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By LIZ SAUCHELLI

EAST BARNARD — The first edition of The East Barnard Grange News “might be called the birth of a new idea,” a note from editor Donald Westbrook began.It was February 1943, and the United States had been involved in World War II for just over a...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WOODSTOCK — It’s good to be back. That’s the feeling among members of Twin State Derby, the Upper Valley’s roller derby league, which is nearing the end of its first season back since the COVID-19 pandemic.“We have tons of new rookies who are training...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ETNA — The King Bird Sanctuary in Etna is quite the draw.Stop by on a sunny (or even not-so-sunny) day and you’re bound to see birds, insects and other creatures on the grassy hillside. That extends to people of all ages, including Etna Library...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

NEW LONDON — Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice is seeking volunteers to visit with patients who are receiving end-of-life care.Those who are interested are required to take a 19-hour, seven-session training program, which will be held Thursday...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Late at night on Aug. 2, 1923, a telegraph came through to the Southern Vermont Telephone Co. in Bridgewater.It woke up Nellie Perkins, who worked as an operator at the company founded by her husband, Winfred A. Perkins, in 1907.“She’s going to hear...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

HANOVER — Upper Valley singers of all abilities will have an opportunity to join voices for four Wednesdays in August.The Choral Arts Foundation of the Upper Valley, a nonprofit organization that supports choruses in the area, is bringing back its...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LEBANON — After a roughly four-year hiatus, the Lebanon Visitor Center has reopened at Colburn Park.The Upper Valley Business Alliance, Granite State Ambassadors and Lebanon Historical Society have joined forces to operate the center, which is owned...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shana Hickman started a virtual “Show-Off Show” where people shared what they’d been up to when they were stuck at home.“I had a lot of knitting and sewing things,” said Hickman, the library director at...

FIREWORKSBrownsville: Dusk, July 3, Ascutney Outdoors, 449 Ski Tow Road.Claremont: 9:30 p.m., July 5, Monadnock Park, 190 Broad St.Fairlee/Orford: Dusk, July 4, Lake Morey.Grafton: Dusk, July 8, Grafton Recreation Field, Prescott Hill...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Gabe Limlaw started skateboarding around 3½ years ago because it seemed like a cool thing to do.In the years since, the 15-year-old has improved his skills and formed friendships around the activity. But it’s not without its challenges.“It’s kind of...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Her youngest daughter, then in middle school, had spent years campaigning for a dog to Rose and her husband, Doug Irwin. She wrote a research paper on the value of dogs on families and left notes on their pillows. Finally, they said OK.“I’ll tell you:...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

When North Country Community Theatre actors take the stage at the Lebanon Opera House this Friday, they’ll be celebrating the troupe’s 50th anniversary and performing the musical “9 to 5.”The nonprofit organization, commonly referred to as NCCT, was...

Bradford, Vt.: Wednesdays 4 to 7 p.m., June 7 through Sept. 27. Denny Park, Main Street. thespaceonmain.org/markets.Canaan: Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 21 through Oct. 1, Town Common, 7 On the Common Lane (intersection of Routes 4 and 118)....

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ORFORD — When Bob and Christie Hedges bought their Orford home in 2000, they were immediately struck by the beauty surrounding them.Over the years, they purchased neighboring parcels as they became available, amassing around 270 acres near the...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WOODSTOCK — Organizers of an upcoming event are hoping to convince municipalities, school districts and contractors to give electric lawn equipment a try.From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday at Woodstock Union High School and Middle School, at 100...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

FAIRLEE — A new livestream camera on Lake Fairlee is delighting loon enthusiasts and providing valuable research.The Lake Fairlee Association debuted its LoonCam — believed to be the first in Vermont — at the start of the month. Mounted on 12-foot...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

NORWICH — On the second floor of the Montshire Museum of Science last week, a group of schoolchildren was hard at work building with wooden toys.They constructed railroads, roads and some cabins. Then, the table beneath the structures began to shift...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WOODSTOCK — Nearly 50 Woodstock-area residents will join together Sunday to perform a staged reading titled “Tales of Old Woodstock,” which focuses on the town’s first 100 years.The event features monologues from the “Woodstock Anthology” written by...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

CANAAN VILLAGE — On the evening of June 2, 1923, after a fire had taken out most of their town center, Canaan residents gathered at the one church still standing downtown to pray.One hundred years later, on Friday morning at 10:30 a.m., residents will...

SUNDAY (May 28)Norwich Memorial Day Observance, Picnic and Music: Begins at 11:45 a.m. with honors at the bridge on Beaver Meadow Road. Veterans will then proceed to Fairview Cemetery for honors at Alden Partridge’s grave site. From there, the group...