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LEBANON — High school senior Tomas Kennelly wasn’t particularly interested in aviation, but when his school began taking applications for a new airplane-building program beginning in the fall, he was all in.“I was like, man, building a plane just...

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CANAAN — A concerned call to the police about the safety of two dogs in an outdoor kennel on Goose Pond Road last month escalated Monday night when police say one of the dogs was stolen from the owner’s property.The 10-month-old Drahthaar, a breed...

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WOODSTOCK — More than 100 parents, students and community members attended the Mountain Views Supervisory Union board meeting Monday night to object to a proposed $2.5 million budget reduction that threatens to eliminate 17 teaching and staff...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

SHARON — Voters will take to the polls Tuesday for a second time in less than two months to decide whether to allow retail cannabis sales in town. Sharon voters rejected retail cannabis on Oct. 15 by just two votes, 135-137. A week later, the Town...

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HARTFORD — Roughly 80 to 85% of calls to which Hartford police officers respond are not criminal in nature, Police Chief Greg Sheldon said recently.“They are quality of life issues,” involving mental health issues, housing, and other challenges, he...

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HARTLAND — The town’s planning commission adopted a new tone this week in its ongoing opposition to a developer’s plan to build a two-story, barn-style farm store, deli and bakery on a Route 5 property near the Interstate 91 interchange.In a Hartland...

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PLAINFIELD — After hearing a plan to combine the two towns’ middle schools at a joint meeting this week, the Plainfield and Cornish school boards voted unanimously to continue to move forward with considering a merger and to reconvene in a month. They...

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PLAINFIELD — A study committee created with Cornish and Plainfield voters’ approval last March will present its recommendations about combining the two towns’ middle schools at a joint school board meeting Tuesday night.The committee has been studying...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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NEW LONDON — Jobs are plentiful at New London-based businesses such as the hospital and Colby-Sawyer College, but housing in town is not.“You need starter homes,” to attract and retain workers, Housing Commission Chairman Peter Nichols said by phone...

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HANOVER — Former Vice President Mike Pence outlined his concerns for the Republican Party and the future of American democracy inside the Hanover Inn Thursday evening as about two dozen people gathered on the sidewalk outside to protest his record on...

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SOUTH STRAFFORD — When Melvin and Sue Coburn announced in the summer of 2022 that they planned to retire and sell their general store after nearly 50 years of operation, many Strafford residents feared the town would lose not just its grocery store,...

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SOUTH STRAFFORD — The practice of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is on hold at The Newton School while teachers, staff and community members discuss a more inclusive alternative that might better reflect the school’s values. Newton’s new principal,...

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WOODSTOCK — More than 300 residents from towns in the Mountain Views Supervisory Union have signed a petition urging state legislators to restore state aid for school construction.The petition continues to circulate on local Listservs and distributed...

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SHARON — Residents have reignited the effort to permit retail cannabis sales in town with a petition for another vote on the issue.Last week, voters rejected — by just two votes — a ballot measure that would have allowed the sale of recreational...

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HARTFORD — More than a dozen of the town’s clerical workers are seeking a vote on whether to join a union.The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 93 has submitted a petition to the state Labor Relations Board...

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LEBANON — Podcast fans looking for a show that tackles topics from local middle school sports to movie recommendations and the most useful superpowers have a new offering this fall thanks to the Lebanon Middle School’s fledgling podcasting club. Each...

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SHARON — A proposal to convert a former diner into a marijuana dispensary has been snuffed out by voters.Residents took to the polls Tuesday and narrowly rejected an option to allow retail cannabis in town by a vote of 137 to 135.The result puts a...