Lebanon To Be Sold to Gardener’s Supply
Lebanon — The longtime owners of Longacres’ Nursery Center say they’re selling their business of 45 years to a Burlington-based garden supply company.The Mechanic Street outfit launched in 1971 as a landscaping business under brothers Jim and Joe... → Read More
Dartmouth Considers Closing, Selling Hanover Country Club
Hanover — Dartmouth College is considering closing Hanover Country Club and also possibly selling the land as part of a four-year effort to shift millions of dollars in operational expenses to academics.School officials on Wednesday said they haven’t... → Read More
Police Probe Haverhill Deaths
Haverhill — A Wells River hair salon owner and her ex-boyfriend were found dead in her home on Tuesday morning in what authorities initially have characterized as “untimely deaths.” The bodies of Chrystal Lewis, 44, and Robert Taylor, 45, were found... → Read More
Video: Bradford, Vt., House Destroyed in Apparent Explosion
Bradford — A house across from Oxbow High School was destroyed in an apparent explosion around 6:30 p.m. this evening, drawing firefighters from several area towns.First responders have confirmed that the homeowner is out of town. No injuries have... → Read More
Scott Appoints Hanover Co-op Board President as Public Service Board Chairman
Weathersfield — Anthony Roisman, a prominent environmental lawyer who had been serving as president of the Hanover Co-op board of directors, has been appointed chairman of the Vermont Public Service Board.Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday announced... → Read More
N.H. Wildlife Officials’ Plans to Euthanize Family of Bears Near Dartmouth College Faces Backlash
Hanover — News that a bear sow and her yearling cubs will be euthanized in Hanover has sparked outrage from Upper Valley residents, a petition to save the animals and a plea from an eminent bear biologist in Lyme.State wildlife experts say the bears... → Read More
Dartmouth Professor Declines Dean’s Post Over Israeli Boycott Controversy
Hanover — Dartmouth College Native American Studies professor Bruce Duthu on Monday said he had turned down an appointment as the dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, saying he did not believe he could serve “effectively” because of criticism... → Read More