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By JOHN LIPPMAN

SPRINGFIELD, N.H. — Safety officials are investigating the circumstances involving a 51-year-old man who was found deceased after he had been pinned under a dump bed in the early morning hours last Friday at a lumber mill in Springfield.The man, whose...

By JIM KENYON

During a visit to the summer day camp run by a southern Windsor County YMCA on Wednesday morning, I talked with Ashley Denofrio’s 11-year-old niece.I asked her what she’d be doing, if not attending camp.“I’d be home, probably sleeping,” she said....

By PATRICK O’GRADY

Lebanon and Hanover have been historically joined at the hip in all sorts of high school sports. Tennis is no different.What puts the Raiders and Bears in the same conversation these days is their success rather than head-to-head battles. Hanover is...

When it comes to Upper Valley high school softball, one program stirs the proverbial championship drink.In three years under coach Chuck Simmons, Oxbow High has reeled off 49 wins in 53 games and raced relatively unimpeded to state honors each time....

Two words best describe Upper Valley high school girls lacrosse: quality and consistency.All four squads made the playoffs last spring. While none came home with a state title, Hanover and Woodstock made their finals, with the Wasps’ trip coming at...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

As surely as snapping the finish-line tape signifies a winner, the Upper Valley is filled with high school track and field potential this spring.A number of area schools won outdoor titles last year, and some followed that up with indoor successes...

Once you’ve finally been to the top of the mountain, what do you do for an encore?That’s the challenge facing the Hartford High boys lacrosse program this spring. After multiple attempts that came up short, the Hurricanes ran the table en route to...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CHARLESTOWN — At a meeting Tuesday morning, Charlestown and Springfield, Vt., business owners and public officials said the planned 34-week closure to repair the Cheshire Bridge linking the two communities will “kill” the area economy.About 50 people...

The arrival of the Upper Valley high school baseball season marks the return of one top-shelf rivalry (Thetford vs. White River Valley, last year’s VPA Division III title-game matchup) along with another roster (Hanover) good enough to hang some...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ENFIELD — Upper Valley voters were divided on short-term rental ordinances during New Hampshire Town Meeting voting.During floor meetings Saturday, Enfield and Haverhill residents turned back short-term rental ordinances.Haverhill residents “postponed...

SPRINGFIELD, N.H. — Voters approved all warrant articles unanimously at Saturday’s floor meeting.Among the items voters approved was an operating budget of $1.85 million; a separate article for $59,000, to come from the Unreserved Fund Balance, to...

NEW LONDON — In ballot voting on Tuesday, Arthur Bobruff beat out George B. Foley for a three-year term representing Springfield on the Kearsarge Regional School District School Board.Voters also approved an operating budget of $54.3 million, as well...

SPRINGFIELD — In ballot voting on Tuesday, Steven Duzbak won a two-year term on the Selectboard.He defeated George McCusker for the seat, 143-72.Also in ballot voting, voters supported an amendment to the town’s zoning ordinance relative to short-term...

Articles of note: Separate articles on the warrant for the Kearsarge Regional School District, which includes the Upper Valley communities of New London and Springfield, seek $100,000 each for the School Buildings Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund and...

Articles of note: One floor article seeks to establish a Pleasant View Cemetery Expendable Trust Fund, which would be used to maintain cemetery lots in town. A ballot article seeks to amend the town’s zoning ordinance relative to short-term...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WEST LEBANON — Products containing dry-cured pork that are sold at Upper Valley grocery stores are among those that have been recalled due to a nationwide Salmonella outbreak.The meat, called Coppa, is produced by Fratelli Beretta, and is sold at...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — The Cheshire Bridge linking Charlestown with Springfield will undergo extensive repairs that will require the bridge to be closed to traffic for more than eight months beginning next spring.The New Hampshire Department of...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Southeastern Vermont Community Action, known as SEVCA, is looking for volunteers to help people prepare their taxes.SEVCA’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program serves low and moderate income earners, people with disabilities...