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By ALEX HANSON

The race for two House seats in Vermont’s Windsor-Orange 2 districts pits a pair of Democrats with Montpelier experience against two Republicans who are new to state politics.Incumbent Jim Masland, D-Thetford, and Norwich resident Rebecca Holcombe,...

By ALEX HANSON

Attendees at this month’s First Friday can get a look at JAM, one of the newest organizations in this vibrant arts hub.Lodged in a prime downtown spot, between Tuckerbox and Piecemeal Pies, JAM, which stands for Junction Arts and Media, is hosting...

By ALEX HANSON

HANOVER — When James Wright assumed the presidency of Dartmouth College, in 1998, he had already spent three decades teaching at the college and living in Hanover. His familiarity with both Dartmouth and the town allowed him to shape them both to a...

By ALEX HANSON

For the past few years, at least, New Hampshire has had a robust debate about sending public money to private schools. First, Croydon School District started sending students to private schools, a practice the state Legislature codified in 2017 with...

By ALEX HANSON

CORNISH — After 15 months of study, a town committee will present to residents a pair of proposals to improve the town’s library.The first, which would move the library to the former Cornish General Store building in Cornish Flat, is up for discussion...

By ALEX HANSON

In James Lee Burke’s short story Winter Light, a mixture of grief and belief sets a retired professor crosswise with his surroundings and his neighbors, with disastrous consequences.Hanover native Julian Higgins turned the story into a 2015 short film...

By ALEX HANSON

When a venue isn’t asking the public to pay for a ticket, it can take a few chances.That’s the guiding spirit behind what’s becoming an annual tradition, Lebanon Opera House’s Nexus Festival, three days of music and arts that starts on Friday.“The...

By ALEX HANSON

State Rep. Jim Masland has faced primary elections before.They might seem routine, but in the Windsor-Orange 2 district, which comprises Norwich, Sharon, Strafford and Thetford, the Democratic primary has been the main event since Masland was first...

By ALEX HANSON

A few years ago, a group of people gathered at Royalton Memorial Library to talk about bringing public art to South Royalton.The brainstorming session looked at ways towns around Vermont have incorporated art into everyday infrastructure, such as...

By ALEX HANSON

Two opera companies open performances this week, and both are looking at their origins.Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Opera North opens a production of Cosi Fan Tutte, the Mozart opera that was the first full opera the company produced in 1984....

By ALEX HANSON

BETHEL — Though it has a global following at its highest levels, rallying has always been a bit of a niche sport.In a way, that’s part of its appeal. A driver and a co-driver hustle a small, often wildly overpowered car through the woods on gravel...

By ALEX HANSON

As Leah Kohn developed her career in music, the idea of bringing her talents back to the Upper Valley remained in the back of her mind.The coronavirus pandemic brought that idea to the fore. Kohn, a Hanover native who lives in Los Angeles, wasn’t able...

By ALEX HANSON

HANOVER — In certain respects, Julia Griffin’s career in municipal government has unspooled backward, as she worked from New York City, through Santa Monica, Calif., then Concord, to a long career in Hanover, where she started work in 1996, and from...

By ALEX HANSON

For weeks, Andrew Schain tried to find someone to run the Public House Diner, a classic diner in Quechee that he’s been leasing since 2017. His posts on Facebook were frequent and plaintive.“Everything you need to open is here,” he wrote on May 4, the...

By ALEX HANSON

Maybe it’s something to do with the newfound ease people are feeling about the coronavirus pandemic, whether warranted or not. This summer, theater companies are lofting music into the air.New London Barn Playhouse is celebrating its 90th summer by...

By ALEX HANSON

Nisachon “Rung” Morgan, chef at the Randolph Thai restaurant Saap, has won a regional award from the James Beard Foundation, naming her the top chef in New England.The awards were announced Monday night in Chicago. Efforts to reach Morgan and her...

By ALEX HANSON

Summer is a sloppy season. In Shakespeare, that’s when characters stumble bewildered into the woods, get drunk, fall in love with the wrong people and generally make a mess of things.The arts kind of follow that pattern here in the formerly frozen...

By ALEX HANSON

Volunteers with the Norwich Historical Society, led by director Sarah Rooker, were taking inventory of the society’s books in 2019 when they discovered an oddity.They pulled an old calf-bound Bible off a shelf and found that not only had it been...

By ALEX HANSON

Pre-pandemic, the annual JAGfest took place in February, when people were starved for connection and eager to come out and discuss African American theater.On Tuesday evening, the opening panel discussion of JAGfest 6.0 was in competition with a...

By ALEX HANSON

Voters in the Oxbow Unified Union School District towns of Bradford and Newbury, Vt., will meet on Thursday to consider a proposed $17.5 million budget for the coming year.And in day-long balloting, they also will decide whether to adopt a change to...