Latest News
No illegal immigration activity reported by NH border patrols over past six months
Longtime Miracle Mile eatery files for bankruptcy
LEBANON — Mounting financial troubles have forced the owners of Gusanoz Mexican restaurant, located on the Miracle Mile, to shutter two related restaurants and file for bankruptcy, in a move that impacts both employees and a South Royalton nonprofit that depended on one of the restaurants for a significant share of its business.
New Hampshire’s state budget crunch has been years in the making. Now come the cuts.
The signs that New Hampshire’s business tax revenues might be faltering first emerged in late 2023. Now, they’re unmistakable.
Most Read
Editors Picks
Fire damages building housing Lebanon ice cream shop; apartment tenants rescued from roof
Out & About: Claremont nonprofit thrift store seeks new location
Editorial: Social media is resistant to fact checking
Kenyon: Lawsuit sheds light on closure of DHMC’s infertility clinic
Sports
Storrs Hill sees high turnout for first weekend of free public skiing
LEBANON — The Storrs Hill Ski Area drew big crowds for its first season of free skiing over the weekend. The hill’s opening had been delayed from the originally scheduled Dec. 23 due to unseasonable weather.
Local Roundup: Hartford boys hockey narrowly loses to Essex
Local Roundup: Oxbow girls hoops extend undefeated streak
Girls basketball: Canes’ Jasmin makes scoring history on two fronts
Boys basketball: Bears on a tear despite roster losses
Opinion
Column: How should we assess Sununu’s leadership?
Who remembers Mink? A black bear that for years roamed woods and scavenged trash bins in the heart of the Upper Valley, Mink was named for Hanover’s Mink Brook Nature Preserve, where she often made a den and raised cubs for the better part of two...
Editorial: Wanted: A state librarian who’s eager to ban books
Column: We need more people riding bikes, and not just in Hartford
Column: Time to build a better road system for all
Editorial: Hartford bike lanes miss mark
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
Under construction
Highway to heat
Open for business
Headed uphill
Valley News photographers talk about their favorite work from the past year
e-Edition
Arts & Life
A Look Back: What happened to Upper Valley nightlife?
Probably the most frequent knock on the Upper Valley heard these days is about the shortage of nightlife activities for young adults. Nothing much exists in the way of live music for dancing amid convivial beverage consumption and casual connections.
Upper Valley Grange groups persevere in changing times
Art Notes: Revels North plots turnaround
Richards school reopens following bat inspection
50 years of counting birds, and eating turkey, in Woodstock
Obituaries
Marcia Walsh Colligan
Hanover, NH - Marcia Walsh Colligan, pioneering professional woman, President Emeritus and Co-Founder of 501c3 nonprofit Classicopia Chamber Music organization, and matriarch of her loving family died at the age of 93 at Riverwoods Durh... remainder of obit for Marcia Walsh Colligan
Gloria M. Stone
Canaan, NH - Gloria M. (Tolbert) Stone, 83 of Canaan, NH passed away peacefully on January 7, 2025. Gloria was born on February 7, 1941, the daughter of the late Bessie Mae (Canfield) and Clifford Tolbert, Sr. Gloria leaves behind h... remainder of obit for Gloria M. Stone
Susanna A. Smith
North Andover, MA - Susanna "Sue" Armstrong McClary Smith, born on April 13, 1936, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025, after a long and fulfilling life. The youngest of three children to Mary-Martha A... remainder of obit for Susanna A. Smith
Lorraine Nolet Follensbee
Hartford, VT - Lorraine Nolet Follensbee was born on March 2, 1930, to Annie Perrault Nolet and Wilfred Nolet in Lebanon, NH. She died on January 10, 2025, at Genesis in Lebanon at the age of 94. She is predeceased by her parents, her ... remainder of obit for Lorraine Nolet Follensbee
