Lawmakers examine Department of Corrections policy keeping more people in prison past their minimum sentences

Fatal crash case relocated amid concerns over an impartial jury

A judge granted a request to move the trial of Kyle Hunt, who was charged in a fatal car collision that killed 16-year-old Kaylee Bailey, from Orange County to Burlington due to concerns about community prejudice.

Police investigate Newport crash that injured 2 adults, 2 juveniles

NEWPORT — Four people sustained injuries in a Saturday car crash, with two occupants in critical but stable condition at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. On Sept. 12, Newport police and fire officials responded to the area of 72 Breakneck Road around 10 p.m. following a collision report. At the scene, emergency personnel located a heavily damaged […]

Cross country roundup: Lebanon, Hanover post first-place finishes; Mascoma's Russell wins Eagles Nest

Lebanon first at Coe-Brown The Lebanon girls cross country team, led by four freshmen finishing in the top ten, won a three-team meet against Souhegan and Coe-Brown on Saturday. The Raider boys also took first with five runners placing in the top ten. Raiders freshman Jill Campbell won the 5,000-meter race at Coe-Brown Academy in Northwood, N.H., in 20:44, followed by Brooke Nelson in second among 46 runners. Carolyn Campbell was the third Raider freshman across the line, finishing in fifth place. Senior Hannah Oliveira was sixth, and freshman Victoria Pomeroy came in seventh. For the boys, Ian Kiefer was third […]

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 has been continued by the Zoning Board of Adjustment until November at the earliest. The ZBA voted the continuance at its Sept. 8 meeting after hearing […]

'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 […]