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WINDSOR — A study committee established to assess the best future use for the former prison property in Windsor says the state of Vermont should consider demolishing some derelict buildings there and determine once and for all if it wants to keep or...

By JOHN P. GREGG

NEWPORT, N.H. — A 59-year-old Claremont man this week pleaded guilty to setting fire to the Daddypops Tumble Inn Diner in July.Leo J. Leblanc was sentenced to 3-to-6-years in state prison, though he could see a year shaved from his sentence for the...

By JOHN P. GREGG

RUTLAND — School officials in Windsor earlier this year offered to settle a lawsuit with former Windsor School Principal Tiffany Riley, who was fired following Facebook comments she made criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement, according to...

By JOHN P. GREGG

CORNISH — Officials at the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park are hoping to sponsor a program or event in the coming year that helps the Upper Valley respond collectively to antisemitic vandalism that damaged a prominent monument this fall.“Park...

By JOHN P. GREGG

NORTH HAVERHILL — A two-day evidence hearing in the case of two men charged with shooting a visiting college student in Hanover was postponed Thursday after one of the defendants and at least two witnesses tested positive for COVID-19.And with...

By JOHN P. GREGG

NEWPORT — A 26-year-old Claremont man is serving a jail sentence that includes a rehabilitation program at the Sullivan County jail after pleading guilty to stalking, simple assault and domestic violence of a woman he knew.As part of the plea deal...

By JOHN P. GREGG

WINDSOR — A 34-year-old Waitsfield, Vt., woman is facing charges after police say she drove her SUV the wrong way on Interstate 91 late Tuesday afternoon and killed an oncoming motorist who worked at a restaurant in West Lebanon, the latest in a...

By JOHN P. GREGG

WEATHERSFIELD — Tonia Bushway’s loved ones will tell you that she was a caring soul with an infectious laugh but whose life was dragged down in recent years by injury, loss and addiction.When the 50-year-old Weathersfield native went missing in early...

By JOHN P. GREGG

NORTH HAVERHILL — The two men charged in the shooting of a visiting college student near the Dartmouth College campus three years ago will be tried together, according to a newly released court ruling.Grafton Superior Court Judge Lawrence MacLeod Jr....

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LEBANON — Plainfield officials are raising concerns about a Lebanon plan to replace a red-listed bridge on Trues Brook Road without installing a temporary span, which could result in lengthy detours for Meriden-area commuters for several months.The...

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HANOVER — Longtime Town Manager Julia Griffin plans to retire next year after Town Meeting in May, ending a 25-year reign in Hanover.Griffin, who turns 65 in early December, said the Selectboard is preparing to launch a national search for her...

By JOHN P. GREGG

LEBANON — More than five years ago, the Revs. Michael and Susan Thomas decided to convert a horse barn at their home on Eastman Hill Road into an apartment.The couple obtained approval from the city of Lebanon for what is known in the housing and...

By JOHN P. GREGG

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Legislative Apportionment Board’s plan to create one-representative districts for all 150 seats in the Vermont House would — if approved — redraw the map for several towns in the Upper Valley.For starters, the two-member...

By JOHN P. GREGG

The late W.S. Merwin, a former U.S. poet laureate who died in 2019 at age 91, had a poem about this time of year, a time of change, in which he wrote, “I have been younger in October than in all the months of spring.”Taking a look back at photos from...

By JOHN P. GREGG

HANOVER — Citing his concern about Republican votes against pandemic-related funding and reproductive rights, former Executive Councilor Mike Cryans said on Thursday he plans to seek the sprawling District 1 seat again, setting up a potential sixth...

By JOHN P. GREGG

CLAREMONT — A 50-year-old Claremont man who was about to start a new “dream job” was killed over the weekend in a motorcycle crash on Second New Hampshire Turnpike in Unity, according to New Hampshire State Police.John Wittemann, a Long Island, N.Y.,...

By JOHN P. GREGG

CANAAN — Canaan’s Historic District Commission is holding a hearing Monday night that is expected to include a broader discussion about whether Airbnbs and other short-term rentals should be allowed to continue to operate in the neighborhood near...

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A 62-year-old Grafton County man on Wednesday avoided jail time or home confinement for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, as a federal judge said his contrition appeared sincere and that his conduct inside the building was...

By JOHN P. GREGG

WEST LEBANON — Construction workers on Tuesday knocked down the dilapidated sandhouse at the Westboro Rail Yard, a key step in a demolition project that Lebanon officials hope will help clear the way for a riverside park and trail link along the...

By JOHN P. GREGG

WEATHERSFIELD — Vermont State Police are investigating after finding what are believed to be the remains of a 50-year-old Weathersfield woman who has been missing since early July.The human remains were found Wednesday morning by a K-9 search team on...

By JOHN P. GREGG

Federal prosecutors are recommending that a Grafton County man be sentenced to one month of home confinement and 60 hours of community service for participating in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, noting that he has no criminal record and...