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172 units, one road in: Claremont weighs housing project against neighborhood traffic
CLAREMONT — A decision on whether to grant a density variance for a proposed 172-unit affordable housing project on a vacant parcel accessed through residential neighborhoods off Washington Street…
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3m'We have more deer than our forests can support': Norwich walk highlights browse damage
NORWICH — About 30 people walked through the woods at Brookmead Conservation Area on Aug. 31 clad in hiking gear and armed with printouts of a deer browse assessment index. Attendees scanned the forest understory looking for saplings with torn leaves and chewed stems and other telltale signs of deer browse. The event, organized by […]
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3mGordon Plummer
<html><head></head><body>Gordon (Buster) Plummer<br /><br />Lebanon, NH - Gordon H. (Buster) Plummer, 100, passed away on September 10, 2026 at the Veterans Hospital after a period of declining health.<br /><br />He was born on June 29, 1926 to the la ...
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4mSteven C. Frost
<html><head></head><body>Steven C. Frost<br /><br />Woodstock, VT - Steven C. Frost passed away on Tuesday September 8th, 2026 at his home after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer.<br /><br />Steve was born on June 17th, 1955 in Windsor, VT, th ...
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5mOver Easy: Where have all the locals gone?
I am not a sociologist — or ologist of any kind — but I may be on to something. Lately I’ve been wondering where all the local characters have gone. As a flatlander who sputtered his way here in 1982 in a green Volkswagen Beetle that was no match for New Hampshire winters, I can’t […]
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8mA Life: Betty Lauer 'didn't live in that world of the past; she lived in the present'
Betty Lauer, a Holocaust survivor and Wilder resident known for her lifelong commitment to education and community engagement, passed away at age 101 on July 13, 2026.