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By MARION UMPLEBY

“Sugar, butter, flour.” A woman’s voice carries across a dimly-lit diner minutes before the room is jolted to life by the arrival of hungry customers.

By MARION UMPLEBY

HANOVER — In its final hours of operation in early January, dozens of customers lined up at Lalo’s Taqueria for a meal before the Lebanon eatery shuttered for good.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

CANAAN — Rain and snowmelt combined to lead the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch across the Upper Valley through Monday evening.

By JOHN LIPPMAN

April Frost, she might agree, probably got along better with dogs than her own species. But it was through canines that she believed people could open a new dimension into what it means to be human.

By MARION UMPLEBY

LEBANON — Another caffeine-fueled drive-thru could be coming to the heavily traveled Route 120 corridor.

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — With the search for a new school superintendent narrowed to two finalists, the public will have a chance to meet the candidates at meetings next week.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — The Selectboard approved an expenditure request from the Police Department for spike strips during Wednesday’s meeting, in spite of outcry from residents on the town’s Listserv.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

GRANTHAM — Two Upper Valley towns supported petitioned warrant articles calling on legislators to stop any expansion of the state’s school voucher program in Town Meeting voting on Tuesday, while four more will decide before the end of the week.

By ALEX HANSON

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.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — Candidates for City Council who campaigned as cost-cutters amid concerns about the trajectory of municipal spending fell short at the polls on Tuesday.

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — A Superior Court judge has denied a request by defense attorneys to obtain the email addresses and phone numbers of members of jury for a sexual assault trial earlier this year.

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

ORFORD — Orange East Superintendent Randall Gawel will depart to take the helm of the Rivendell Interstate School District beginning July 1.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — Dartmouth College is partnering with an Upper Valley developer to build 21 houses in West Lebanon for faculty and staff.

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LEBANON — This year, the Upper Valley Music Center is celebrating 30 years of growth, from small beginnings to becoming the largest provider of music lessons in the region.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

BRIDGEWATER — After much discussion at Town Meeting on Tuesday, voters rejected a motion that would have eliminated the office of the town lister and moved to a professional assessing system.

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

ROYALTON — By the slimmest of margins, voters defeated a proposed 1% local option tax on meals, lodging and alcohol.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

Three Upper Valley towns will vote on whether to adopt community power at Town Meeting.

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WEST WINDSOR — Residents overwhelmingly voted to uphold the town’s short-term rental ordinance during Town Meeting.

By ALEX HANSON

SOUTH ROYALTON — Bethel and Royalton voters approved a $15.2 million budget for the White River Unified School District with a minimum of conversation about it at Monday night’s annual meeting.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — Voters will elect candidates to four City Council seats at this year’s Town Meeting, with two of those races contested.