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By JOHN LIPPMAN

BRADFORD, Vt. — Since Marilyn Rainville took over running the Bliss Village Store and Deli in the summer of 2022, she’s watched as four other small businesses along Bradford’s Main Street have, one by one, closed up shop.The cheese store, a boutique,...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

SPRINGFIELD, N.H. — Safety officials are investigating the circumstances involving a 51-year-old man who was found deceased after he had been pinned under a dump bed in the early morning hours last Friday at a lumber mill in Springfield.The man, whose...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

LISBON, N.H. — Robert Thomsen was asleep at his home in Lisbon on the evening of Sept. 13, when his wife woke him up to tell him there was some trouble going on outside their house.A group of men had pulled up in a vehicle, gunning the engine,...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

The Democratic candidate for Grafton County sheriff filed two formal complaints with the state and threatened to sue the county for nearly $400,000 last year after she accused the outgoing sheriff of creating a hostile work environment, making crude...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — A Grafton County prosecutor was arrested and charged with violating a temporary protective order issued against him, and has been placed on administrative leave from his job.On Tuesday, Michael Schauer, 40, of Piermont, pleaded not...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

CLAREMONT — A 9-month-old infant is hospitalized in “stable” condition after ingesting fentanyl at a residence in Charlestown and is likely survived because of the quick actions of a Claremont police officer, police said on Friday afternoon.Emergency...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

HANOVER — The two Dartmouth student activists who refused to leave a tent set up on the lawn outside President Sian Leah Beilock’s office last October were arrested by Hanover police that night at the behest of college officials who wanted them cited...

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CONCORD — Robert Tulloch is serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole for his part in the murders of two Dartmouth College professors in 2001.For years, Tulloch, who was 17 years old when he murdered Half Zantop has been challenging...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — A 30-year-old Littleton, N.H., police officer looks to have won a three-way race to become the Democratic nominee for Grafton County sheriff, defeating the department’s No. 2 deputy and leading inside candidate who had the outgoing...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

ASCUTNEY — When Richard Knight was working as a guard at the former Windsor State Prison in the 1970s, he approached his boss with a request.“Richard asked if he could meet with an inmate outside his cell,” recalled Mike Coxon, who was the prison’s...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

SHARON — A German Shepherd named Ziggy, now deemed to be vicious, must be confined inside “appropriate fencing” on his owner’s property, which Ziggy is not allowed to leave except for veterinary appointments and “appropriate boarding arrangements” —...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — The longtime Grafton County register of deeds whose tenure has been marked by acrimony with county commissioners and staff is facing a Democratic primary challenge from the sister of the assistant county administrator who promises if...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — The heir apparent, the outside challenger and the inside veteran: when it comes to picking which one will be the Democratic nominee for Grafton County sheriff there are some distinct differences among the three candidates. But all...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

LEBANON — With pandemic-related financial strains behind it, Dartmouth Health made a big swing back into profit in fiscal 2024, but the health care giant’s efforts to make the organization more efficient were buffeted by higher operating...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

SHARON — A Chelsea cannabis grower wants to bring pot, pizza and creamies to Sharon by taking over a once-popular roadside diner along Route 14 near recreational spots on the White River.Sean Trombly, operator of Trombly House of Cannibus in Chelsea,...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

PLAINFIELD — Town officials faced sharp rebukes from residents who are irate over the handling of personnel issues in the police department that left the force with only one police officer and led the former Selectboard chairman to announce his...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — A state court judge has denied the town of Hanover’s petition to reconsider a court order for the police department to release arrest reports pertaining to the detention of two Dartmouth College student protesters in October.Judicial...

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BRADFORD, Vt. — A 29-year-old woman living in a Bradford hotel faces child abuse charges after her 11-month-old infant was admitted to the hospital in critical condition as a result of what doctors determined to be a “serious physical injury” not...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

SOUTH STRAFFORD — A man with unknown ties to the Upper Valley has been issued a no-trespassing notice after he took off his clothes in front of two women to go swimming in Lions Club Pond in South Strafford.The man, whose identity was traced through...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

PLAINFIELD — Plainfield and the town’s police chief have parted ways, ending a workplace imbroglio that embroiled the town government in a drama over private conduct that spilled over into the public arena.Anthony Swett, who had been police chief in...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A keen eye and quick action by a neighbor likely saved the lives of a family’s pets and prevented a kitchen fire from completely engulfing a home on a wooded side street Sunday morning.Firefighters were able to quickly...