A Life: Betty Ann Heistad ‘was always very much a cheerleader and an assistant’

09-08-2024 5:04 PM

LEBANON — A longtime community volunteer and board member at Upper Valley organizations and a first grade teacher at Plainfield Elementary for 26 years, Betty Ann Heistad succeeded in “making a difference in the world” child by child, her son Sven...


Football: Bears battle back in season-opening defeat

09-08-2024 5:46 PM

HANOVER — A cacophony of noise descended upon Hanover High’s turf field in the waning minutes of regulation Friday night.Dozens of stomping feet rattled the bleachers. Parents’ voices clamored from the sidelines. The Hanover student section, glued to...


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Local Roundup: Hanover sweeps Early Bird invitational
09-06-2024 4:30 PM

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Cross Country Hanover sweeps Early Bird invitational The Hanover Bears won both the boys and girls meets at the Early Bird Cross...

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Editorial: Rebuilding faith in democracy, beyond Trump
08-23-2024 8:00 PM

In announcing this past week that he would be voting for Kamala Harris in this fall’s presidential election, retired federal appeals court judge J. Michael Luttig denounced Donald Trump as a threat to the very existence of American democracy. As...

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Upper Valley apple crop rebounds after rough season
09-04-2024 7:31 PM

NORTH HAVERHILL — Orchards around the Twin States have plentiful crops, following a tough season last year when many growers lost large portions of their apples, due to a late spring frost.In North Haverhill, Windy Ridge Orchards lost 80% of its apple...

Obituaries

Obit photo for Virginia Cretella Mars Virginia Cretella Mars

McLean, VA - Virginia Cretella Mars ("Ginnie") of McLean, Va., passed away on September 1, 2024 at age 94 after a short illness. She was surrounded by her family in her final days. Born on March 15, 1930, in New Haven, Conn., she gradu... remainder of obit for Virginia Cretella Mars

Obit photo for Barbara P. Reed Barbara P. Reed

White River Junction, VT - Barbara Porter Reed, of White River Junction, Vermont, died on August 30, 2024 at the Genesis Center in Lebanon, NH after a long illness. Barb was born in Hanover, NH on July 15, 1950 to Donald and Edna Reed a... remainder of obit for Barbara P. Reed

Obit photo for Roberta Morse Kellogg Roberta Morse Kellogg

Hanover, NH - Roberta Morse Kellogg, 91, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on the evening of Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at Hanover Terrace. She was born in 1932 on Christmas day to Wendell P. and Hilma (Bishop) Morse in Readsboro, ... remainder of obit for Roberta Morse Kellogg

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Sanford, NC - Edwin A. Smith (Eddie/ Odie) passed away peacefully at 73, surrounded by loved ones in Sanford, NC on September 5, 2024. Eddie was born December 26, 1950, in Lebanon NH. He attended Crotched Mountain for the Deaf and grad... remainder of obit for Edwin A. Smith

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