CLAREMONT — At least 80 people in the Claremont School District, including 27 staff members, are currently in quarantine due to either testing positive or having been exposed to the novel coronavirus, otherwise referred to as COVID-19, according to district officials.
LOCAL NEWS
NEWPORT — The school districts of Newport and Fall Mountain are among many in the state of New Hampshire that are facing a fiscal hangover next year despite their efforts to minimize or neutralize their spending levels.
LEBANON — While the creation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is offering hope for an end to the current pandemic, many questions remain about the vaccines: their safety and efficacy, when individuals will be able to get vaccinated, how long we’ll need to continue masking and physical d…
WESTMINSTER, Vt. — In the dwindling days of 2020 with CARES Act funding coming to an end, scores of inquiries were placed to community organizers: Is Everyone Eats ending? When will it come back online? The partners of Vermont Everyone Eats are thrilled to announce that this valuable program…
The Sunapee Historical Society, quite by chance, has discovered a grandfather clock, made in Sunapee (then known as Wendell) in about 1805 and currently residing in an antique clock shop. Although the society rarely purchases its artifacts, relying instead on donated items, the opportunity t…
Latest News
SUNAPEE — The 3-0 Lakers struggled against the 0-1 Fall Mountain Wildcats, trailing in the early going. But they soon found their game and revved things up to pull awa… Read more
SUTTON — The Kearsarge Cougars opened their 2021 season with a dominant 75-40 victory over the Hillcats of Hillsboro-Deering. Read more
SUNAPEE — For the second time this week, Stephanie Larpenter’s Lady Lakers stormed out of the gate and hit key shots in the end to grab a win over a stubborn Mt. Royal… Read more
CLAREMONT — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced on Friday that high school teams may begin holding intra-squad scrimmages on Monday, Jan 18, as the state rolls into Phase 2. Read more
Norwich University athletic equipment manager Scott Mullen’s day starts early. He gets in the car at his home in Claremont in time to arrive at Norwich University at 6… Read more
Patricia (Stearns) Pickul CHARLESTOWN — On Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2… Read more
Amber (Lyon) Dwinell BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — Amber Jean (Lyon) Dw… Read more
Douglas McClay Sr. UNITY — Douglas McClay Sr., 76, of Unity, N… Read more
Christine E. McElreavy LEBANON — Christine E. McElreavy, 87, o… Read more
Richard A. Haines CLAREMONT — Richard A. Haines, 81, of Covent… Read more
Patricia M. Markle CLAREMONT — Patricia M. Markle, 101, of Wen… Read more
Constance (Burns) Bailey CLAREMONT — Constance May (Burns) Bai… Read more
Elizabeth "Lee" Lantas NEWPORT — Elizabeth “Lee” Lantas died p… Read more
Viola E. LaFont CLAREMONT — Viola E. LaFont, 86, formerly of E… Read more
Christopher Thomas Calkins CHARLESTOWN — Christopher Thomas Ca… Read more
James M. Newell NEWPORT — James M. Newell, 82, of Newport, New… Read more
Barbara Mae Jones CHARLESTOWN — Barbara Mae Jones passed away … Read more
NEWPORT — A new state-approved alternative approach to holding school budget deliberations has some residents and school officials concerned, citing a potential to disenfranchise voters or delay the approval of the next school budget. Read more
CLAREMONT — At least 80 people in the Claremont School District, including 27 staff members, are currently in quarantine due to either testing positive or having been exposed to the novel coronavirus, otherwise referred to as COVID-19, according to district officials. Read more
NEW LONDON — Superintendent Winfried Feneberg is pleased to announce Kearsarge Regional High School’s December student of the month. Read more
The Rockingham Free Public library will present a virtual dramatic reading on Zoom of local author Bill Lockwood’s short story “The Kids Won’t Leave” recently published in the 2020 Fall edition of “Two Hawks Quarterly Literary Journal” on Thursday January 28 at 7:00 pm. Read more
REGIONAL NEWS
This 2016 photo provided by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) shows two people engaging in conversation at a Farmers’ Market in Randolph, Vt. The VAAFM announces grant funds to strengthen Vermont’s specialty crop industries. Specialty crops are defined as fruits, …
Here are the latest developments regarding the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic throughout New England:
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus “totally under control.”
By Peter Berger Read more
Amid pleas on these pages, in our communities, across the state and nation, the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday on an article of impeachment accusing President Trump of “incitement of insurrection.” Ten Republicans supported the move, with the final tally coming in at 232-197. U.… Read more
By Peter Berger Read more
A big thumbs up to Gov. Phil Scott for standing up for the nation and saying President Trump needs to be removed from office — one way or another. It was a bold move on the final day of Scott’s second term. Of course, the vicious hoard that wants nothing other than to see the world burn righ… Read more
OUR COLUMNISTS
By Becky Nelson
By Henry Homeyer
By David Kittredge
The horrible events of Jan. 6 – the illegal storming of the Capitol building; forcing the evacuation of our elected leaders; and causing destruction, injuries, and death – would not have happened 50 years ago. Or 40. Or 30.
Holiday spending always gets the best of me. The gifts, the food, the Christmas tree and decorations — sandwiched between two monthly rent payments — siphon money from my bank account. Every year I feel the sticker shock, briefly tuck my tail between my legs, then carry on like it never happened.
Lifestyles
Currently open public art exhibits, galleries and museums throughout the region.
Currently open public art exhibits, galleries and museums throughout the region. Read more
By Becky Nelson Read more
By Henry Homeyer Read more
There’s an iconic photograph of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that was taken as he triumphantly boarded one of the first integrated buses in Montgomery, Alabama. Read more
By Bill Chaisson Read more
Commented
Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles.