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By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

BRADFORD, Vt. — Two Selectboard members submitted resignation letters last week. The departures come amid hostility and public outcry following upheaval last month on the fire department that saw the majority of members quit.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

THETFORD CENTER — To the dismay of some residents, the Thetford Center Post Office suspended service earlier this month due to “safety concerns” of the building, according to a letter the United States Postal Service sent to customers.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

LYME — Residents made it clear to the Selectboard that they don’t want the town to sell its rental house next to the police station and town offices at a public meeting this week.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — The town is considering a fenced-in dog park at Huntley Meadows in anticipation of a new animal control ordinance that would require dogs to be leashed at the popular recreation area.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORTH HAVERHILL — The Grafton County sheriff’s decision to enter into an agreement with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this year has spurred opposition and action among voters who supported her in the November election.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — A Dartmouth sophomore is challenging an incumbent Selectboard member of almost two decades for a seat on the board in this month’s municipal election.

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.

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.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — More than 4,600 Grafton County electricity customers lost power for about an hour and a half midday Monday, causing businesses to close and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center to cancel appointments.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — A proposed animal control ordinance that would further restrict where dogs can roam free in town has inspired debate among town officials, dog owners and other residents.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

CLAREMONT — As Republicans in Washington signal plans to eliminate hundreds of billions in Medicaid funding, Upper Valley health care providers, lawmakers and organizers paint a grim picture of what these cuts could mean for residents.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — More than 300 Dartmouth College alumni have signed an open letter urging President Sian Beilock and other school leaders to take a stand against the Trump administration’s “efforts to chill free speech on college campuses.”

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

WEST LEBANON — In an effort to alleviate the statewide housing crisis, New Hampshire legislators are backing bipartisan proposals that would override some local zoning ordinances.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

BRIDGEWATER — Despite her challenges, Kelly Kangas always wanted to live an ordinary life.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — The Dresden and Hanover school districts are two of six in New Hampshire suing the U.S. Department of Education.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

MONTPELIER — When it comes to his Vermont Senate voting record, the freshman lawmaker representing the Orange County District in Montpelier has followed his fellow Republicans.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

LYME — Jackie Carter rents a house owned by the town, meaning she has an unconventional landlord: the Selectboard.

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HARTFORD — In an effort to spur growth, the town has hired its first housing and development specialist.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Selectboard is considering a developer’s request to close off part of a residential road in anticipation of an influx of new residents from a permitted 240-unit apartment complex.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Bob Stange expected to be spending Monday morning in a courtroom, fighting his landlord for the right to stay in his apartment.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — After reinstating standardized testing requirements for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Dartmouth saw a slight decrease in applicants from a year ago when the college received a record number of applications.