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Sanders in Springfield to promote better dental care

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared in Springfield yesterday to promote the steady progress made on Vermont’s dental crisis and to tout his upcoming legislation to make treatment options more accessible. More...

Special Sections

Local News

YA GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS

Leila Smith, 3, of Newport pets a donkey named Okemo at the Newport Farmers Market on the common yesterday. The donkey was brought to the market by the Road to Independence Inc., from Newport. More...

Chamber hands out annual awards

The Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce held its annual President’s Awards dinner Thursday evening with 132 attendees at the Claremont Senior Center. More...

Bicyclist injured in accident

Vermont State Police responded to a reported accident involving a bicycle near the junction of Routes 131 and 5 in Weathersfield on Thursday afternoon. More...

Opinion

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Disunity in Unity

Things have turned mighty ugly in Unity the past few weeks. More...

Tell the real cost of Medicare

Medicare may be the most sacred government program in the United States — even 76 percent of teaparty supporters oppose cuts to it, a McClatchy- Marist poll found in November. More...

Sports

Curtis tosses Windsor into semis

WINDSOR — Preparation is important before entering a playoff game. And pre-game planning was exactly what the Windsor softball team did prior to yesterday’s Division III quarterfinal against Oxbow. More...

Local Ticker

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Baseball Vt. D-II quarterfinals #8 Fair Haven 6, #2 B.F. 2 Softball More...

EARLY EXIT

Top-ranked B.F. upset by Slaters

WESTMINSTER — The Bellows Falls baseball team knew exactly what to expect from Fair Haven in yesterday’s Division II quarterfinal. More...

Social

STUDENT NEWS

Rawson graduates from Long Island University BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — Friday, May 4, 2012, Emily Grace Rawson graduated from the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography. More...

Just arrived

Kaz Somchai Kuldiloke

Kaz Somchai Kuldiloke was born Friday, May 4, 2012, at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene to Gavin Sawyer and Koyah Kuldiloke of Keene. He is the couple’s first child. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. More...

People’s Choice Award winner

Glen and Shirley Richardson won the People s Choice Award at the 5th Annual Over the Hill Poker Run held May 26 sponsored by the River Valley Ridge Riders of Springfield. More...

Advice

ODD BUT TRUE

Angry customer hits Taco Bell with truck HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Police in southwest Ohio say a customer angry over not getting a taco he ordered struck a Taco Bell restaurant’s glass entrance with his truck. No one was injured. More...

Woman’s long distance move gets short shrift from family

DEAR ABBY: I am a 30-year-old woman in a long-distance relationship with an amazing man for more than a year. We visit each other every few months and chat online every night. More...

Topical creams do relieve eczema itch

DEAR DOCTOR K: I’ve had atopic eczema since I was a kid. It comes and goes. But lately the itching and dryness have gotten worse. What can I do? More...

‘FLOW AND GLOW’

More than 25 people turned out for a flow and glow yoga class taught by Leigh Ann Root, owner of Reaching Roots Yoga on Pleasant Street, held on Broad Street last night. More...

GOP candidate for governor touts plan

Kevin Smith of Litchfield, N.H., has a full plate of things to do if he is elected to be the next governor of New Hampshire. First, however, he has to get past his opponent, Ovide Lamontagne, in the Republican primary election in September. More...

Greyhound buses end service in Bellows Falls

The nation’s largest bus company announced it will no longer offer service to the Bellows Falls terminal beginning later this month. More...

Obituaries

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
Wayne H. Smith - 2013-05-10
Heath Gordon - 2013-05-10
Shane A. Smith - 2013-05-10
Daniel D. Lockwood - 2013-05-09
Earl C. Nelson - 2013-05-09
James A. Smith - 2013-05-09
John F. Maxfield III - 2013-05-09
Harold A. Leavitt - 2013-05-09
Debora A. Hoy - 2013-05-09
Wayne H. Smith - 2013-05-09
Marshall F. Downing Jr - 2013-05-08
Diane Derosier - 2013-05-08
Wayne H. Smith - 2013-05-08
Marjorie D. Fenderson - 2013-05-08
Dorothea C. Weeks - 2013-05-08
Barbara A. Balch - 2013-05-08

National/World

Cyber criminals using new tricks for break-ins

WASHINGTON — Remember all those phony emails that purport to be from your bank, asking you to click on a link and turn over your account information? Cyber experts say criminals have moved on and are using new methods. More...

Campaign financing wide open?

WASHINGTON — Is it “anything goes” now in America’s campaign finance system? More...

Police solve mystery of baby’s headstone

MILFORD, Conn. — Thirty-five years after it was found discarded near a Connecticut highway, a baby’s gravestone dating to the 19th century is being returned to a Massachusetts cemetery. More...

Around Town

SATURDAY

Benefit yard, bake sales CHARLESTOWN —The River Valley Animal Protection League Yard Sale and Bake Sale will be held rain or shine from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at the VFW on Lovers Lane. More...

SUNDAY

Benefit breakfast SPRINGFIELD — An All-You-Can-Eat breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday, June 3, on the first Sunday of each month at the Springfield Moose Lodge. The public is welcome. More...

MONDAY

Dems meet SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Town Democratic Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, June 4, at the HCRS building, 390 River St., in Springfield. On the agenda will be planning for upcoming events. More...

State News

Police: Intruder stabbed to death

ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. — An intruder was stabbed to death following an altercation with an Essex Junction homeowner who woke up early yesterday to find the man in his home, police said. More...

Judge bars Town Meeting prayer in Vt.

MONTPELIER — A Vermont judge has banned the small town of Franklin from holding a prayer at the opening of its annual Town Meeting in March, ruling that the tradition is unconstitutional. More...

VT. IN BRIEF

Firefighters plead not guilty to assault HYDE PARK, Vt. — Some Vermont firefighters accused of a hazing-type prank on a teenager have pleaded not guilty. More...

Arts and Entertainment

‘Snow White & Huntsman’ a gorgeous take on fairy tale

Astonishingly beautiful and breathtaking in its brutal imagery, “Snow White & the Huntsman” is thrilling and frightening in equal measure, yet as bereft of satisfying substance as a poisoned apple. More...

Sorkin, Hemingway, Snooki: It’s a mixed summer for TV

LOS ANGELES — Television isn’t taking the summer off anymore, and networks fervently hope viewers won’t either. More...

McGraw looks to rev up his career

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tim McGraw has chosen a new record label run by an old friend. More...

Lifestyles

Looking to travel solo? Tips to guide your quest

NEW YORK — Are you filled with wanderlust, but sticking close to home because you lack a like-minded companion? Solo travel is an extraordinary, accessible opportunity that can involve big or small adventures, easy or difficult as you choose. More...

Is your child’s temper a good fit with yours?

NEW YORK — It’s a concept that parents may not be familiar with, but experts say it can explain a lot about family conflicts: Is your child’s temperament a good “fit” with yours? More...

For a picnic, try bruschetta salad

It’s easy to love basic bruschetta — thick slabs of toasted bread topped with a heap of chopped tomatoes and shredded basil, then drizzled with olive oil. More...