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Inside the aftermath of the pro-Palestine arrests at UNH: A new president reckons with the role of police on her campus
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
On the evening University of New Hampshire police arrested 12 people outside the building that would soon become her office, Elizabeth Chilton was 3,000 miles away, serving as the chancellor of Washington State University’s flagship campus.Six days...
Developer plans new apartment complex for Enfield brownfield site
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
ENFIELD — The long-vacant site of the town’s former public works headquarters is set to be redeveloped into housing.The Selectboard has approved the sale of about 3 acres of town-owned land to Lebanon-based Oakes & Son Construction, which has agreed...
Kenyon: Everyone on the Dartmouth Green on May 1 could have been arrested
By JIM KENYON
Christopher MacEvitt, who chairs Dartmouth’s religion department and lives on campus, was a late arrival to the pro-Palestinian demonstration on the college’s Green on May 1.Around 9:30 p.m., after attending a faculty dinner in White River Junction,...
Election 2024: Previews of Grafton County legislative races for Upper Valley seats
NH Senate District 1David RochefortParty: RepublicanAge: 50Town of residence: LittletonProfession/experience in elected office: Pharmacist, small business owner, current state representative for six Grafton County towns of Grafton-1Top issue: …The...
Housing a top policy priority for NH legislative candidates
By EMMA ROTH-WELLS
WEST LEBANON — Housing, or the lack thereof, is a top issue for Upper Valley candidates from both parties vying for seats in New Hampshire state government.While Democrats and Republicans agree there is a housing crisis, their proposed solutions to...
Out & About: Newport pilot program aims to help protect kids
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
NEWPORT — A nonprofit organization has launched a pilot program to better support children and adults dealing with trauma in Newport.Turning Points Network’s “Newport Stops the Cycle of Abuse” aims to help town residents better react and support...
2nd suspect arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Waterbury, Vt.
By ALAN J. KEAYS
A Massachusetts teen is facing a felony charge for his alleged role in a fatal shooting more than a week ago in Waterbury, vt.Samuel Niyonsenga, 18, of Springfield, Mass., through his attorney, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the felony charge of...
New VA Cutoff Bridge in Hartford opens to traffic
HARTFORD — The new bridge #7, also known as the VA Cutoff bridge, is now open to all traffic, the Vermont Agency of Transportation announced Friday. The bridge, which spans the White River, closed on Oct. 14 so that crews could connect two of its...
Police: Man reports being robbed of jacket, shoes at gunpoint on rail trail by Miracle Mile
LEBANON — Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed another man of his coat and shoes on the rail trail in Lebanon shortly after midnight on Friday before escaping on an e-bike with a speaker and LED lights.The victim, who was not injured,...
Vt. lieutenant governor candidate John Rodgers wants Republican voters. Does he want the Republican label, too?
By SHAUN ROBINSON
In Vermont’s race for lieutenant governor a single label has been front and center.Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, a Progressive/Democrat and produce farmer from Hinesburg, is facing a challenge from John Rodgers of Glover, a former state lawmaker who owns...
John Campbell to retire from post as head of Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs
By ALAN J. KEAYS
John Campbell has announced he plans to retire from his position as head of the state department that supports state’s attorneys and sheriffs in Vermont, a post he has held for the past eight years. Campbell, 70, of Quechee, has served as the...
Two Pro-Palestinian protesters face charges for interrupting politician’s Dartmouth event
By JOHN LIPPMAN
HANOVER — A Dartmouth student and a college employee were arrested by Hanover police after they protested for Palestinian rights by interrupting an appearance of U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., on campus Wednesday, the latest campus incident over...
Hantz Marconi says Chief Justice MacDonald approved her meeting with Sununu
By TODD BOOKMAN
New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi alleges that she notified Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald in advance of a meeting she hoped to have with Gov. Chris Sununu, and that MacDonald raised no concerns.That meeting, however, is...
Newton School community members work to create their own pledge
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
SOUTH STRAFFORD — The practice of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is on hold at The Newton School while teachers, staff and community members discuss a more inclusive alternative that might better reflect the school’s values. Newton’s new principal,...
Vermont educators ponder how to teach in, and about, a politically polarized country
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Educators nationwide face a tricky question in an election year: In an increasingly polarized political age, how should schools teach about politics, and with it, democracy? In Vermont, teachers are collectively grappling with the challenge.Hundreds...
Over Easy: Really, this guy?
By DAN MACKIE
I don’t like to write too much about politics, just the occasional snide remark. But this being my last column before Election Day, I can’t stop myself. No, really, I can’t. Consider yourself a member of my Valley News Election Support Group. If you...
Petition seeks to restore state construction aid for schools
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
WOODSTOCK — More than 300 residents from towns in the Mountain Views Supervisory Union have signed a petition urging state legislators to restore state aid for school construction.The petition continues to circulate on local Listservs and distributed...
Sharon residents petition for revote on cannabis sales
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
SHARON — Residents have reignited the effort to permit retail cannabis sales in town with a petition for another vote on the issue.Last week, voters rejected — by just two votes — a ballot measure that would have allowed the sale of recreational...
Police: Vandals burn pride flag at Prosper Valley School
POMFRET — A pride flag that was being flown from the flagpole at Prosper Valley School in Pomfret was taken down and set on fire in the early morning hours of Sunday morning, police reported.Police said they received a report on Monday morning that a...
Biden draws a Granite State crowd
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Danielle Feole knew the drill taking her son Joey, 6, to see President Joe Biden.The wait to hear the president would be long, so she packed an iPad and Grey, the stuffed animal wolf that’s attached to her son’s hip.The afternoon in Concord would be...