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PIERMONT — Residents decisively rejected an article that would have established a town manager form of government in a 157 to 18 vote. There were no contested races, and write-ins filled positions that had no candidates on the ballot.— Claire Potter

Piermont Article of note: Article 12 proposes that the town of Piermont adopt the Piermont Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan. This plan would authorize the Selectboard to develop and implement Piermont Community Power in response to RSA...

By ANNA MERRIMAN

BRADFORD, Vt. — As the hot air balloon began to rise swiftly over the treetops, Roger Blake knew he had to make a decision.Just seconds earlier, in a freak accident, the pilot had become trapped under the balloon basket while it was on the...

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PIERMONT — Voters here re-elected incumbents for town and school district offices in Town Meeting voting on Tuesday. They were all  unopposed.On the town side, Selectboard member Colin Stubbings, Town Clerk Bernadette Ratel and other officeholders...

Hot topic: Voters will be asked to allow Piermont to borrow up to $464,000 for the reconstruction of Indian Pond Road, Lily Pond Road and Bedford Road.Budget: The town’s proposed $1.04 million operating budget, which the Selectboard voted, 3-0, to...

The Valley News will update this page on election night with live results from Upper Valley towns via verified sources, including the Associated Press, the Secretary of State offices in Vermont and New Hampshire, and town/city clerks.Ahead of...

By TIM CAMERATO

HAVERHILL — Voters in Haverhill, Orford and Piermont are deciding three contested races for the New Hampshire House.Six people — including two incumbents — are running for seats that represent northern portions of the Upper Valley and stretches into...

By TIM CAMERATO

HAVERHILL — Voters in New Hampshire’s Senate District 2 will decide a rematch of the 2018 election next month as Plymouth Democrat Bill Bolton once again takes on state Sen. Bob Giuda, R-Warren, for a seat representing part of the Upper Valley and...

By TIM CAMERATO

PIERMONT — Debra McKean made her usual election day walk Tuesday morning to polls at the Piermont Village School, planning to vote in-person in New Hampshire’s primary.Wearing a face mask, she checked in with ballot clerks — who were wearing masks and...

By TIM CAMERATO

HAVERHILL — State Sen. Bob Giuda, R-Warren, is facing a primary challenge for Senate District 2 from Belknap County Commissioner Dave DeVoy in a race that’s focused on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.DeVoy, 59, argues that Gov. Chris...

By TIM CAMERATO

NORTH HAVERHILL — The founder of a nonprofit that supports New Hampshire’s drug courts is entering politics, seeking a Grafton County House seat now held by one of the state’s youngest lawmakers.Ed Rajsteter, who founded and is past president of the...

PIERMONT — Residents re-elected Randy Subjeck and Wayne Godfrey to the Selectboard Tuesday with no opposition.Harold Vernon Jones was elected to the School Board.At the floor portion of Town Meeting on Saturday, residents will be asked to approve a...

Piermont PIERMONT — Residents are being asked to approve a $952,900 general fund budget.Another article seeks $20,625 to replace the shingled roof at the fire station with a standing seam roof.A petitioned article, supported by the Selectboard, seeks...

By DAVID CORRIVEAU

THETFORD — At Camp Billings, nearly all of the campers, counselors and staff know where their next meal is coming from.The few who didn’t before the camp’s annual farmers’ lunch last week learned from head cook Casey Huling, a former camper and...

BY NORA DOYLE-BURR

LYME — Three Upper Valley communities — Piermont, Orford and Lyme — rated among the best in New Hampshire on a range of health indicators for seniors in a new report on aging.Some of the reasons for that may be related to income and other...

By NICOLA SMITH

It’s been 26 years since David Wescott put pencil to paper for art’s sake. Raising children, building his own plumbing and construction business and losing it during the Great Recession put a dent in both Wescott’s time and his desire to draw.A show...

By Tim Camerato

Lebanon — The outpouring of campaign contributions that helped New Hampshire Democrats retake the state Legislature last month was also felt in the Upper Valley, where candidates used donations to mount campaigns in several Republican-held and swing...