
Upper Valley stove manufacturer hurt by tariffs, end of tax breaks
New Hampshire’s only manufacturer of wood stoves says it is being buffeted by costs and confusion from two different directions — tariffs and taxes — that will hurt sales and may lead to layoffs.

Royalton bridge replacement plan won’t include temporary span
ROYALTON — Despite the frustration of some residents, the Selectboard voted 3-2 last week to proceed with construction of a permanent span at Fox Stand Bridge, also known as Royalton Hill Bridge.
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Test shows elevated level of E. coli at Canaan Street Lake beach
By CLARE SHANAHAN


Opinion

Editorial: NH betrays victims of YDC abuse
While the MAGA-verse is all atwitter about the Epstein sex trafficking files, its New Hampshire wing is further victimizing hundreds of people who suffered horrendous sexual and physical abuse while in state custody as children. Republicans in the Legislature, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Attorney General John Formella are all implicated. This is unconscionable, at least to anyone who has a conscience.





Your Daily Puzzles

An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."

A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.

Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.

Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.

Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
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Teamwork in North Hartland
NORTH HARTLAND — Phoenix Cook, left, of Hartland, and Emily Pritchard, of South Royalton, react to the damaged camper tire they had just taken off Cook’s fifth-wheel camper.




Arts & Life

Handmade harp in Lebanon
LEBANON — Stephen Ryan, of Springfield, N.H., carries his daughter Joanna’s Paraguayan harp back to their vehicle after a lesson at the Upper Valley Music Center in downtown Lebanon on Friday.


Obituaries

Naples, FL - Irene Powers passed away peacefully on August 19, 2025, at the age of 100 surrounded by family. Irene was born at home in Somerville, MA. She graduated from City of Somerville High School at the age of 16 and then from Bur... remainder of obit for Irene Powers

Hanover, NH - Pamela Lee Doenges passed away peacefully on August 17, 2025, at Kendal at Hanover, NH, at the age of 97. She grew up in Old Greenwich, Connecticut to an American mother and a Canadian father. She went to boarding school i... remainder of obit for Pamela Doenges

Wentworth, NH - Jeremiah "Miah" Godfrey passed away on August 13, 2025. He was born at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital on May 5, 1987, at 14:36. Miah played football from the time he was 8 years old for Pop Warner Football until he was... remainder of obit for Jeremiah Godfrey

Edward "Spud" Hammond Lebanon, NH - My husband of 55 ½ years has passed into his next life Saturday August 23, 2025. He spent 88 years in this one. He was a busy man. It seemed like he was always moving. He was born on February 21, 1937 ... remainder of obit for Edward Hammond