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Lebanon Zoning Board gives thumbs-up to Headrest’s proposed recovery home
By ADRIANA JAMES-RODIL
LEBANON — Headrest, a Lebanon-based nonprofit that serves residents in crisis or those dealing with substance use disorders, plans to open a 14-bed recovery home for adults recovering from substance abuse disorders in its location at 14 Church St. location.
On anniversary of mass arrests, pro-Palestinian protesters erect tents in front of Dartmouth administration building
HANOVER — On Thursday, the anniversary of mass arrests on the Dartmouth Green, pro-Palestinian protesters have once again erected tents on campus.
Oxbow voters add $100,000 to food services budget at annual school meeting
BRADFORD, Vt. — Voters added $100,000 to put toward food services in the Oxbow School District’s four schools during the annual school meeting on Wednesday night.
Police: Driver struck 70-year-old man riding e-bike on Route12A in Cornish
CORNISH — A 70-year-old Ascutney man was seriously injured when a van struck the e-bike he was riding on Route 12A near the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge on Wednesday evening, Cornish Police Chief Doug Hackett said Thursday.
State employees union president accuses department of retaliation, secretly filming her during meeting
By PETER D’AURIA
The president of the state employees union accused the Vermont Department for Children and Families of retaliating against her after she spoke out about a new return-to-office policy — retribution that, she said, included secretly filming her during a remote staff meeting.
New Hampshire father testifies before lawmakers about bullying
By DAYMOND STEER
CONCORD — A Madison father and his teenage son last week testified to the N.H. House Education committee in support of a bill that calls for a state study committee on bullying.
Majority of Bradford, Vt. firefighters resign to protest Selectboard’s management
By EMMA ROTH-WELLS
BRADFORD, Vt. — The majority of the volunteer fire department, including the chief, resigned this week in protest of the Selectboard’s effort to expand its oversight over the department.
New Hampshire State Police join ICE task force
By REBECA PEREIRA
New Hampshire State Police are now authorized to carry out immigration checks during the department’s routine operations, becoming the largest participating law enforcement agency among nine others across the state.
West Lebanon furniture store shutters abruptly amid declining sales and back orders
By JOHN LIPPMAN
WEST LEBANON — The owner of a furniture store which has helped furnish Upper Valley homes for decades says a sharp drop in sales forced him to close his showroom.
Federal judge approves $11.5 million sale of Vermont’s Burke Mountain Resort
By HABIB SABET
A federal judge has signed off on the sale of Burke Mountain Resort for $11.5 million, releasing the Northeast Kingdom ski mountain from nearly a decade of federal receivership.
Vermont’s largest public transit agency weighing new training for its bus drivers on how to interact with federal agents.
By SHAUN ROBINSON
President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday told states and other recipients of federal transportation funding that they could lose those dollars if they do not comply with the White House’s interpretation of federal laws — including on immigration.
Judge extends legal protections for Dartmouth student who saw visa threatened
HANOVER — A federal judge in Concord on Monday restored the legal status of a Chinese citizen studying at Dartmouth.
Judge releases a Palestinian student activist who was arrested at his citizenship interview
By AMANDA SWINHART and HOLLY RAMER
BURLINGTON — A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian student with ties to the Upper Valley who led campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.
‘A voice that deserved to be heard’: judge recalls Vermont murder victim and sentences her killer to 42½ years
By ALAN J. KEAYS
BURLINGTON — A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 42½ years in prison for shooting and killing his wife in a camper in Bolton. They had traveled to Vermont to mark their one-year wedding anniversary.
Victims wait as New Hampshire lawmakers debate the future of the abuse settlement fund
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
Home for 65-year-old Maurice Fazekas is a U-Haul in Claremont. If he gets the $120,000 the state has offered him for the abuse he suffered at its former youth detention center, Fazekas will buy a van. If he doesn’t, he’ll move to the streets.
New York appeals court holds up detained Tufts student’s return to Vermont for hearing
By Alan J. Keays
A federal court has paused the transfer of detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Louisiana to a facility in Vermont.
Town Meeting preview: Hanover to debate prohibition on contracts with ICE
By EMMA ROTH-WELLS
HANOVER — From preventing the Hanover Police Department from entering into agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to remote meeting participation, voters will be asked to decide a wide range of issues this Town Meeting.
As REAL ID deadline approaches, NH DMV sees huge uptick in demand
By Todd Bookman
After 20 years of planning and delays, the federal government says it will begin enforcing Real ID laws on May 7.
New Hampshire begins toll conversion project on Everett Turnpike
The new AET facility will allow for a continuous stream of vehicles at highway speeds, capturing the fee from an overhead gantry system.
West Fairlee fire burns nearly 6 acres
By CLARE SHANAHAN
WEST FAIRLEE — Town Fire Warden Will Ordway was driving home Monday afternoon when he noticed smoke and fire in the woods on Beanville Road near the border between West Fairlee and Vershire.
