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By CLARE SHANAHAN

WEST LEBANON — For some in the Upper Valley, the scariest thing about this Halloween season is that there is not a Spirit Halloween store in the area; few options remain for costumes and holiday decorations.The national costume chain pops up around...

By ELLE MULLER

WEST LEBANON — It turns out fiber arts such as knitting and crocheting weren’t just a hobby fad that helped people get through the lengthy — and often isolating — COVID-19 pandemic.“It seems like interest in fiber arts keeps growing,” said Terry...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WEST LEBANON — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Democrats need to focus on the concerns of the working class in order to earn voters’ support in November and he wanted Vice President Kamala Harris to commit to certain progressive agenda items...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WEST LEBANON — Former senior White House aide Maggie Goodlander is one of two Democrats seeking the party’s nomination for the 2nd Congressional District seat held for more than a decade by Democrat Annie Kuster, who is not seeking another term.The...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WEST LEBANON — Former Executive Councilor and 2016 gubernatorial candidate Colin Van Ostern is one of two Democrats vying for incumbent Annie Kuster’s seat in Congress.Kuster, who is not running for reelection, has endorsed Van Ostern, who managed her...

WEST LEBANON — Two cats died in a three-alarm fire that caused “significant damage” to an Elm Street West home, the Lebanon Fire Department said in a news release.Two adults and a dog safely escaped the Monday night blaze, the cause of which is...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WEST LEBANON — “A man walks into a bar” can be the opening line of a bad joke but when Bob Sherman walked into a White River Junction bar decades ago, it marked the beginning of a long, successful and rewarding career in radio.Sherman had graduated...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WEST LEBANON — The Eastern Mountain Sports in Powerhouse Mall is, at present, not on the list of stores slated to close following the parent company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last week.Eastern Mountain Sports and Bob’s Stores, which are owned by...

WEST LEBANON — The Valley News has selected the members of its inaugural Reader Advisory Board, an initiative to bring readers and community-minded individuals together to talk about local news.These 11 individuals were selected from a pool of more...

LEBANON — Nighttime paving work will cause temporary closures of the ramps at Exit 19 on Interstate 89 during evenings through Monday.The state Department of Transportation has already started nighttime milling and repaving of northbound and...

WEST LEBANON — The May 15 deadline to apply to the Valley News Reader Advisory Board is approaching.To be eligible to apply for the board, community-minded readers must live, work or go to school in a town or city in the Valley News’ coverage area,...

The Valley News is creating a Reader Advisory Board in an effort to connect dedicated readers and community-minded individuals with our newsroom to talk about our coverage of the Upper Valley.If you’re active in the community, have an interest in...

WEST LEBANON — Construction this week on the Dry Bridge on Route 12A, also known as South Main Street, is expected to cause “significant” traffic delays, according to an alert from the city. Beginning Tuesday and running through Friday, construction...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WEST LEBANON — Two longtime employees of Cantore’s Pizza have become the restaurant’s owners.Caleb Barr and Keith Friend, who have a combined 20 years of employment at the West Lebanon pizzeria, purchased the nearly 13-year-old shop from Vinnie...

By FRANCES MIZE

WEST LEBANON — In a rental market as precarious as the Upper Valley’s, a water leak can have a ripple effect.Last spring, Rosemary, 58, known to most as Rose, was banging a broom handle against the ceiling of her apartment as a “waterfall” from an...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WEST LEBANON — Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck a school crossing guard after failing to stop at a crosswalk on Highland Avenue on Monday morning. Willie Downing, an 87-year-old crossing guard for Mount Lebanon Elementary...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — The city is taking the first step for plans to use $440,000 in state grant money to help fund the development of affordable homes on city-owned land for public employees.The City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday to consider...

By FRANCES MIZE

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Earl Parker left a free dental clinic in White River Junction on Friday having received fluoride treatment, and toting advice to seek out further medical attention. A flier advertising the clinic caught his eye during a visit to...