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Authorities investigating fatal shooting by Hartford police officer
HARTFORD VILLAGE — Vermont State Police are investigating a fatal police shooting In Hartford Village Thursday afternoon, according to a news release.Authorities said a Hartford police officer was injured and the person they shot is dead in the... → Read More
Cornish man drowns in Mill Brook
CORNISH — A 72-year-old Cornish man drowned Wednesday after falling into a brook by his home, according to a news release from the New Hampshire State Police.Michael W. Ranney was “attempting to traverse a homemade bridge” across Mill Brook on his... → Read More
Former Randolph principal sentenced in sexual exploitation case
CHELSEA — Speaking with a steady voice on Wednesday during a virtual court hearing, 25-year-old Rose Earl recalled the pain that she said has lasted for nearly a decade after being groomed by her high school principal, whom she once trusted as a... → Read More
A Life: Karen Oelschlaeger
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Soon after Windsor County Deputy State’s Attorney Karen Oelschlaeger was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2018, the adventurous 34-year-old arranged a meeting with an administrator at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.She had... → Read More
Lebanon police chief announces retirement
LEBANON — Lebanon’s police chief is stepping down after five years on the job. Chief Richard Mello is retiring and will be replaced by Deputy Police Chief Phil Roberts on May 1, the city announced in a news release Wednesday. In a statement, Mello... → Read More
Royalton budgets pass
ROYALTON — Voters approved the town's general fund and highway budgets, and reelected two Selectboard members at the polls Tuesday.The $1.35 million general fund budget is a roughly $12,500 decrease from last year's spending plan, while highway... → Read More
A ‘ridiculous,’ ‘exceptional’ storm: Upper Valley blanketed in feet of snow
LEBANON — A massive winter storm swept through New England overnight into Thursday morning, dumping feet of snow around parts of the Upper Valley with snowfall rates that meteorologists called “ridiculous” and “exceptional.”“We’re approaching record... → Read More
Thetford officials suspend rec director over TikTok posts
THETFORD — Town officials on Tuesday suspended Recreation Director Nathaniel Maxwell indefinitely with pay while they investigate whether he posted a threatening comment against a woman on the popular social media site TikTok.Dozens of people had... → Read More
White River Junction man accused of attempted sexual assault, kidnapping
NORTH HAVERHILL — A 38-year-old White River Junction man is facing attempted kidnapping and sex crime charges after police said he tried to convince a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl to run away from home with him.Erwin Feeney pleaded not... → Read More
Upper Valley voters anxious as election results remain unclear
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — On Tuesday, they voted in waves, setting records for turnout in some Upper Valley towns.On Wednesday, they grappled with continued political tension about the future of the country and who will occupy the White House.“I’m trying... → Read More
Trump voters show their support outside Upper Valley polls
CANAAN — After two hours of standing outside the Canaan Fire Station on Route 118 Tuesday morning, Leia Wood was starting to feel the bite of the 30-degree temperatures. She leaned a wooden post, which held signs for several local Republican... → Read More
Lebanon man charged with voting twice in 2016 – once as a man, once as a woman
A Lebanon man arrested this week is accused of voting twice during the 2016 presidential election under two different names, according to a news release from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.Vincent Marzello, 65, was charged Thursday with a... → Read More
Claremont standoff ends peacefully
CLAREMONT — A daylong standoff in Claremont ended peacefully shortly after 5 p.m. on Thursday, hours after police issued a shelter-in-place alert to residents in the North Street neighborhood near downtown.The shelter-in-place was lifted, and no... → Read More
School Board votes to hold termination hearing for Windsor principal over BLM comments
WINDSOR — The Mount Ascutney School District Board has voted to hold a termination hearing for Windsor School principal Tiffany Riley, the latest in a series of maneuvers after a controversial Facebook post she made about the Black Lives Matter... → Read More
Library Trustee races settled by Plainfield voters
PLAINFIELD — Residents settled contested elections for the Selectboard and library trustees in Australian ballot voting Tuesday.Selectboard member Ron Eberhardt turned back a challenge from Marc Morgan, 345-215.Rosemary Mills defeated Beverly Widger... → Read More
Hartford backs ‘welcoming’ ordinance, pool bond
HARTFORD — Voters at Town Meeting made several monumental decisions, including passing a hotly debated “welcoming” ordinance related to immigration and approving a $3.3 million bond for a new municipal pool, according to preliminary results Tuesday... → Read More
Bradford, Vt., family displaced by fire
BRADFORD, Vt. — A family of five was displaced after flames tore through their South Main Street home Wednesday afternoon. No one was injured in the fire, which was called in around 4 p.m. at a house at 893 South Main St., according to Bradford Fire... → Read More
Eaton’s Sugar House destroyed by suspicious fire
ROYALTON — Officials are investigating a fire that destroyed Eaton’s Sugar House, a longstanding roadside attraction along Route 14, late Thursday night. The restaurant and sugar house, established in 1963, is a total loss following the blaze, which... → Read More
White River School students temporarily evacuated during small fire
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A small fire at the White River School forced its students to evacuate Tuesday morning. Hartford firefighters responded a little after 9 a.m. to the elementary school at 102 Pine St. for a call of smoke coming from the... → Read More