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By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Over the last couple years, Hartland resident Linda Genovese has repeatedly fielded an important question by community members: When are the roast beef suppers coming back? Now, Genovese has an answer: The regionally lauded Hartland Roast Beef Suppers...

Please submit additions via the Valley News’ online Calendar system CitySpark, which can be found at calendar.vnews.com.Christmas Show and Sale in West Lebanon: Thursday, Nov. 3, to Saturday, Dec. 24, Upper Valley Plaza (next to CVS), 250 Plainfield...

Please submit additions via the Valley News’ online Calendar system CitySpark, which can be found at calendar.vnews.com. Fall festivals38th Vermont Apple Festival and Craft Show in Springfield, Vt.: Saturday, Oct. 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Riverside Middle...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — If you stop by the tennis courts at Maxfield Sports Complex anytime from dawn to dusk, there’s a good chance you’ll hear it: the gentle thwack of a hollow ball hitting a paddle.It sounds a little higher-pitched than a tennis...

Fireworks Brownsville: Dusk, July 3, Ascutney Outdoors, 449 Ski Tow Road.Claremont: 9:30 p.m., July 4, Monadnock Park, 190 Broad St.Fairlee/Orford: Dusk, July 4, Lake Morey.Hartford/Wilder: Between 9:20 and 9:30 p.m., July 4, Kilowatt South Park, 61...

SundayNorwich Memorial Day Observance, Picnic and Music: Noon, outside Tracy Hall and on the Green in Norwich. Short observance with military honors followed by free picnic on the green, with music from the Upper Valley Community Band. Hosted by yman...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LEBANON — The last few years have been tough for Lebanon High School’s Science Olympiad team.The COVID-19 pandemic cut their 2020 season short. In 2021, the team was smaller and did not have any new members.But this year is different: For the first...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Open mic nights have long held a role in performance life in the Upper Valley. At these events, musicians, poets and comics have a chance to share new material in a supportive setting. They play an especially crucial role for those just starting out...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

From 1938 to the early 1950s, the Valley Street Dam was the place in be in Springfield, Vt., in the summer.Constructed specifically to create a swimming hole, the dam was where families went to be together and where teenagers would hang out, where a...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LEBANON — As the Twin States’ senior citizen population continues to grow, experts on aging are focused on changing the negative perceptions many people have about aging and the ageist language that can result from those beliefs.Kelly Laflamme, of the...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WOODSTOCK — The Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 is often overshadowed by the Civil War, which started fewer than 15 years later.It’s also often confused with the Texas Revolution, which took place 10 years earlier and featured the famed Battle of...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Few wildlife topics inspire passion in the Twin States quite like the debate over whether mountain lions are in our midst.I am fascinated by people who are fascinated by mountain lions, as well as the fervor that follows when someone asks if mountain...

By Liz Sauchelli

A few weeks ago in the Sunday Valley News, I wrote an article about driving screenings that take place at Kendal at Hanover. I was surprised by the reaction I received: It is clearly a topic that is on the minds of lots of senior citizens and their...