
Over Easy: Bridge closure creates disastrous inconvenience
Nobody likes to think about infrastructure until there’s a big crack in it. And now my thoughts are turning daily to the crumbling and closed “dry bridge,” my gateway to the Route 12A shopping district, where I worked for 30 years amid the swirling dust and creeping traffic.

Hanover boys hockey falls in semifinal
MANCHESTER — The proverbial lights went out for the Hanover High boys hockey team Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Concord in the NHIAA Division I semifinals at John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum. The game and season, however, displayed what appears to be a bright future for the Bears.
Sports

Hanover girls hockey overwhelms Concord in state semifinal
CONCORD — The future is now for the Hanover High girls hockey team, which blasted Concord, 11-2, on Tuesday in the NHIAA Division I semifinals at Everett Arena.




Opinion

Editorial: It takes courage to object to the actions of a despot
Four voices in the wilderness.





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

Stop and park




Arts & Life

Art Notes: Sharon artist’s portraits celebrate ‘Fierce Females’
At first look, “The Fierce Females Project,” a sharp, concentrated installation of portraits by the Sharon artist Finnie Trimpi that went on view Tuesday at Artistree Gallery in South Pomfret, reads like its exterior, a grid of small square frames painted a metallic gold.




Obituaries

Norwich, VT - Born on March 18th, 1961, in Michigan, Edward (Ed) Taylor was a devoted husband, father and a man of sharp intellect and quiet passions. His presence was often marked by his unmistakable chuckle, and even if no one else wa... remainder of obit for Edward Clayton Taylor

Ascutney, VT - Victor Robert Hayward, 84, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025, surrounded by loved ones at Mt. Ascutney Hospital after a long and valiant battle with COPD. Victor was born on August 6, 1940, to Catrena (Porter) and Rob... remainder of obit for Victor Robert Hayward

Hanover, NH - Phil passed away on February 10, 2025 in Hanover, NH due to Complications of Parkinson's Disease. He was born in Boston May 3, 1948, the son of Harold and Elsie Ehret. He graduated from Boston Latin School, '66, and Dartmo... remainder of obit for Philip Harold Ehret

Weathersfield Bow, VT - Jay Karl Stevens, 71, died unexpectedly on February 19, 2025. Jay was born November 11,1953 in Springfield, VT to Karl and Patricia Stevens. Born into a long line of Vermont farmers, Jay attended school in Sp... remainder of obit for Jay Karl Stevens