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By PATRICK O’GRADY

CORNISH — A hot, humid summer day, a field dotted with hay bales and Shirley Sullivan, as always, was eager to get to work.“The hay field was up in Meriden and Dale, Fred, Shirley and I went up together,” remembers Judy Rook, of Cornish, who with her...

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...

Democrat Jason Bourne, of Cornish, easily won the Democratic nomination for the Sullivan County District 7 House seat.The district includes Charlestown, Cornish, Newport, Plainfield and Unity.Bourne, 52, making his first run for state office, defeated...

By ROSE TERAMI

CORNISH — Danielle Eriksen started training her border collies and competing at sheepdog trials about 10 years ago when she fell in love with the breed’s capabilities.“On my farm, I bring my sheep back to my home pens every night, because I live in a...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

Democrats Jason Bourne of Cornish and Larry Flint of Newport are running for the party nomination in the newly drawn Sullivan 7 House seat. The district towns are Charlestown, Cornish, Newport, Plainfield and Unity.The winner of the Sept. 13 primary...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Last fall, an act of antisemitic vandalism at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park left the community reeling.This summer, that same community is coming together for a picnic, concert and art display with the themes of “Community and Tolerance.”From...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

PLAINFIELD — Sydney Leggett will serve as interim superintendent for the Plainfield and Cornish school districts following the resignation of Cory LeClair late last month.In an email to the community, Plainfield School Board Chairman Chris Forman said...

By PETER MASLAN

CORNISH — Climate crises demand clever and experimental solutions.An online presentation hosted by the Cornish Energy Committee highlighted an emerging method that deploys recycled materials as reflectors to cool global hot spots and the planet at...

By CLAIRE POTTER

CORNISH — Students at the Cornish Elementary School get their drinking water from 5-gallon jugs, and the sinks where they wash their hands have signs warning not to drink the contaminated water from the tap.Last summer, the school administrators...

By ROSE TERAMI

CORNISH — Funding for the police department and the future of the George H. Stowell library sparked hefty debate at Cornish’s 255th Town Meeting on Tuesday. A “good turnout” according to moderator Gwen Gallagher, well over 100 residents, more unmasked...

CORNISH — Voters elected Hillary Ackerman to a three-year term on the Cornish School Board at the school’s annual meeting on Saturday.In voice votes, approximately 100 voters also approved a $4.6 million general operating budget and a three-year...

Cornish Article of note: Voters will be asked to approve a hefty infrastructure sum: $700,000 for the maintenance of highways and bridges, as well as snow removal from town and school grounds. Additionally, the town is seeking approval to withdraw...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CORNISH — About 30 visitors of varied ages left their temporary marks at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park on Saturday by creating multicolored, sparkling snow angels and other creatures in the fresh powder.Kelly Gadouas, the park’s education...

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

PLAINFIELD — The proposed redistricting plan for the New Hampshire House would keep Plainfield and Cornish together in their own district but pares some power from Claremont because of population changes, according to the latest version, which is...

By JOHN P. GREGG

PLAINFIELD — Sullivan County Democrats are protesting a proposal before a redistricting committee that would split apart Cornish and Plainfield in the New Hampshire House, putting them in separate districts with more Republican-leaning towns.But a top...

By NICOLE SAGINOR

In the summer of 2000, I was on the island of St. Kitts teaching in an international doctoral program. I was preparing the students for their dissertation projects by introducing them to the methodology of qualitative research. Qualitative research...