Spooky celebrations abound in the Upper Valley this Halloween season

Claremont names former fire chief as interim city manager

CLAREMONT – The city council has voted to hire former Claremont Fire Chief Rick Bergeron as the interim city manager. Bergeron will begin his duties when City Manager Nancy Bates ends her tenure on July 24th. The council said in a news release that Bergeron served Claremont for 40 years. During that time Bergeron took […]

Assault case against ex-preschool teacher moves to higher court

Newport Circuit Court elevated a second-degree assault case against former preschool teacher Robert Snider to Merrimack Superior Court after finding probable cause regarding allegations he bruised a toddler.

Cell tower proposal in Plainfield inches toward approval, after height reduction

PLAINFIELD — After months of mulling a cell tower application that would violate a local ordinance, the Plainfield Zoning Board is now leaning toward approval — provided the tower starts out shorter than the originally requested 130 feet. “Thinking about the community as well, I think that it shows a spirit of compromise, of trying […]

Former chef finds success serving wood-fired pizza from a repurposed bus

Chef Chris Beaucher operates Pizza Hero, a food truck converted from a repurposed city bus that serves wood-fired sourdough pizzas and panuozzos at Protectworth Brewing in Newport, New Hampshire.

Update: Air quality may remain poor across Upper Valley Thursday

New Hampshire officials warned residents to limit outdoor activities through Wednesday evening as smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires degraded local air quality.