
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.
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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.
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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

Lyme, NH - Paphanh Sithavady, age 76, passed Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Visitation: Fri., March 14, 3-5pm at Knight Funeral Home, White River Junction, VT and traditional Theravada Buddhist Ceremony: Sat., March 15, 1:30pm at the Funera... remainder of obit for Paphanh Sithavady

Newbury, VT - Elton Hunter Brinker, 69, died unexpectedly at his home earlier this year, February 1, 2025. Born in Jacksonville FL, he was the son of Love Snow Brinker of Florida and Carroll Stanley Brinker, Sr. of Pennsylvania. The fa... remainder of obit for Elton Brinker

Middlebury, VT - Marcia Susan Wheeler passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on March 1, 2025 at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington, VT after unexpected complications during her cancer treatment. Marcia was born on Ap... remainder of obit for Marcia Susan Wheeler

Ascutney, VT - It is with deep sadness that the family of Arlene Chamberlain announces her passing on March 4, 2025, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital. She was 88 years old. Born on May 2, 1936, in Middlesex, Vermont, Arlene was the daughter of... remainder of obit for Arlene Chamberlain