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By LUKAS DUNFORD

NORWICH — The effects of the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine late last month are being felt in the Upper Valley, as a vigil this week illustrated.Kara Ghio, a Fairlee resident who works as a hairdresser in Norwich, was very close with four of the 18...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — If you’re a rent-a-cop and decide to pretend to be a real one, here’s a pro tip: Try not to pull over drivers who happen to work for a police department.A 24-year-old Norwich man who works for a Vermont private security firm was...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

NORWICH — It was beautiful autumn weather for enjoying the trails at Pirouette Farm in Norwich Saturday as several dozen riders and hikers participated in “Hoofin’ It,” a fundraiser for the High Horses Center for Equine-Assisted Services. This year...

By JIM KENYON

The parade of white men chosen to serve as town manager in Vermont’s wealthiest community marches on. Brennan Duffy makes seven. For his sake, I hope seven is a lucky number.Since Norwich switched — with voters’ approval — to a town manager form of...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — In an unexpected move, the Selectboard named a new town manager this week, promoting interim Town Manager Brennan Duffy to fill the role permanently.In a 3-2 vote on Wednesday, the board gave Duffy a three-year contract that extends to...

By LUKAS DUNFORD

NORWICH — Under the tree canopy at Milton Frye Nature Area, about a dozen bags of trail mix crinkled in hands of all ages around forester AJ Follensbee as he demonstrated how to accurately measure a white pine. Follensbee asked for help from the crowd...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — Authorities are investigating a fire that burned down an unoccupied house at the end of Hemlock Road, which has been closed to traffic for two months because of damage sustained during July’s flooding.The fire occurred in the early morning...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

NORWICH — In 1992, Scott McClure Miller decided to build a pedestrian bridge across Blood Brook.On the other side of the brook from Beaver Meadow Road was Huntley Meadow, a major recreation area near downtown Norwich.“As a kid, I always splashed...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORWICH — Bob Dean liked to ride his bicycle between his home in Norwich and work in Hanover and Etna. That wasn’t unusual — bike commuters are common around the towns.What was uncommon is that Dean was likely the only one-legged cyclist to pedal the...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — Six weeks since heavy flooding washed out Hemlock Road, owners of four homes are still unable to access their properties by vehicle.Town staff are negotiating a contract with Stantec, a Burlington-based consulting firm, for an engineering...

NORWICH — The Family Place has selected Stephanie Slayton as its new executive director.Slayton, who currently serves as executive director of TLC Family Resource Center in Claremont, will begin her new role Oct. 2, according to a news release from...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — As winter approaches, the ongoing town debate over heating upgrades at Tracy Hall has taken on new urgency as the building’s aged boiler system starts to show signs of failure.Residents generally agree that Tracy Hall’s oil heating system...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORWICH — Dan Fraser, whose warm smile, bright shirts and colorful shoes are familiar to customers of Dan & Whit’s General Store in Norwich, has stepped down from running the family-owned store, his father, George Fraser, confirmed to the Valley News...

WOODSTOCK — A 24-year-old Norwich man has been charged with impersonating a police officer after Vermont State troopers said they received a complaint of  a black Ford Explorer Interceptor stopping a vehicle between the Hartford and Wilder exits on...

By KAELI BENNETT

NORWICH — Laughter, music and the rumble of carnival rides were hard to miss and resist in downtown Norwich over the weekend.The annual fair is brought to town by the Lions Club and takes place on the green. This year’s festivities lasted from...

NORWICH — Former Norwich Police Chief Wade Cochran took a job at the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, according to a news release from the DMV.Cochran, a Waterford, Vt., resident, has been named DMV enforcement and safety director, the news...