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April 30, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Commissioners finalize Sullivan County budget

The Sullivan County budget for 2013 has been finalized by the three county commissioners and it will require an additional $310,381 in tax support from the 15 county communities. More...

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Local News

SPRINGFIELD HONOR ROLL

Quarter 3 Grade 9 High honors David Bryant, Lyndsie Cammarata, Patrick Clancy, Allyssa McCutcheon, Jordan Phelps, Kaitlyn Stokarski Honors More...

National/World

Victims of cyberbullying fight back in lawsuits

ATLANTA — When a Georgia middle school student reported to police and school officials that she had been bullied on Facebook, they told her there was not much they could do because the harassment occurred off campus. More...

Edwards’ fate hinges on ex-right-hand man and wife

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Andrew Young first saw John Edwards speak at an oceanfront hotel in 1998. He was captivated by the U.S. More...

New conduct rules to include chaperones for Secret Service

WASHINGTON — Embarrassed by a prostitution scandal, the Secret Service will assign chaperones on some trips to enforce new rules of conduct that make clear that excessive drinking, entertaining foreigners in their hotel rooms and cavorting in d More...

Sports

COACH’S CORNER

Think before you criticize referees

Now what is this you ask, a coach asking for others to give referees a little slack? More...

Twin State Speedway opens with wild racing

CLAREMONT — Mother Nature turned down the thermostat Saturday night, but Twin State Speedway made sure to turn up the heat. More...

SEASON’S GREETINGS

Members of the Rangers wave to the crowd during opening-day ceremonies for the Claremont Youth Baseball and Softball Association on Saturday at Monadnock Park. More...

Vt. towns prepare for annual Green Up Day

Cities and towns across the Green Mountain State are preparing for the greenest day of the year. Vermont will celebrate the 42th annual Green Up Day on Saturday, less than eight months after Tropical Storm Irene hammered the state. More...

LET’S GO RACING

Race car driver Dylan Bodreau, right, gives signed photos to Nicholis and Wyatt Burke at the Twin State Speedway race car show at the Visitors Center in Claremont on Saturday. More...

Windsor company wins solar bid

A Windsor-based company recently secured a contract to install what business leaders say is the largest private solarpowered system in Vermont. More...

Obituaries

Lawrence H. West - 2013-05-16
Melvyn V. Mitchell - 2013-05-15
Eleanor McDermott - 2013-05-15
Merton H. Bascom - 2013-05-14
Camille Childs - 2013-05-14
Phyllis Spaulding - 2013-05-14
Natalie Beauregard - 2013-05-14
Yolande L. Cleary - 2013-05-14
Arvilla I. Strawn - 2013-05-13
Steven P. Hodgkins - 2013-05-11
Betsy H. Weston - 2013-05-11
Alice A. Fox - 2013-05-11
Charles F. Evans Jr. - 2013-05-11
Merton H. Bascom - 2013-05-11

Education

COLLEGE CONNECTION

RVCC winding up to the end

Last week was a busy one for events at the college, most of them annual and eagerly anticipated. Events are the hallmark of the spring semester as we wind our way toward graduation on May 18. More...

SCHOOL VIEW

Value of technology education

During the middle school years, it is not uncommon for a parent or teacher to hear a student question the necessity of learning certain academic skills. More...

Opinion

C APITAL COMMENTS

To tax or not to tax? Elimination of N.H. communications tax could prove too costly

If you use Comcast to access the Internet, you are paying the 7 percent New Hampshire communications tax for that service. If you use Verizon Wireless or other providers to access the Internet, you are not paying that tax. More...

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Full Story

The main event

For all intents and purposes, Tuesday’s five primary victories for Republican Mitt Romney signaled the start of the fall election campaign — mano a mano. More...

State News

LOCAL / STATE IN BRIEF

Hartland man cited HARTLAND — Vermont State Police reported Michael Pitts, 31, of Hartland was cited Friday for possession of regulated drug (morphine) and operating a vehicle with a criminally suspended license after troopers stopped him for More...

UNH students perform 1st campus archaeological dig

CONCORD — University of New Hampshire students have been uncovering clues to campus life during the late 19th century by digging up a small grassy lot that was once home to a longtime professor and dean. More...

New Hampshire tops list for student debt average

PORTLAND, Maine — Amid a national debate over legislation to prevent the student loan rate from doubling, a former Vermont college student living in Maine says she knows firsthand what the issue is all about. More...

Advice

Absence of table manners turns dinner into disaster

DEAR ABBY: My 11- year-old niece, “Nina,” has no table manners. I was surprised at her inappropriate behavior because her parents are well-educated people who were raised with good table manners. More...

What to expect when you get a colposcopy

DEAR DOCTOR K: I had an abnormal Pap smear. Now my doctor wants me to have a colposcopy. What can I expect during this procedure? More...