As emergency dry well assistance is reinstated, New Hampshire’s drinking water future still unclear

Cloud Street Kids bringing indoor play space to Upper Valley

Billy and Larissa Sharff are renovating a former casino space in Lebanon, N.H., to open Cloud Street Kids, a sensory-friendly indoor playroom for children aged zero to 10, in mid October.

Woodstock fills two Selectboard seats, sparking criticism

WOODSTOCK — The Selectboard has appointed two residents to fill vacant seats until the next election, after most of the original board resigned this year. Clay Reed and Ben Ford are the newest members and will serve until Town Meeting 2027, when the original terms end. With a full house at the Tuesday meeting, the […]

LebFest returns to Colburn Park Saturday with new arts and climate features

LEBANON — LebFest, the city’s annual free autumn celebration, returns to Colburn Park this Saturday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date: Sunday, Sept. 20). Organized by the Upper Valley Business Alliance and Lebanon Recreation, Arts & Parks, nearly 100 booths will feature games, crafts, raffles, and food. There’s plenty to fill […]

Vermont man sentenced to life in double murder

Theodore Bland, 31, was sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the 2023 murders of Jahim Solomon and Eric White in Vermont after reaching a plea agreement that avoided the death penalty.

'Real Vermonters Don't Milk Goats.' All-time bestselling humor title, set for fall comeback.

Vermont political science professor Frank Bryan and writer friend Bill Mares were bumping along a muddy back road four decades ago when they spotted a pristine log cabin with a two-vehicle carport. “Flatlander,” Bryan later recalled saying of a perceived out-of-state owner. “And what are we?” Mares replied. Mares was born in Missouri, raised in […]