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By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — The Selectboard will hold an special meeting on Thursday to respond to a resident’s complaint alleging the board violated Vermont’s open meeting laws when it amended Town Manger Brennan Duffy’s contract last month.Kris Clement’s complaint,...

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — Service cuts the University of Vermont Health Network announced last week have the potential to affect health care delivery across the region, including in the Upper Valley.The changes Vermont’s largest hospital system announced last...

By ALEX CERVANTES

HANOVER — Basketball is a sport defined by its spurtability. Coaches often declare that the game is decided by runs, each team propelled by short or extended bursts of scoring while the other squad falls cold. The Dartmouth women’s basketball team...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

UNITY — The symbol spray painted on road signs is not quite befitting with the town’s name.Road signs in Unity have been defaced with Nazi swastikas and the town has yet to remove them. The vandalism may be tied to similar road sign defacement that...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

THETFORD — The Selectboard approved a proposal to hire a part-time social services coordinator to help Thetford residents connect with resources.The plan calls for contracting with the Bugbee Senior Center in White River Junction, where Mona Elliott...

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

WEST NEWBURY, Vt. — The power was out at West Newbury Hall due to high winds on the night of the 63rd annual West Newbury turkey supper and bake sale last month, but the more than 70 volunteers organizing, cooking, serving and cleaning up afterward...

By ALEX CERVANTES

 HANOVER — Dartmouth women’s basketball first-year guard Tahira Muhammad held her right hand in the cookie jar for an extra second or two, hopping backward on her left leg as she watched her 3-point attempt arc toward the hoop Wednesday against...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — The School Board voted Wednesday to proceed with a search for a new superintendent with the goal of inking a contract by late March. The vote was 4-0 in favor of going forward. Board member Nancy Russell was absent.The search is being...

By CLARE SHANAHAN

RANDOLPH — Victoria Davis has been a patient at the Sharon Health Center for more than 20 years, even choosing to drive about an hour from Piermont to Sharon to continue receiving care after she moved out of Vermont.On Nov. 7, Davis received a call...

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — In September, Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak spent two days driving to all 14 counties returning more than $150,000 to businesses, nonprofits and service providers.The September deliveries returned just a portion of the $130 million in...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WEST WINDSOR — Residents will decide whether or not to change the town’s budget year from a calendar year schedule to a fiscal year schedule during a Special Town Meeting on Saturday.The in-person-only meeting will take place at 10 a.m. at Story...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

ENFIELD — A documentary called “Mountains Not for Profit,” tackles the scrappy and creative efforts of Whaleback and three other nonprofit mountains to remain sustainable in an era of resort consolidation that has seen the closure of many small,...

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — The town’s Board of Listers is attempting to solve a boundary dispute with the town of Sharon that has raised concerns for at least 20 years, but not everyone agrees that it’s a problem worth fixing.Nearly the entire length of the border...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

MERIDEN — A 17-year-old boarding student attending Kimball Union Academy was killed in a motor vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Shrewsbury, Vt., Vermont State Police reported.Macy Piersiak was remembered this week as an outgoing senior with a...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

NEWBURY, N.H. — Mount Sunapee Resort has postponed construction of a new parking lot along its access road until the spring, but if local environmental groups have their way, the project will remain stalled until further water testing paints a clearer...

By CLARE SHANAHAN

NEWPORT — Woodlawn Care Center is a 53-bed nursing home tucked into a former mansion just outside downtown Newport.The large, white-columned building, built in 1891, sits at the top of a hill. Residents’ rooms and common areas have features such as...

By ALEX CERVANTES

BEDFORD, N.H. — Stuart Kinsman remembers leaving the interview thinking he had hit a home run.Months ago, following the departure of Ryan Limero, Mascoma was searching for its new boys soccer coach. The hiring committee — composed of athletic director...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

While both Vermont and New Hampshire voters supported Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president in Tuesday’s election, a nationwide rightward shift in voting patterns was apparent even in corners of the Upper Valley.Harris won here by...

By ALEX CERVANTES

MANCHESTER — Henry Cotter’s left glove was off before the referee’s arm had even extended fully upward, the ensuing red card confirming what Cotter already knew: His night was over.In the 54th minute of Hanover’s 1-0 semifinal loss to top-seeded...

By CLARE SHANAHAN

All of Sullivan County may soon join the state’s Community Power Coalition as part of an effort to reduce and stabilize energy costs, and increase renewable energy options for residential customers.At the same time, Cornish is considering adopting the...