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By ULLA-BRITT LIBRE
NORWICH — As the month of May draws to a close, it’s the job of Town Clerk Lily Trajman to turn over a list of delinquent dog owners to the Norwich Selectboard.It names those residents who have failed to re-register their dogs with the town. The...
By FRANCES MIZE
NORWICH — As warmer, wetter weather has engorged Vermont’s mosquito population, a government-owned tire slicer is showing up in Norwich to offer some relief.Old, discarded tires are used by many farmers to weigh down tarps covering feed mounds as they...
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
HANOVER — The Dresden School District, which includes Hanover High School, has become the first in New Hampshire to adopt a secure firearm storage resolution.The decision commits the district to sharing information and encouraging conversations about...
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
Sierra Longmoore has always loved creating art and it became even more important during her recovery from the traumatic brain injury she suffered in 2020 at the age of 17.She continues to paint to this day and is particularly drawn to painting...
By FRANCES MIZE
NORWICH — Dozens of protesters objecting to American military and political support for Israel in its war against Hamas gathered on the edge of the green to catch the attention of first lady Jill Biden as she pulled into Norwich for a private...
NORWICH — Incumbent Mary Layton defeated two challengers for a three-year seat on the Selectboard.Layton received 549 votes. Challengers Douglas Wilberding received 407 votes and Chuck Tufankjian received 201 votes. Neil Odell won uncontested...
NORWICH — Voters approved a new collective bargaining agreement between the Hanover Education Association and the Dresden School Board during Tuesday Town Meeting ballot voting.The cost of the new contract in the first year, 2024-25, is $792,000.They...
By RANDY RICHARDSON
A good friend once pointed out to me that we never seem to refer to the “great indoors.” Two major surgeries in recent months have powerfully reminded me of just how much my mental and physical health are dependent on being active in the great...
Article of note: One article asks voters whether they support the cost of a new three-year collective bargaining agreement between the Hanover Education Association and the Dresden School Board. The cost of the new contract in the first year, 2024-25,...
Articles of note: One article asks voters to approve the creation of a Culverts Fund to replace culverts in town and to seed the fund with an initial amount of $150,000. They’ll also be asked to direct surplus funds to the Fire Apparatus Fund #6 in...
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
NORWICH — Three people are vying for one three-year term on the Selectboard in Norwich’s only contested race this year.Selectboard Vice Chairwoman Mary Layton faces competition from residents Doug Wilberding and Chuck Tufankjian.All three candidates...
By JOHN LIPPMAN
NORWICH — Hoping to stabilize a department where leadership has been in flux, the town has named its interim police chief to the job permanently and is looking to him to rebuild a law enforcement agency that has been depleted of officers.Matthew...
NORWICH — Two seasonal Upper Valley events will not happen as planned this weekend.The Montshire Museum of Science has canceled its annual Igloo Build, which was scheduled to take place this Saturday.The cancellation was motivated by the lack of...
By PATRICK O’GRADY
NORWICH — As she settles into her new role as executive director of The Family Place, Stephanie Slayton has her eye on the nonprofit’s upcoming 40th anniversary next year.“I think it says a lot about an organization that has been serving the community...
By NORA DOYLE-BURR
NORWICH — Complete with a red suit and hat and with his trademark good humor and a twinkle in his eye, Jack Candon gave many Upper Valley children (including mine) their first Christmas gift each year: a bell.The gift was a token of the Polar Express,...
By PATRICK ADRIAN
NORWICH — Having ratified a budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 last month, the Norwich Selectboard now needs to determine how to appropriate a $1.1 million surplus, with many funding needs to consider. The Selectboard will hold two meetings this...
Asher Albrecht, 15, of White River Junction, right, scans a case of bottled water for Kathy Wyle, of Deering, N.H., left, at Dan and Whit’s in Norwich on Saturday. Wyle, who was visiting her mother-in-law in Lyme when the power went out, was picking...
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
NORWICH — On the second floor of the Montshire Museum of Science last week, a group of schoolchildren was hard at work building with wooden toys.They constructed railroads, roads and some cabins. Then, the table beneath the structures began to shift...
By JIM KENYON
With 2022 wrapping up, I figure it’s time to share my wish list for the Upper Valley in 2023. Here goes: Enough with the Norwich Farm Foundation’s $1.25 million fundraising campaign to “Bring the Cows Back.” The Upper Valley already has Billings Farm...
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