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Bird flu drives up prices for Upper Valley farms
In a typical year, Nate McNamara would order laying hens from a hatchery in Pennsylvania for his farm, Mac’s Maple in Plainfield. But this year, when McNamara called to confirm his order, he learned that the hatchery’s flock had been killed because it carried H5N1 bird flu.

Two Upper Valley towns ask voters for local option tax
HARTFORD — Facing rising costs of operation that are driving up property tax rates, two Upper Valley towns are asking voters to approve a 1% local options tax to augment municipal revenues.
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NHIAA D-II state swimming/diving championship: Hanover girls extend reign; boys runners-up
DURHAM, N.H. — The Hanover High girls swimming and diving team defended its NHIAA Division II state title with a dominating performance on Friday evening at the Swasey Pool on the campus of the University of New Hampshire.



Opinion

Editorial: Is Vermont primed to overhaul its schools?
All elections have consequences, but some are more consequential than others. Such might be the case with the tax revolt last fall that upended the political order in Montpelier and brought an influx of Republican legislators to the Statehouse. It potentially created the conditions for a major overhaul of K-12 public education in Vermont.





Your Daily Puzzles

An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."

A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.

Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.

Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.

Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
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Arts & Life

Art Notes: ‘Twelve Installations’ asks what determines a woman’s worth
In French painter Robert Delaunay’s “La Parisienne,” an elegant figure formed of bright swatches of pigment steps across an abstract color field.


Obituaries

White RIver Junction, VT - Luke James Hafford joined God The Father in Heaven on February 2, 2025. Our free spirited, red headed baby brother was born in Fort Kent, Maine on June 17, 1994. Luke was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes not lon... remainder of obit for Luke Hafford

Lebanon, NH - Stephen Joseph Jarvis, 75, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025, with his loving wife and family at his side. He was born in Lebanon, NH to the late Ulderic and Elaine (Hall) Jarvis. Stephen graduated from Winooski High ... remainder of obit for Stephen J. Jarvis

Woodstock, VT - Kathy Connor, 81, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday February 13, 2025. Kathy approached life with an open heart, a competitive spirit, and a deep belief in the power of appreciation. Whether she wa... remainder of obit for Kathy Connor

Concord, NH - Dora (Dode) M. Rainie passed away on February 6, 2025 at GVNA Hospice House, surrounded by family. Born in Lexington, Mass on December 14,1921, she was the daughter of Joseph and Johanna Merino, formerly of Ofena, Italy. ... remainder of obit for Dora Rainie