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By CLARE SHANAHAN

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.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Technology and career centers in White River Junction and Bradford, Vt., will offer women-only welding classes as part of a new training series aimed at recruiting more women into the welding field.

CLAREMONT — Volunteers are needed to help with a traveling Vietnam War memorial headed to Claremont in late June.

Coral Riegler, of Thetford, won first place in the grade 4 to 6 class of the 2025 Art of Conservation Fish Art Contest, which is overseen by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.

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 NICOLA SMITH

LEBANON — On a brisk March morning a small group, still wearing down jackets and winter hats, gathered in the parking lot of Lucky’s Coffee Garage in Lebanon to listen to U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas talk about why he is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in the wake of Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s announcement this month that she will not seek a fourth term in 2026.

By JIM KENYON

No matter which way the jury goes in the upcoming Misty Blanchette, M.D. v. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center federal trial, the public has already won.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HARTFORD — After more than a year of uncertainty over district leadership, the School Board has chosen a permanent superintendent.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

LEBANON — Kayti True, who has been homeless for three years, lately has been couch surfing at friends’ homes in Wilder and White River Junction.

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WOODSTOCK — Festering tensions within the Woodstock Police Department spilled out into the open this week as the town’s police chief fought for his job at a marathon public hearing where the town manager and several department employees detailed their complaints about and lack of confidence in the chief’s leadership.

By JOHN LIPPMAN

CHELSEA — A 65-year-old Vershire woman has been criminally charged in connection with the death of an 82-year-old pedestrian, who she struck with her car in Chelsea four months ago and subsequently died from his injuries, according to police.

By DAVID BROOKS

It’s an interesting time for Ragged Mountain Resort in Danbury, N.H., which is holding its 60th birthday party this weekend after enjoying a record ski season – because it’s also for sale.

By ALEX HANSON

LEBANON — A brief tour and meeting Thursday between U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and officials from Dartmouth Health, Dartmouth Cancer Center and Dartmouth College put into stark relief the many ways in which the Trump Administration is disrupting health care and medical research.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

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.

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — A divided School Board voted to leave the district’s policy on transgender and gender non-conforming students in place for the time being while a committee consults with the board’s attorney for possible revisions.

BARNARD — The Barnard Selectboard has appointed Kurt Lessard to a seat previously held by the late Robert “Bob” Edmunds.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Bugbee Senior Center is looking for community members to volunteer their skills for a Repair Fair in April.

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Upper Valley school districts will no longer receive funding through two federal programs meant to help districts purchase food from area farmers. 

LEBANON — Work on the new $22.6 million downtown Lebanon fire station is on schedule and on budget, Lebanon Fire Chief Jim Wheatley said Wednesday.

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.