Marie Allen, left, and Parker Root, both from Claremont, fill stockings with candy, fruit, and toothbrushes and toothpaste at the soup kitchen in Claremont last night.The candy was donated by area re More...
MONTPELIER — Gov. Peter Shumlin is asking lawmakers to add nearly $25 million to Vermont’s general fund budget to pay for costs related to Tropical Storm Irene. More...
WASHINGTON — Weary after a year of partisan bickering, lawmakers reached a tentative agreement yesterday on a sprawling $1 trillion-plus spending bill that chips away at military and environmental spending but denies conservatives many of the p More...
Deborah Mozden, executive director of Turning Points in Claremont, thanks Michael Sklar, master mason of the Cheshire Mount Veron Lodge, middle, and Earl Cole, deputy district grand master mason, rig More...
Pick 3, Pick 4 CONCORD — The winning numbers in last night’s “Pick 3” game were: 3-4-5 The winning numbers in last night’s “Pick 4” game were: 1-4-3-0 More...
ST. LOUIS — An Illinois farmer made so much money this year he made loan payments on one tractor a year in advance and exchanged some older ones for newer models. More...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The sideline spat between Tom Brady and his offensive coordinator seems to have been patched up. The New England Patriots defense will take longer to fix. More...
WOODSTOCK, Vt. — Nothing like a good nail-biter to start the season. And that is exactly what the Windsor fans were treated to last night as the Yellow Jackets (1-0) prevailed against rival Woodstock (0-1) 79-74 on the road. More...
Fall Mountain Regional School’s District’s Budget Committee last night proposed a $27.22 million operating budget but the school board reacted coolly to the idea and decided against recommending voters pass it. More...
While developers for the proposed Dollar General store in Chester will have to bring additional information to the town’s next development review board hearing, residents aren’t sold on the store moving to town. More...
LONDON — When Ann Marie Kennedy tried to update her Facebook profile in June, she naively assumed she could add her home town in a few simple clicks. She is from Effin, Ireland. More...
EDINBURG, Texas — Two middle school students were wounded by gunfire yesterday afternoon while trying out for a basketball team, and authorities suspect hunters may to be blame. More...
A bill passed by the House of Representatives last month would grant a few thousand more green cards annually to Indian and Chinese engineers, software designers and scientists, mostly at the expense of Korean, Filipino and Mexican engineers, softwar More...
DEAR ABBY: I am 35 and my husband is 45. When we met, he weighed 375 pounds. He has now hit the 600- pound mark. I have five kids, a full-time job and go to school two nights a week. More...
DEAR DOCTOR K: I have carpal tunnel syndrome. My doctor wants me to consider surgery, but I’d like to learn about other treatment options first. More...