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By MARION UMPLEBY

FAIRLEE — The Fairlee Drive-in’s towering film screen will remain blank this summer as owner Peter Trapp recovers from an illness.

By MARION UMPLEBY

Video game soundtracks, by their nature, exist in the background. Their job is to give texture to the action and to lull players into the world of the game, without posing a distraction. 

By MARION UMPLEBY

WEST LEBANON — After more than 45 years in business, financial troubles and a falling out between business partners led music shop Blue Mountain Guitar to take a final bow last weekend.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — As a broadcast news outlet and a community hub for burgeoning artists and filmmakers, JAM (Junction Arts & Media) traverses the space between the factual and the fanciful.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WOODSTOCK — A pair of new cafes are opening in Woodstock’s busy downtown, and a new fine dining option is bringing a familiar face back to the area.

By MARION UMPLEBY

HANOVER — In the 11 years Ana Paula Fernandes has operated Brazilian bakery My Brigadeiro on South Main Street, her signature truffles have cost $1.98 apiece.

By MARION UMPLEBY

In the latter part of his life, Wayne Thompson was a dedicated patron of Artistree, the community arts center in South Pomfret. An artist himself, he submitted numerous paintings and sculptures to group exhibitions over the years.

By MARION UMPLEBY

LEBANON — On Tuesday morning, Muriel’s Donuts opened its doors just like it has for the past 58 years, but this time was different.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Roughly 1,500 people — three times the predicted number — filled the sidewalks on Maple Street from Hartford Avenue to the end of Lyman Bridge on the New Hampshire side of the Connecticut River on a rainy Saturday afternoon.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Upper Valley residents are planning to join protests on Saturday, April 5, as part of a national movement, Hands Off!, against policy changes enacted by President Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk.

By MARION UMPLEBY

The 18th century composer George Frideric Handel is probably best known for his meditation on the life of Jesus Christ, the oratorio “Messiah.”

By MARION UMPLEBY

THETFORD — On Thursday, April 3, a team of three Thetford Academy students will travel to the University of Vermont to make a pitch for their nonprofit designed to help neurodivergent young people transition to life after high school.

By MARION UMPLEBY

LEBANON — On an afternoon in late January, students of a new arts-based private school in downtown Lebanon were busy working on their creative projects.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — In the past, We the People Theatre’s founder Perry Allison hasn’t shied away from musicals with a lot of energy.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — From the outside, Hartford Memorial Middle School looked about as empty as expected on a Friday night. The building’s windows were dark, and only a handful of cars peppered the large parking lot.

By MARION UMPLEBY

LEBANON — When Lebanon Opera House Executive Director Joe Clifford thinks of Lauren “Duff” Cummings Jr., he pictures him in the shadowy wings of the city’s downtown theater, headset on and Cherry Coke at hand.

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 MARION UMPLEBY

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

By MARION UMPLEBY

LYME — In a unanimous voice vote at Tuesday’s Town Meeting, Lyme residents approved the town’s operating budget of roughly $3 million, which includes an additional $20,550 to pay for highway winter materials and ambulance services.

By MARION UMPLEBY

HANOVER — Upper Valley residents took to the streets on Friday to protest the Trump Administration’s proposed budget cuts.