Claremont building inspector who served on City Council dies at 47

CLAREMONT — The city’s chief building official and health officer died at Valley Regional Hospital after suffering a medical emergency while conducting an inspection over the weekend, according to a city news release.

92% of Vermonters have REAL ID-compliant licenses ahead of national deadline

By IZZY WAGNER

Despite many other states still lagging behind, 92% of Vermonters already have a REAL ID — which will be required under federal law for domestic air travel starting May 7.

Barnard reconsiders terms of lease with BarnArts for former fire station

By MARION UMPLEBY

BARNARD — The Selectboard and BarnArts Center for the Arts have reached an agreement on the nonprofit theater’s lease of the old fire station.

NH family planning program faces budget ax

By RICK GREEN

A five-decade-old program that uses state and federal money to provide birth control, cancer screenings, sexually transmitted disease treatment and pregnancy testing for people of low income would be eliminated in a state budget the N.H. House passed last month.

Dartmouth pro-Palestinian protesters take down tents following negotiations with administrators

By CLARE SHANAHAN

HANOVER — Student activists at Dartmouth College are looking forward to a vote by an investment committee on a proposal that would have the college’s sizable portfolio divest from companies that support or profit from the Israeli war effort in Gaza.

New Hampshire Senate to hold public budget hearing Tuesday, the last in the process

By ETHAN DEWITT

Members of the public have an opportunity to weigh in on the state budget Tuesday, when the Senate Finance Committee will host its hearing before making changes to the two-year spending plan.

Prominent VT family asks NH court to uphold $27M verdict against financial advisor

By TODD BOOKMAN

Members of a wealthy Vermont family say a $27.6 million judgement against their former financial advisor is justified after he allegedly misled them about the risks of an investment and failed to disclose his potential conflicts of interest.

New Hampshire’s Republican-controlled legislature divided on open enrollment

Judge orders state of Vermont to give motel voucher recipients more notice before evicting them

By CARLY BERLIN

A Vermont Superior Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Agency of Human Services, requiring that the state give motel voucher program recipients adequate notice before ending their benefits — and give them enough time to appeal.

Dartmouth student challenges incumbent for Hanover Selectboard seat

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — A Dartmouth sophomore is challenging an incumbent Selectboard member of almost two decades for a seat on the board in this month’s municipal election.

Kenyon: At Dartmouth, fear remains palpable a year after arrests

By JIM KENYON

Around noontime Thursday, Dartmouth student activists set up two small camping tents in front of Parkhurst Hall, anchoring them with metal stakes pounded into the ground.

NH House passes bill reducing parking requirements for housing developments

By ETHAN DEWITT

The New Hampshire House passed a bill Thursday to prevent cities and towns from requiring more than one parking space per housing unit, a move intended to ease burdens on developers and encourage more housing. 

One year after UNH protest, new police body camera footage casts doubt on assault charges against students

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A year ago, as a police officer straddled Aidan Turner’s prone body on the grass outside the University of New Hampshire’s Thompson Hall, the college junior contorted his head upward and asked why he was being arrested.

Unique NH fiberglass home is changing hands

By DAVID BROOKS

The most unusual home in Hopkinton, N.H., one that over the years has been nicknamed the Marshmallow House, the Space Pod, the Fiberglass Folly and more, is changing hands.

Vermont Senate approves 2026 budget proposal, but legislators expect to cut spending further amid Gov. Phil Scott’s criticism

By SHAUN ROBINSON

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Senate on Thursday passed its proposed state budget for the 2026 fiscal year, which starts in July.

NH Senate Republicans throw cold water on pot legalization bill

By RICK GREEN

N.H. Senate Republicans snuffed out a marijuana legalization bill Thursday despite public opinion polling showing a majority of Granite Staters favor ending penalties for adult possession of small amounts of cannabis.

Upper Valley school notes for Monday, May 5, 2025

The following Woodstock Union High School students won scholarships in the inaugural Laurance and Mary Rockefeller Legacy Scholarship Essay Competition: Joaquin Jones-Welker, junior, first place, $2,500; Maggie Knox, junior, second place, $1,000; and Jane Stout, senior, third place, $500.

Police: Woman dies in I-91 rollover; driver faces charges

THETFORD — A 27-year-old woman was killed when the car she was riding in on Interstate 91 on Saturday afternoon hit a guardrail and rolled over, and the man behind the wheel is facing criminal charges, police said.

Demoted Woodstock police chief files $5 million suit

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WOODSTOCK — Former police chief Joe Swanson has filed a $5 million lawsuit against village trustees and the municipal manager that alleges he was unlawfully ousted from his job and “maliciously maligned.”