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By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Another solar array is being proposed for the River Road area, the third such project since 2019.On Jan. 16, the Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider a variance request for a 1 megawatt array covering about 4.6 acres on a 12-acre...

By RAY COUTURE

THETFORD — In some ways, Owen Dybvig is just like any other 21-year-old still living at home: He’s ready to move out from under his parents’ wings and pursue his own interests, make new friends, and see more of the world.But moving is a lot more...

By JUSTIN CAMPFIELD

WILDER — A cornerstone of the Upper Valley youth sports scene has changed hands as longtime Northern Lights Gymnastics owner Jill Vanderpot recently sold the gym to a new ownership group comprised of two current employees and the parents of a...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — A tax relief program aimed at spurring redevelopment of qualifying structures has been approved for the developers who plan to convert the former Ruger Mill on Sunapee Street into 70 housing units.The Selectboard’s unanimous vote Monday...

By RAY COUTURE

HANOVER — Clothing and jewelry shop Traditionally Trendy closed its doors last month after a 31-year run on Hanover’s Main Street, though owner Rocio Menoscal promises the store, along with a new venture selling hats, will continue sales...

By JUSTIN CAMPFIELD

WOODSTOCK — After recently experiencing uncharacteristic turnover in the municipal manager’s office, Woodstock officials are hoping its newest hire will bring stability to the position.By unanimous vote, the Woodstock town and village boards last...

By NICOLA SMITH

In the Filipino language Tagalog, the word “kuya,” or “brother,” is a sign of respect, a mark of amiable connection that precedes a person’s name. Kuya is also the name of a recently opened Filipino-American restaurant in Randolph that is bringing the...

By RAY COUTURE  

SOUTH ROYALTON — The death of Vermont Law School student Thomas Fennell, who was killed last year at a South Royalton railroad crossing when a train struck his vehicle, was on the minds of many community members present at a Thursday hearing with the...

By ROSE TERAMI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A new 42-unit affordable housing project is slated for a lot right near Lyman Bridge, which carries traffic across the Connecticut River from Vermont to West Lebanon.The Riverwalk project, which will occupy the corner of Maple...

By JUSTIN CAMPFIELD

LYME — The good news is that after a first round of bidding failed to attract any contractors willing to take on the Lyme-East Thetford Bridge refurbishment project, a second round of bidding in May elicited three bids, with the New Hampshire...

BY LAURA KOES

LEBANON — The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend renewing Cape Air’s Essential Air Service contract at Lebanon Municipal Airport.After hearing public testimony and reviewing information on competing proposals from Cape Air, the...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — The Lebanon Planning Board will consider a proposal to create a 196-unit apartment complex at the former Kleen laundry facility and dry cleaner business on Mechanic Street, which project developers say will help address the region’s housing...

By LAURA KOES

LEBANON — The City Council is slated to decide next week which air carrier will hold the Essential Air Service contract through the U.S. Department of Transportation at the city’s airport starting on Dec. 1.Cape Air has held the contract since 2008...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — About once a week since May, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department has assisted area emergency responders using drones for search and rescue operations and other circumstances.The department purchased the drones last December and put them...

By RAY COUTURE

NORWICH — For the past decade, Jay Rimmel could count on his roughly once-a-month trip to Diane’s Casual Cuts to double as both a much-needed trim and a therapeutic session.That’s because Rimmel’s stylist, Laura Fraser, would blast 1970s jams from the...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The recently completed revaluation of town property resulted in an astonishing increase of 81% in the total value of residential property and 41% in commercial/industrial property, which includes apartment complexes and multi-family...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — To paraphrase an overused line from a popular movie: They built it; now will they come?As construction crews put the finishing touches on the nearly $5 million project to rebuild the city center portion of Pleasant Street, businesses that...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT, N.H. — Two planned housing projects took small steps forward on the financing side at the Newport Selectboard’s meeting Monday night.The board first approved a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant application for Occom Properties, of...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — After hearing residents speak for and against privatizing the city’s transfer station, the City Council voted, 5-4, on Wednesday to authorize interim City Manager John Bohenko to begin negotiations with DeCamp Waste Services to operate the...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — Lebanon High School’s graduating seniors stressed the importance of community and building relationships in their parting words to classmates at the school’s commencement ceremony for the Class of 2022 on Thursday.Over 1,000 people gathered...