Turning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others

By NICK PERRY

THOMASTON, Maine — Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of the Declaration of Independence sitting on a pile of trash, and he made headlines this year when he stumbled upon a...

Little damage reported in Vermont from Wednesday’s heavy rainfall

By EMMA COTTON

Impacts from Wednesday’s storm appeared minor on Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service and Vermont Emergency Management. The weather service had issued a flood watch for most of the state on Wednesday but downgraded expected...

Hartford High student needs votes for singing competition

HARTFORD — A Hartford High School student who placed in the top 10 in a national singing competition needs more votes to make it to the next round.People can vote for Macy Bettwieser, who was one of more than 250 high school students around the...

The Satanic Temple unveils holiday display in city plaza in front of NH State House

By ARIANNA MacNEILL

Near the city Christmas tree and a nativity scene, a new holiday display – backed by city permit – now stands in the city plaza in front of the State House.The Satanic Temple has installed its own holiday monument in front of the State House, unveiled...

Listen dedicates book room to longtime volunteers

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LEBANON — Dozens of people gathered in the book room at Listen’s Miracle Mile Thrift Store, while more waited outside the store holding tight to reusable bags in Friday morning’s cold air.Dorothy Syme made her way to the front of the crowd inside to...

Over Easy: An Upper Valley winter musical would be titled "Wicked Cold," of course

By DAN MACKIE

I am not the sort of person who suddenly bursts into song — or would wish for anyone else to (too startling) — but I have been feeling musical after experiencing the movie, “Wicked,” during Thanksgiving break.I was not there under duress; as a leading...

Theater Review: Northern Stage’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ captures the magic of a beloved story

By NATHAN DOUGLAS GARDNER

Northern Stage’s 2024 winter musical, “Beauty and the Beast,” feels like a glass of warm milk before bed — comforting and nostalgic, yet hard to critique without a layer of sentimentality. For those who grew up in the ’90s or raised children during...

VINS sets records for number of birds in its care

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

QUECHEE — For around a decade, Pat Tivnan has been volunteering at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science to help care for baby birds.During her four-hour shifts, she’d feed the tiniest patients at the Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation and...

Mount Washington Observatory unveils new project to expand weather monitoring across NH

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

Mount Washington famously lays claim to the world’s worst weather. Now, a new project from the Mount Washington Observatory will allow people to monitor that weather more closely.Last week, the observatory unveiled a project to expand the Mount...

First right whales of season gorge on critical food off Massachusetts, giving hope for a strong year

By PATRICK WHITTLE

Scientists who study a critically endangered species of whale that lives off New England said encouraging early signs suggest the animals could have a strong season for feeding and breeding.The North Atlantic right whale is one of the rarest whale...

Upper Valley Guernseys earn ribbons at World Dairy Expo

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

MERIDEN — To owner Angela Toms, Mill Bridge Farm is a “4-H project gone right.”Toms, a physician, and her husband, Chris Forman, a software engineer, built the barn that houses 11 Guernsey cows in 2018, after their four children joined 4-H and got...

Making Statehouse plaza festive: When moving a 40-foot Christmas tree, the wind isn’t your friend

By DAVID BROOKS

Cutting your own Christmas tree is a snap. Unless, that is, it weighs 3,100 pounds, is as wide as a lane of traffic and nature decided to make the whole process more complicated.“The wind makes it a little trickier,” said Ryan Rambeau, Concord tree...

Rain will help NH's drought conditions. But it's not enough.

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

Ongoing drought conditions are straining some local water systems, and state officials are urging people to conserve water where they can. Meanwhile, some people are reporting that their residential wells are going dry. Fires are also catching across...

Out & About: Upper Valley Thanksgiving meals 2024

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Every year, dozens of volunteers and organizations make Thanksgiving special.This happens in various ways: there’s people who put together meal boxes for families in need, those who serve meals at Thanksgiving Day dinners and yet others who volunteer...

Vershire’s largest property owner sets sights on long-term forest growth

By JIM KENYON

VERSHIRE — Donna Goldberg stopped in her tracks to gaze skyward at a single 100-foot white pine that towered over smaller hardwood trees on a forested embankment.“It’s a beauty,” she said, estimating the pine’s age at about 80 years old.Trees such as...

Three-quarters of Vermont experiencing dry conditions

By ERIN PETENKO

More than 75% of Vermont is “abnormally dry,” and a quarter of the state is in a drought, according to the latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor. As of last week, drought conditions were worst in southern Vermont, where much of Rutland, Windsor,...

Dartmouth project seeks to convert waste to energy

HANOVER — Dartmouth sophomore engineering student Ben Cavanagh monitored a biomass torrefaction reactor, which breaks down agricultural and forestry waste like husks and wood chips in a high heat, low oxygen environment to create a carbon-rich...

Valley Parents: Woodstock High students combine art, nature in studies

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WOODSTOCK — On a warm, early fall morning students in Katrina Jimerson’s Eco Art class at Woodstock Union High School prepared for a “scavenger hunt” at Sculpture Fest, an art exhibition on farmland in Woodstock.The 15 students were in search of...

Valley Parents: Hanover middle school students create art out of wood, paints

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HANOVER — Besides crafting something useful from wood, eighth grader Gabriel Lizcano had another reason for taking Cliff Harriman’s woodworking class at Richmond Middle School: the joy his work brings others.“It is nice after you work so hard on...