Column: A citizen legislature where most citizens can’t serve

Donna B. Harp

<html><head></head><body>Donna B. Harp<br /><br />Lebanon, NH - Donna B. Harp, 83, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2026, while surrounded by her loving family after several years of multiple health issues.<br /><br />The family of Donna B. Harp would ...

Former Claremont man indicted on fifth sexual assault charge

A 55-year-old former Claremont man, Lance Simons, faces a new felony charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault involving a victim who was between 9 and 11 years old at the time of the alleged abuse.

Environmental leader Gus Speth turns to fiction to write about community

Environmental leader Gus Speth released his first novel, "Jericho River," which explores the strength of community in a fictional Vermont town while drawing on his own experiences over 20 years in the Upper Valley.

Soda-soaked eggs and a lost tooth: Med student teaches oral health in Lebanon

Moreen Ng, a medical student at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, recently visited Hanover Street Elementary School in Lebanon to provide oral health education to third-graders in the face of limited dental care available in the Upper Valley.

In a ‘blue tsunami,’ how did Republican Gov. Phil Scott win another term?

There are just two Republican governors, as it stands, who serve alongside a state legislature controlled by Democrats. One of them, Gov. Joe Lombardo of Nevada, was ousted Tuesday night amid a “blue tsunami” of Democratic gains across the country. But the other, Vermont’s GOP Gov. Phil Scott, defied the national trends — again. Scott [&hellip;]