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By Jordan Cuddemi

Claremont Woman Held on Fatal Crash Charges- Newport — The 36-year-old Claremont woman accused of causing a single-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a 32-year-old Goshen woman is being held at the Sullivan County House of Corrections on $50,000 cash bail.Amber King was arraigned Monday...

Gary Caplan- West Lebanon, N.H. — Gary Caplan, 52, beloved son of Roselyn and the late Erwin Caplan passed away at his home in West Lebanon on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, after a brave battle with a debilitating disease.Gary was a native of the area, born on Oct. 29,...

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Police Identify Victims in Fatal Claremont Car Crash- Claremont — Police have identified the three passengers, including one who died, in a single-vehicle crash in Claremont Saturday afternoon on Main Street near Tractor Supply.Amanda Grasso, 32, of Goshen, N.H., was transported to Valley Regional...

By Patrick O’Grady

One Killed in Claremont Crash; Driver Faces Charges- Claremont — One person was killed and three others were injured on Saturday afternoon when the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee they were riding in crashed on a curve a few hundred feet west of the Tractor Supply store on Main Street in Claremont.Claremont...

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Updated: One Killed in Claremont Crash; Driver Faces Charges- Read the full story in the Sunday Valley News here.Update at 9:30 p.m.Claremont — One person was killed and three others were injured this afternoon when...

John Lippman

Ford Dealer Pays Off Liens- Claremont — Arrien Schiltkamp, the former owner of the Claremont Ford Lincoln dealership that closed last year following revelations it failed to pay off the loans on customers’ trade-in vehicles, has met the state-imposed deadline to pay off the...

Magdalene “Maggie” A. Smith- Acworth, N.H. — Magdalene “Maggie” A. Smith, 63, of Acworth passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family.She was born in San Diego, Calif. on June 29, 1952, the daughter of Floyd and Johanna Barnett. Maggie grew up...

Local & Regional Briefs- Georges Mills Man IndictedBy County Grand JuryNewport — The 34-year-old Georges Mills man accused of raping a girl under the age of 13 has been indicted by a Sullivan County Grand Jury on two aggravated felonious sexual assault charges.On Monday, a...

By Jordan Cuddemi

Georges Mills Man Charged With Raping Girl- Claremont — A judge has ordered a 34-year-old Georges Mills man be held on $10,000 cash bail on accusations that he forcibly raped a girl under the age of 13 and exposed himself to her.Claremont District Court Judge John Yazinski on Monday held a...

Forrest Harris Searles- Claremont, N.H. — Forrest Harris Searles, 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 8, 2016, after a brief illness. He was born on March 29, 1935 in Cabot, Vt. to Addie and Harry Searles.He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Cabot High...

By Patrick O’Grady

Downtown Claremont Gets a New Place for Kids to Play- Claremont — Tristan Amell, 2, was ready for another trip up the small inflatable climbing wall and showing no signs of slowing down.“He just loves it,” said his mother, Jen Amell, as Tristan slithered under the netting and scrambled up the incline...

Dorothy E. Baron- Claremont, N.H. — Dorothy E. Baron, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 at the Sullivan County Health Care.Dorothy was born on Sept. 9, 1925, in Boston, Mass. She was the daughter of the late Sabin and Margaret...

A Reader Responds to a Recipe- David Parker, of Claremont, was drawn in by the photograph of a ham and rice soup I wrote about last month in Close-Up, but judging from the ingredients, he thought it might be bland.So, he turned to Peter Christian’s Recipes, a book by Shirley Edes...

Ruth “Bunny” Dodge- Claremont, N.H. — A memorial service for Ruth “Bunny“ Dodge, who died Dec. 7, 2015, will be celebrated Saturday, May 7, 1 p.m., at the Union Episcopal Church, 133 Old Church Road, Claremont.

Patrick O’Grady

Claremont Board Disagrees With Ruling on Class Schedules- Claremont — The School Board Wednesday night did not discuss this week’s decision by an arbitrator who sided with the teachers union in a dispute over the class schedule at Stevens High School, but board Chairman Brian Rapp said in an email that the...

Leon Morin- Claremont, N.H. — Leon R. Morin, 71, of Claremont died on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.He was born in Claremont, N.H. on Sept. 20, 1944 the son of Arsene Joseph and Marion Eva (Diszine) Morin. Leon had...

By Jared Pendak

Youth Hockey Program to Shut Down- The Twin Valley Flyers youth hockey program appears to have met its demise. Organization president Eric Russman confirmed this week that the Meriden-based Flyers plan to dissolve all of their co-ed programs beginning next season, citing declining...

By Jordan Cuddemi

Teacher Background Bill Hits Snag- Concord — A bill that would provide school officials with more information about a prospective employee’s criminal history passed the New Hampshire House on Wednesday, but it faces an unexpected hurdle before it can reach the governor’s desk.The bill...

By Patrick O’Grady

Arbitrator Sides With Claremont Union- Claremont — An independent arbitrator has again ruled in favor of the Claremont teachers’ union in a dispute over class scheduling at Stevens High School, ordering the School Board to revert back to the old block scheduling format and pay teachers an...

Herbert Cornell- Claremont, N.H. — Herbert D. Cornell Sr., 86, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016. Family and friends are invited to memorial calling hours at the Ricker Funeral Home in Lebanon on Friday, April 1, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. A memorial service will...