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WINDSOR — Last year, beekeeper Brian Jasinski reached a new milestone in his business by surpassing 300 colonies of honeybees. He hoped hitting that mark would allow him to sell new products this spring.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — Dartmouth Health will begin accepting patients to a new inpatient psychiatric ward for teenagers next week amid a rising need for mental health services nationwide.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

BARNARD — Homes and businesses across the Upper Valley were still without power Monday after a weekend ice storm took down trees and power lines.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — New data released by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has raised red flags about childhood lead exposure in the state.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

CANAAN — Canaan and Grafton fire departments responded to their first brushfire of the season earlier this month, when a perfect storm of wind and weather conditions spread a backyard fire onto a dry hillside.

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NEW LONDON — A decision to have voters reconsider two items from Town Meeting means no votes taken during the session earlier this month are valid until the outstanding articles are reconsidered.

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LEBANON — The repairs necessary to reopen a closed bridge on Route 12A will only take a few days to complete, but it could be a month or more before the work is done, as the city awaits approval from the owner of the railroad tracks that pass underneath it.

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LEBANON — The City Council has identified an interim city manager and started the search for a new permanent hire with the help of an outside company.

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

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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 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 CLARE SHANAHAN

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

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LEBANON — While a decision to close a bridge over a railroad spur in West Lebanon came suddenly this week, concerns about the integrity of the bridge along a critical artery for Upper Valley traffic date back decades.

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ROYALTON — Voters rejected a proposed plan to regulate development in flood-prone areas by a wide margin of 390-193 Tuesday. 

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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 CLARE SHANAHAN

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

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

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LEBANON — Though five candidates filed for three open seats on the Lebanon School Board, the race is no longer contested after two competitors dropped out.

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LEBANON — City Manager Shaun Mulholland could be on his way out of his role later this year.

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BRIDGEWATER — One of the Upper Valley towns hit hardest by flooding in July 2023 was Bridgewater, which incurred extensive damage to homes, roads and bridges.

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ROYALTON — A wide-ranging and controversial bylaw that will be decided in Australian ballot voting on Town Meeting Day this year would limit development and restrict how properties can be used in areas at risk of flooding.