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By PATRICK ADRIAN

STRAFFORD — Facing limited funds to address a backlog of aging bridges and deteriorating roads, the Selectboard plans to gather town residents for a discussion about highway infrastructure solutions.The board will host the community meeting on...

By ALEX HANSON

SOUTH STRAFFORD — The assignment for a Newton School first grade class on a recent Tuesday morning started with a walk.Before the 16 pupils began to climb the hill behind the school, Becky Proulx, an outdoor educator, warned them to stay away from a...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

SOUTH STRAFFORD — It is not an exaggeration to say that just about everywhere you turn in South Strafford, you will likely see something Peggy Thorp had a hand in organizing, creating, renovating or acquiring.Whether it was the abundant recreational...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

STRAFFORD — When Barbara Paulson arrived at the gardens at the Justin Smith Morrill Homestead Wednesday afternoon, she was a little nervous.It had been more than two months since Paulson, the master gardener at the state historic site, tended to the...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

STRAFFORD — A Strafford man is facing charges of criminal threatening and animal cruelty after he allegedly pointed a gun at a group of people and punched a dog in the face after threatening to shoot it.James Savery, of LaFleur Road, pleaded not...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

SOUTH STRAFFORD — Community members have come out in support of a former art teacher who lost her job at The Newton School, but school administrators, who have been criticized for a lack of transparency in the matter, say she cannot be reinstated...

SOUTH STRAFFORD — A section of Rte. 132 between Thetford and Strafford is closed for at least a month to allow for emergency repairs to prevent the road from sliding into the West Branch of the Ompompanoosuc River, according to a Sunday Listserv post...

STRAFFORD — The towns of Strafford and Thetford are looking for residents interested in serving on the towns’ respective Selectboards after two current members resigned.Rod Sloat resigned from the Strafford Selectboard July 6 “due to an unexpected...

By ALEX HANSON

SOUTH STRAFFORD — For four days, Bruce MacPhail sat at a table in an open garage bay and talked with people as they walked by with boxes, bags and armloads of his books.He had put out a call last week for people to stop by and select from his shelves...

By ALEX HANSON

SOUTH STRAFFORD — A collection of books is a big impediment to moving.When Bruce MacPhail moved to Massachusetts, in 2000, he left most of his collection in South Strafford. It’s still there, around 17,000 volumes.Now in his 80s and having sold the...

By ALEX HANSON

SOUTH STRAFFORD — A collection of books is a big impediment to moving.When Bruce MacPhail moved to Massachusetts, in 2000, he left most of his collection in South Strafford. It’s still there, around 17,000 volumes.Now in his 80s and having sold the...

By FRANCES MIZE

THETFORD — As anglers cast about Upper Valley’s streams and rivers this spring, Thetford Academy seventh graders had some brook trout to unload last week.About 30 students gathered along the Ompompanoosuc River at the base of the Union Village Dam on...

By FRANCES MIZE

STRAFFORD — Under orders from the fire marshal, the listers’ office has moved out of the town offices and into a private residence.A circa-1883 building erected by 19th century statesman Justin Morrill has housed offices for the town clerk and other...

By FRANCES MIZE

SOUTH STRAFFORD — Town officials are holding out hope it can secure financial assistance to clean up a property connected to the contaminated Elizabeth Mine, but state and federal officials have so far said the work would be beyond their...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

STRAFFORD — If you’ve ever been curious about what town treasures Scott Moore has uncovered with his metal detector, consider attending his Cabin Fever University program.The community led-and-driven educational series is back, after its 2020 season...

By ALEX HANSON

STRAFFORD — In approving town and school budgets and electing officials, voters might have been doing so for the last time at a traditional Town Meeting.Packed into Strafford’s celebrated Town House, residents opted to make all of their future town...

Article of note: At both town and school meetings, voters will be asked if they want to change the format of Town Meeting and move from floor voting to Australian ballot voting for electing town officers, adopting budget articles and voting on public...

By ALEX HANSON

At a class Tuesday night in Strafford’s Cabin Fever University titled “All You Ever Wanted to Know About Stafford Town Meeting,” around 20 town residents wondered aloud how they could combine the traditional in-person meeting and its vigorous and...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

SOUTH STRAFFORD — Robert Murray had a gruff communication style, but everyone at The Newton School, where he served as principal for 28 years, and in the community, where he served in numerous volunteer roles, recognized that he cared.Joey Hawkins,...