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By RAY DUCKLER

All systems were go for Dominic Torro earlier this month, just like always.He had the gear and experience to conquer Airplane Gully — a steep chute on Mount Washington that he’d skied down dozens of times over the past few years.He was trained on how...

By DAVID BROOKS

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has taken into consideration arguments from an Auburn man that ballot-counting machines shouldn’t be used at polling places because the correct legal underpinning does not exist in New Hampshire’s constitution.Daniel...

By RAY DUCKLER

Merrimack County Sheriff David Croft and Bradley Haas were once professional neighbors.Croft was the police chief in Boscawen, while Haas was the chief over in Franklin, the state’s smallest city.They didn’t socialize outside of work, but their jobs...

American Precision Museum in Windsor: Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., November through April; Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May through October. Exhibits include “The Science and Technology of Measurement” and “Shaping America.” $5 to $10;...

By DAVID BROOKS

Two New Hampshire residents have bought Ruggles Mine with hopes to reopen it to the public.“We had other offers from people who were not going to reopen the mine … but we knew that was a major concern of the public,” said Chris DiPetta, former manager...

By NINA MOSKE

Sporting a bright orange hard hat, Lou Kimball stood above a large stone with a hammer in hand. The boulder was marked with four holes that Kimball had drilled minutes earlier. Metal feathers and wedges, tools used to split hulks of granite into m...

By DAVID BROOKS

A years-in-the-making conservation easement has settled the immediate future of a family vegetable farm in Warner, but that doesn’t mean it won’t face further problems. Consider porcupines.“They were all over the place this year. We didn’t do a good...

By RAY DUCKLER

She bought the dog harness two years ago, unsure if she’d ever use it.But Jeannine Robbins, of Thornton, N.H., knew that it was a good idea, that someday she might need one for her golden retriever, Appa.She never figured, however, that the harness...

By TIM CAMERATO and DAVID CORRIVEAU

CLAREMONT — Police took a 55-year-old Claremont man into custody on Thursday afternoon after a day-long standoff during which the suspect fired “hundreds” of rounds in a residential area.Michael Burns, of Hanover Street, was taken into custody on...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

LEBANON — A 5½-year-old Upper Valley digital startup that has become a major player in helping national employers find job candidates has sold a majority stake in the company to a German media giant for $79 million.Appcast, which employs 30 people at...

By TIM CAMERATO and DANIELA VIDAL ALLEE

SOUTH ROYALTON — Flooding from heavy rain and snowmelt today closed several roads across the White River Valley, swamped downtown Quechee and sent the Connecticut River toward flood stage at West Lebanon.The parking lot between the Quechee Post Office...

By DAN MACKIE

Setting world records might leave you breathless, but an Upper Valley resident has whistled his way to the top.Andrew Stanford, 20, of West Lebanon, recently set a record for the highest note whistled, as recognized by Guinness World Records, the...

By SARAH EARLE

Bette Lambert feeds people.For decades, she filled the bellies of a husband and six kids while they worked the family farm. Then came the grandkids, “almost too many to count,” hanging out on threadbare sofas and piles of coats in the sugarhouse...

By Patrick O’Grady

Claremont — Claremont City Manager Ryan McNutt was dismissed by the City Council in a 7-2 vote on Wednesday night, Mayor Charlene Lovett said following another nonpublic meeting on personnel that lasted about two hours.McNutt, who was hired in...

By Jordan Cuddemi

White River Junction — A 38-year-old Charlestown man received a suspended jail sentence in connection with a crash on Interstate 91 in June that killed a 36-year-old mother of two from Perkinsville.Joshua Rondeau pleaded guilty on Oct. 23 to a...

By Jordan Cuddemi

White River Junction — Prosecutors have dismissed a sexual assault case against a former mental health and substance abuse counselor who had two offices in the Upper Valley, saying he is unfit to stand trial because he is cognitively impaired.A...

Here is a compilation of scenes of the October 25, 1968, rescue and removal operation on Moose Mountain in Hanover after the crash of Northeast Airlines Flight 946. The original 24 minutes of footage was provided to former Valley News sports editor...

By John Lippman

Hanover — Following weeks of rumors that the business was on shaky ground, the owners of Canoe Club confirmed on Monday that the Hanover restaurant and bar is closing effective Tuesday.The decision comes a year after Canoe Club was sold by its former...

John Lippman

Etna — Maybe it’s not a haunted mansion, but it’s recent history sure has been spooked.The town is moving forward with a tax sale of 5 Gates Road, one the highest assessed value properties on the town’s tax rolls, after consecutive owners failed to...

By Jordan Cuddemi

North Haverhill — Child pornography charges filed against an 18-year-old Lebanon man were dismissed this week after a judge ruled that city police had improperly seized his cellphone at Kilton Public Library in November and then conducted an...

By Nicola Smith

Le Lieu Browne brings bowls of pho, the national dish of her native Vietnam, to her dining room table. Pronounced “fuh,” it’s a meat broth with transparent rice noodles, onions, thin slices of beef, ginger, fish sauce, whole cloves and the faintly...