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Windsor Police welcome new dog

WINDSOR

Windsor’s newest police officer brings a unique talent for sniffing out crime. More...

Speaker: House lacks votes for school amendment

NEW HAMPSHIRE

CONCORD — With a 3-1 margin of Republicans in the House, GOP Speaker William O’Brien said yesterday he still doesn’t have enough votes to pass a constitutional amendment to shift control over education aid to lawmakers without Democ More...

Special Sections

Local News

Arts discussion tomorrow

Artists typically can’t rely on a regular paycheck from week to week, but one consistency for the Windham County arts community is the number of organizations dedicated to supporting painters, sculptors, writers and other creative types. More...

NEWPORT POLICE LOG

Wednesday, March 7 1:25 p.m. — Caller on Roseland Road requested advice on what he can do about his neighbor leaving dogs at his property. 2:39 p.m. More...

Cavendish man arrested for alleged role in thefts

CAVENDISH — The Vermont State Police yesterday announced that they arrested Mitchell Horton, 24 of Cavendish, on Monday for his involvement in a string of burlaries in Cavendish and surrounding towns. More...

Opinion

Political Cartoon

Full Story

They could’ve asked

Starting up a countywide dispatch center for Sullivan County might be the greatest idea since Al Gore invented the Internet. More...

Bringing light to the bullied

Funny, coming to Bully Central to stop bullying. What else can you call Washington, a city where influence is thrown around like punches in the hallway and legislators routinely gang up on the weak and voiceless just to make their side happy? More...

Sports

Takin' names

Stevens High School athletic director Scott Fitzgerald competes in a dodgeball tournament yesterday in the Carr Gymnasium. MICHAEL PEZONE PHOTO More...

Looking back at the winter season

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Now that the weather is warming up, the winter sport’s season is officially over for our local teams. More...

Local roundup

Kim possible...

Want something included in our local roundup section? Email Michael Pezone, the Eagle Times sports editor, at mpezone@eagletimes.com. Please include all information you would like in the writeup, as well as contact information. CFS meetings More...

Social

STUDENT NEWS

Locals named to Vermont Tech College honor lists More...

Engaged

McPherson, Halket

Dan and Caryl McPherson of Charlestown proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan McPherson, to Euan Halket, son of Elene and Roy Halket of Ayr, Scotland. More...

MS AWARENESS WEEK

The “Team Hope” MS support group of Charlestown met Tuesday night for MS Awareness week at BJ Bricker’s in Claremont. More...

Advice

ODD BUT TRUE

Leprechaun to test crosswalk safety LAS VEGAS — Police officers in a leprechaun costume will frolic Las Vegas streets to test whether drivers yield to pedestrians. More...

Social worker looks for best way to use psychic gifts

DEAR ABBY: I will graduate from college in June and be a social worker. I am psychic, although I dislike that word because it conjures up visions of crystal balls, quacks and scams. More...

If you enjoy coffee, pour yourself a cup

Q: I gave up coffee years ago because it made me too jittery, but my husband still drinks coffee — sometimes four or more cups — every day. I’ve always been under the impression that too much caffeine is bad for your health. More...

Horoscope

WEEKEND HOROSCOPES

Happy birthday, March 17! In coming months, many new channels that might lead to advancement in your chosen field of endeavor could unexpectedly open up. When the dam breaks, it could do so in a sudden manner. Be ready to make your move. More...

Bond to help fix up 15 town roads

CLAREMONT

With the help of $1.1 million from a bond, the Claremont Department of Public Works recently announced 15 road improvement projects that will be done during the next two years. More...

Library trustees ask for recount on failed article

SUNAPEE

Sixty percent of the vote is what was needed for the town of Sunapee to get a new library. On Tuesday, it only got 59.64 percent. More...

Dispatch center could learn from northern county

CLAREMONT

Claremont and North Haverhill could have something more in common in the coming months. Both communities touch the eastern shoreline of the Connecticut River but for now, that is the lone common thread. More...

Obituaries

Margaret L. Robideau - 2013-06-19
Joseph P. Jarvis - 2013-06-19
Verna M. Thibault - 2013-06-18
Jerome J. Slutzky - 2013-06-18
John L. Neal - 2013-06-18
Roseline Reola - 2013-06-18
Arlene B. Deuso - 2013-06-18
Edward Joseph Boggis - 2013-06-17
Richard M. Chappell - 2013-06-17
Marcia T. Burch - 2013-06-17
Jerome J. Slutsky - 2013-06-17
Dorothy Lepitre - 2013-06-15
Richard M. Chappell - 2013-06-15
Laura E. Barnes - 2013-06-14

National/World

Gas prices threaten economy

WASHINGTON — Inflation remains tame throughout the U.S. economy, with one big exception: gas prices. More...

19 arrested for ID theft

LAS VEGAS — Nineteen people were arrested in Nevada and eight other states in a Las Vegas-based identity theft and trafficking ring that a federal prosecutor characterized as a sophisticated racketeering organization involving 50 people nationw More...

U.S. soldier identified; Karzai at ‘end of rope’

WASHINGTON — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he’s at “the end of the rope,” and a majority of Americans feel the same way. More...

Around Town

AROUND TOWN

SATURDAY Ham supper More...

HEALTH

Guiding Good Choices program More...

State News

Right-to-die won’t pass in Vermont

VERMONT

MONTPELIER — Legislation that would allow doctors to help terminally ill patients take their own lives won’t pass this year, two key Vermont Senate leaders said yesterday. More...

Arts and Entertainment

ME. MY THOUGHTS & I

Van Halen’s still got it

I t was an interesting experience, and an epic one — all at the same time. At 25 years young, I had the chance to hear Eddie Van Halen shred the guitar like no other. More...

‘Jump Street’ update gains some laughs

The TV show that made Johnny Depp a star is little more than a jumping-off point for the big-screen “21 Jump Street,” a rowdy, raunchy update that aims for laughs over action and delivers them intermittently. More...

‘Frozen Planet’ brings the chill and the thrill

NEW YORK — “The best stories on our planet are natural ones,” said Alastair Fothergill. More...

Lifestyles

NASCAR cars among new Myrtle Beach attractions

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. More...

BOOK NOOK

‘Our Black Year’ by Maggie Anderson

The bag might as well be made of gold. That’s because what’s inside cost you dearly: groceries mostly, a little milk, pasta, spinach, those chocolate bars you like, and two apples. That’ll last you today. More...

Rain barrels ‘an easy way to go green’ in the garden

Robin Blair does what she can to help her plants thrive. She plants them in good soil and keeps the weeds away. She also waters them regularly with rainwater captured in barrels in the yard of her Shrewsbury, N.J., home. More...