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City Council greenlights plan to close West Lebanon ‘dry bridge’ during replacement
LEBANON — The dry bridge connecting the Route 12A plazas to downtown West Lebanon will be closed to vehicle traffic for a year to accommodate construction, the City Council decided in a unanimous decision Wednesday night.

Lebanon finalizes contract with new city manager
LEBANON — The mayor of Laconia, N.H., will start work as Lebanon’s new city manager in early September.
Sports

Thetford’s Junker is Vt. Gatorade track athlete of year
THETFORD — Ulysses Junker, a standout at Thetford Academy, was named Gatorade’s Vermont Boys Track and Field Player of the Year late last month, recognizing his record-setting feats as well as his work in the classroom and the community.




Opinion

Editorial: Shelter project shows healthy approach to housing crisis
At a time when much of the rest of America has decided that being homeless is not only a moral failure but also a crime, the Upper Valley has rallied handsomely in support of the construction of a new 20-bed low-barrier shelter in White River Junction that is projected to open next spring. Although backing for the project was by no means unanimous, it is testimony to the compassion, good will and wisdom so often exhibited by those who live here.





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.
Photos

Plainfield’s profitable partners
PLAINFIELD — While remaining committed not to sample their product, Maximus Porter, 8, right, and June Stephens, 8, permit themselves a taste of the last drops from the bottles while selling lemonade outside Porter’s home recently.




Arts & Life

Art Notes: Canaan artist marks return to his craft with Main Street Museum show
For most of his nearly 67 years (his birthday is on Sunday), Gary Hamel was among the Upper Valley’s most prolific and committed visual artists.




Obituaries

Claremont, NH - Eleanor Ruth Sawyer Fletcher, 85, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. A beloved mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Eleanor will be remembered always for her inf... remainder of obit for Eleanor Ruth Sawyer Fletcher

Hanover, NH - Robert Zelwin Aliber, of Evanston, Illinois and Hanover, New Hampshire, an influential international economist and longtime member of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, died June 22, 2025 at age 94 in Evan... remainder of obit for Robert Zelwin Aliber

Hanover, NH - Rosa María Caveda Lorié died on July 12, 2025, in the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was born in 1940 in Santiago de Cuba. Rosa was the eldest of three daughters born to Enrique and María de la Fé Caveda. Her fam... remainder of obit for Rosa Maria Lorié

Arthur L. "Art" Bradway Windsor, VT - Arthur L. "Art" Bradway died Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT following a period of declining health. Born on May 30, 1944, in Rutland, VT, Art was the son of Go... remainder of obit for Arthur L. Bradway