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By MARION UMPLEBY

BETHEL —When Kolleen Scaff worked a summer at the Bethel Drive-In back in the ’90s, her friends would often show up a couple hours before the film started to hang out and eat a dinner of fried food from the since-closed Onion Flats, the takeout spot down the road.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

WEST LEBANON — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a bill that slashes funding for social services such as Medicaid and food stamps to provide tax cuts. The tax breaks will mostly benefit the richest 20% of Americans, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

HANOVER — An active shooter drill at Dartmouth Friday will include simulated gunfire and cause traffic disruptions, according to a Dartmouth spokesperson.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire hasn’t sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate since 2010, when now-Gov. Kelly Ayotte was elected to serve there.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — The dry bridge connecting the Route 12A plazas to downtown West Lebanon will be closed to vehicle traffic for a year to accommodate construction, the City Council decided in a unanimous decision Wednesday night.

By MICHAEL COUGHLIN JR.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — For the first time in franchise history, the Upper Valley Nighthawks will host the New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game on Sunday at Maxfield Sports Complex in White River Junction.

By MARION UMPLEBY

BARNARD — A special town meeting scheduled for next Wednesday will decide whether the town of Barnard should lease the old fire station to theater nonprofit BarnArts for 15 years with an annual rent of $1. 

By DAN MACKIE

I have not spent a lot of time in my life thinking about the Rosie O’Donnell question, but no president has put his finger on it as clearly and forcefully as Donald J. Trump.

By DAVID BROOKS

If you’ve always wanted to ride the aerial tram to the top of Cannon Mountain, you’d better hurry up.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — The mayor of Laconia, N.H., will start work as Lebanon’s new city manager in early September.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — Dartmouth undergraduate student workers have accepted a contract from the college despite it not including key points the union spent months fighting for.

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — To the dismay of some local gym owners, a nationwide fitness club has filed for a building permit to open a location in the former Big Lots store on Washington Street.

By BIANCA NUSCA-DAGON

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — In a unanimous voice vote, the Hartford Planning Commission gave preliminary approval Monday to the nonprofit Hartford Community Restorative Justice Center’s plan to expand its footprint by renovating a late-19th century house on Maple Street.

By ALEX HANSON

For most of his nearly 67 years (his birthday is on Sunday), Gary Hamel was among the Upper Valley’s most prolific and committed visual artists.

By JENNIFER HAUCK

MERIDEN — Dan and Sarah Donahue retrieve hay for their horses from their barn. The family hays their own land.

CHELSEA — Two separate criminal cases against a Bradford man accused of assault, reckless endangerment and other charges have been dismissed.

Hanover-based Ledyard Bank has hired Jo-Ann Church as its senior vice president and chief credit officer. Church was previously employed as senior vice president and senior credit officer at Northway Bank.

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The bright, well-lit space at rePlay Arts at 87 Maple St. offers a variety of arts material and separate spaces for classes and organizing donations. A craft table near the entrance invites anyone to try making something or adding on to a project that others have already started.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A Philadelphia-based free speech group and two more residents have filed a legal brief in support of parents challenging a court ruling that sided with the Bow School District after it barred parents from wearing pink wristbands to protest transgender athletes in girls’ sports.

By LUKAS DUNFORD

LEBANON — New Hampshire towns and cities will soon have the option to allow public drinking in special areas.

By MARION UMPLEBY

HARTFORD — The Selectboard set the town’s property tax rate for the 2026 fiscal year in an emergency meeting last week.