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Donna Harp

<html><head></head><body>Donna Harp<br /><br />Lebanon, NH - Donna B. Harp, age 83, passed Sunday, November 1, 2026.<br /><br />A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the Valley News.<br /><br />Arrangements have been entrusted wi ...

Allan Forward

<html><head></head><body>Allan Forward<br /><br />Lakeland, FL - Allan J Forward (82) passed away October 18, 2026 in Lakeland, FL after a short illness. He was born in Winchester, MA on December 14, 1943. His family moved to Etna, NH when he was 5 ye ...

'Where is your emergency?': Hartford's emergency communications specialists shortage echoes national trend

Emergency communications specialist Christina Kramer manages heavy workloads and staff shortages at the Hartford Emergency Communications Center while providing critical 911 services and peer support.

Newbury, Strafford and Thetford libraries receive grant for repairs & improvements

The Morrill Memorial & Harris Library in Strafford, the Tenney Memorial Library in Newbury and the George Peabody Library in Thetford received large grants for repairs and capital improvements from the Vermont Department of Libraries on Friday. The Morrill Memorial & Harris Library received $115,000. Melissa Strayton, librarian at the Morrill Memorial & Harris Library, [&hellip;]

Will Vermont history repeat itself with another November nail-biter?

Seen all the stories about the Vermont Republican governor facing a headline-grabbing challenge from an upstart Democrat? Former Gov. Jim Douglas has — although he’s not talking about this fall’s contest between incumbent Phil Scott and challenger Amanda Janoo. Instead, the 75-year-old retiree is referring to his own 2004 reelection bid against then-Burlington Mayor Peter [&hellip;]