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By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — The heir apparent, the outside challenger and the inside veteran: when it comes to picking which one will be the Democratic nominee for Grafton County sheriff there are some distinct differences among the three candidates. But all...

By NICOLA SMITH

WEST LEBANON — The lack of affordable housing and the question of reproductive rights are some of the pressing issues confronting the two Democrats and two Republicans vying to win their party’s primary on Sept. 10 for the New Hampshire Executive...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — In the only contested primary in Sullivan County for the state legislature, five Republicans will be on the Sept. 10 ballot for three seats in District 6, representing Claremont and Croydon.Luke Diamond, Wayne Hemingway, Tom Luther, Robert...

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

New Hampshire’s natural beauty is undeniable. But its environment — and the people and the economy that depend on it — faces mounting threats due to climate change.You can see and feel the changes for yourself: It’s hotter than it used to be. It snows...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HAVERHILL — An incumbent and two challengers are seeking the Republican Party’s nomination in the Grafton 5 district to fill two seats in the New Hampshire House.State Rep. Rick Ladd, R-Haverhill, and two other Haverhill residents, Marie Louise...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WEST LEBANON — In the race to represent New Hampshire’s second district in Washington, 13 Republican candidates filed for the chance to flip Democrat Annie Kuster’s congressional seat.The three GOP front-runners, Bill Hamlen, Vikram Mansharamani, and...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Two incumbents and five challengers, including one independent candidate, will compete in November to fill Windsor County’s three seats in the Vermont Senate, following the state primary election Tuesday night.On the Democratic...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster is optimistic that having her good friend and former U.S. House colleague Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on the Democratic Party’s national ticket will help her party carry New Hampshire in the presidential election.“I’m very...

By SHAUN ROBINSON

Gregory Thayer, one of the two candidates in this year’s Republican primary race for lieutenant governor, spent several days at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee — where, he said, he was excited to join other Vermont GOP leaders in...

By SHAUN ROBINSON

Vermont’s lieutenant governor is facing a challenger in the Democratic primary who is new on the statewide political scene — and who is focusing on identity more than any major differences the two contenders have over policy issues. David Zuckerman,...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Republicans running for three seats representing Windsor County in the state Senate call for cutting back state spending, reducing regulations and a more balanced mix of political views in the state’s Democratic-controlled...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Housing, education funding and climate change readiness are major priorities of three Democratic candidates running for the Vermont Senate in the Windsor District — while a fourth candidate, a fiscal conservative, believes the...

By RICK GREEN

New Hampshire Democrats have lined up behind Vice President Kamala Harris, and she holds a small lead over Donald Trump in presidential election polling conducted after Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection.A July 23-25 University of New...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

As has been the case in recent election cycles, Republican state House candidates will be few and far between on ballots in November in the core of the Upper Valley on the New Hampshire side.In Grafton 12, representing Hanover and Lyme, four...

By FRANCES MIZE

NORWICH — Dozens of protesters objecting to American military and political support for Israel in its war against Hamas gathered on the edge of the green to catch the attention of first lady Jill Biden as she pulled into Norwich for a private...

By NICOLA SMITH

LEBANON — In the lead-up to the New Hampshire primary, Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina and candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has been crisscrossing the state from Hollis to Keene to Exeter to Franklin to try to...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — Toward the conclusion of her remarks at the Newport Recreation Center on Wednesday, GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley brought up former President Donald Trump, who polls indicate has a significant lead in New Hampshire as the January...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HANOVER — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum wants voters to know that despite low poll numbers and a lack of name recognition, his 2024 presidential campaign isn’t going anywhere.“The race isn’t over until the voting happens,” he told a crowd of about 50...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HANOVER — Presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson, speaking at Dartmouth’s Rockefeller Center for Public Policy earlier this week, defended her decision to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for the 2024 election at a...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — An elected official with 21 years in office is running against two political newcomers to fill two open Selectboard seats at Town Meeting on Tuesday. Voters will elect two candidates to serve three-year terms. Selectboard Chairman Peter...