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Democrat narrowly beats incumbent in Orange County sheriff race
Part-time sheriff’s deputy George Contois unseated his boss, longtime Orange County Sheriff Bill Bohnyak, by a sliver of 102 votes in preliminary results in the race for Orange County Sheriff.Contois received 6,602 votes, or 46.66% of the total,... → Read More
Republican wins NH House seat representing Mascoma Valley towns
Republican John Sellers, of Bristol, N.H., narrowly beat Bridgewater, N.H. Democrat Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban for the Grafton District 18 House seat representing a “floterial district,” created in 2022 as part of New Hampshire’s redistricting, which... → Read More
Grafton Republican wins N.H. House seat
GRAFTON — First-term incumbent Republican New Hampshire state Rep. Lex Berezhny beat Democratic state Rep. Catherine Mulholland for a newly redrawn seat representing Grafton, Alexandria, Hebron and Groton in the New Hampshire House on Tuesday.With 99%... → Read More
Canaan Democrat wins Grafton 9 House seat
Canaan Democrat Corinne Morse won election to a N.H. House seat representing Grafton 9 District in voting Tuesday. With 99% of the votes tallied, Morse won 1,030 votes beating out Republican Donald McFarlane, of Orange, who earned 875 votes, according... → Read More
Ward beats Lovett for N.H. state Senate seat
Former Claremont Mayor Charlene Lovett lost her bid to unseat Ruth Ward, R-Stoddard, in the race for the District 8 New Hampshire state Senate seat.Lovett, who switched party affiliations earlier this year from Republican to Democrat, was trailing... → Read More
MacDonald wins reelection to Vermont Senate
Longtime incumbent Mark MacDonald has retained his seat in the Vermont Senate.MacDonald, a Williamstown Democrat, received 5,683 votes in the Orange senate district to defeat Republican John Klar, of Brookfield, who received 4,516 votes, according... → Read More
Prentiss wins N.H. Senate seat
WEST LEBANON — State Sen. Sue Prentiss, D-West Lebanon, fought off a challenge from Hanover Republican John McIntyre for Senate District 5 on Tuesday.With 93% of the votes counted, Prentiss, who was first elected in 2020, had 18,869 votes to... → Read More
Plainfield man still rebuilding his life 5 years after being cleared murder-for-hire plot
Five years after a jury took only three hours to acquit him of charges that he conspired to kill his ex-wife, Maurice Temple recently celebrated a sign that his life is returning to something like normal: He bought a bulldozer.“Last weekend was the... → Read More
Dartmouth grad died Sunday after being found injured under Ledyard Bridge
A 24-year old Dartmouth College graduate who returned to Hanover to attend his delayed college graduation ceremony this past weekend died after rescue workers recovered his severely injured body near the Ledyard Bridge early Sunday morning, the... → Read More
Hartford man shot in face over the weekend was previously shot, wounded by police
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – A 22-year old Quechee man who was shot in the face at the Super 8 Motel in White River Junction on Friday is the same man who was shot by a state trooper during a pursuit after the man fired a shotgun in the direction of his... → Read More
The scoop on ice cream returning to downtown Hanover, in former Morano Gelato location
HANOVER — In a no-brainer as obvious as selling hot dogs at a baseball game, a new ice cream parlor will be opening next door to the Nugget Theaters in Hanover, filling a void created two years ago when gelateria Morano Gelato closed early in the... → Read More
Hartford public works director adds to series of exits from town leadership posts
HARTFORD — Hartford Public Works Director Hannah Tyler said she is leaving to take a job in southern Vermont. Her exit marks the second departure of a high-level town official in less than a month.Tyler joined Hartford in 2018 from Brattleboro, Vt.,... → Read More
Apartment buildings proposed in downtown Lebanon near Colburn Park
LEBANON — Upper Valley landlord Mike Davidson has unveiled an ambitious, mixed-use project that would create almost 150 new apartment units at the site of the former Village Market and redraw the skyline at the gateway to Colburn Park in downtown... → Read More
Dartmouth employees to get bonuses as endowment returns 46.5%
HANOVER — A banner year for Dartmouth College’s investments has prompted the college to share some of its gains with employees and students.The college, in announcing that its endowment soared by $2.5 billion, to $8.5 billion, said on Monday it would... → Read More
Popping pup population snarls schedules of veterinarians, groomers and kennels
Welcome to the dog delays of summer.Pet parents hoping to take their dog to the pet salon or for a visit to the veterinarian are finding that extremely long wait times are pushing appointments back to August or later.An increase in dog adoptions... → Read More
Bottom line: Hanover brings new tradition from the Old World with outdoor Christmas market
2020 has been a rough year for Hanover merchants as the pandemic has forced several restaurants and retail shops to close, leaving empty storefronts in the heart of the town.Now, to help downtown businesses this holiday season, Town Manager Julia... → Read More
Ethel Jarvis’ ‘life was a full circle’
UNITY — Ethel Jarvis was born in Sullivan County’s poor house and grew up to put the county’s house in order.Jarvis, who served 20 years as a Sullivan County commissioner and filled a host of other roles as a public servant and committed member of the... → Read More
The Strafford shuffle: Historical society moves to old cafe space, cafe opening in former society space
STRAFFORD — Phoebe Mix had a simple plan to market-research her idea about opening a breakfast and lunch cafe in a building she owns by the Strafford Green.Mix, who lives above the U.S. Post Office at the intersection of Brook Road and Justin Morrill... → Read More
Contractor plans Target store in West Lebanon
WEST LEBANON — At long last, it looks like a Target is coming to the Upper Valley.Plans have been submitted to the city of Lebanon for approval to begin work on converting the former Kmart store on Route 12A into a Target store, sure to be welcome... → Read More
Former Hanover woman recalls when remote work was new
Susan Golden says she never thought of herself as much of a “pioneer” but the former Hanover resident was in the vanguard when it comes to working remotely from home.Golden, who is now retired and lives on the New Hampshire Seacoast, was profiled in... → Read More