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The First Universalist Church and Society of Barnard was formed in 1802 and built its first meetinghouse two years later in 1804. When that building was converted for use as a school and other purposes, a new meetinghouse was built in 1844. Only four...

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QUECHEE — Route 4 in Quechee was closed for several hours between Deweys Mills Road and Quechee Main Street due to a crash.A Monday morning alert from Vermont Emergency Management went out at 10:35 a.m. and the road didn’t reopen until 2:30 p.m.An RV...

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LEBANON — Longtime Lebanon City Council member Karen Liot Hill is running for the state Executive Council seat currently held by Cinde Warmington, who is seeking the Democratic Party’s 2024 nomination for governor.Liot Hill, 45, has served on the...

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HANOVER — Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 26-year-old recent Dartmouth College graduate who was last seen nearly four weeks ago and whose family is concerned about his welfare and reported him missing.Daniel Brooks, who...

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SOUTH ROYALTON — If test samples of water come back clean, the village of South Royalton could have its boil water order lifted sometime this week.Judy Hayward, administrative assistant for Royalton Fire District No. 1, which furnishes public water to...

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NEWPORT — A 34-year-old Claremont woman who shot a woman in the leg during a confrontation outside her home on Pearl Street last summer — and interrupted police chief’s swearing-in ceremony when police were called out to respond to the incident —...

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ENFIELD — A cyanobacteria warning has been lifted for Mascoma Lake.The warning has been in place since July 14, after the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services tested an algae bloom found on the lake July 13.Cyanobacteria warnings and...

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Due to a hiring shortage, the town clerk’s office will be closed from Tuesday, July 25, through Tuesday, Aug. 1, according to a notice on Friday from Town Clerk Lisa O’Neill.O’Neill noted that some services, such as marriage...

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A 59-year-old Springfield, Vt., man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2018 in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend recently pleaded guilty to a felony charge that he attempted to stab a man with a knife weeks...

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HANOVER — Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect in a high-speed pursuit through the Upper Valley last month.Hanover police have issued an arrest warrant for Dustin Sheltra, of West Charleston, Vt. Sheltra is accused of reckless...

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RANDOLPH — Authorities have yet to arrest a driver in connection with a high-speed chase through town on Sunday, according to a statement from police.The chase began when Royalton Police Officer Sean McRae, who was participating in a seat...

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THETFORD — Thetford has hired a Vermont town administrator as its next town manager.Brian Story has served as town administrator in Johnson, Vt., since 2016 and will start his new role in Thetford on June 19, according to a news release from the...

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CANAAN — In ballot voting on Tuesday, Canaan voters supported the adoption of an optional property tax exemption for solar energy systems, 303-211.A similar proposal had failed last year.Voters also approved a general fund budget of $4.64 million,...

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CORNISH — In Australian ballot voting on Tuesday, Cornish voters supported three changes to the zoning ordinance.The changes include lifting the limit on the size of accessory dwelling units; adding bonding and insurance requirements; and allowing the...

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ENFIELD — Voters reelected Selectboard chairman John Kluge and elected Tracy Young to three-year terms on the Selectboard.Kluge (258 votes) and Young (226 votes) defeated Douglas Smith, who received 191 votes.Alice Kennedy won an uncontested race for...

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HAVERHILL — In Town Meeting Day ballot voting, Haverhill voters elected town and school officers.Joseph Longacre and Phil Blanchard were the top vote-getters in a five-way contest for two open seats with three-year terms on the Selectboard, with 408...

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VERSHIRE — In less than 60 days, the Vershire community surpassed its initial fundraising goal of $20,000 for a timber frame pavilion behind the Vershire Town Center building, according to a news release from the campaign organizer.As of Tuesday, the...

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WEST LEBANON — Temporary lane closures on the twin bridges spanning the Connecticut River between Hartford and West Lebanon are expected to start Monday, March 20, according to a news release from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.Weather...

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A late-morning car crash on Interstate 91 killed the driver and sent two women to the hospital after the vehicle lost control, rolled over multiple times and crossed the median into the other side of the interstate, Vermont State Police said...

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William “Will” Hillard, 51, was also ordered Hillard to serve a three-year term of supervised release and to pay a $100 special assessment, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont said in a news release.Hillard earlier pleaded guilty in...

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HANOVER — An 18-year-old Piermont man has been identified as the suspect behind multiple instances of alleged unwelcome and inappropriate touching of women on the Dartmouth College campus last month.William Menard, who was a temporary employee at the...