20+ hour, 16+ min ago   (453+ words) VERSHIRE — The town has hired its first-ever town administrator, a newly created position meant to help coordinate the town’s day-to-day operations. Dominick “Nick” Caputo joined the staff as town administrator earlier this summer, according to a town news release Thursday....

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (897+ words) LYME — A years-long conflict between the town and a resident over an old family farm that a judge ruled is an illegal junkyard is headed for one last deadline. Jed Smith has until Tuesday to clear the Dorchester Road property…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (566+ words) Bats live remarkably long, healthy lives for being such small creatures, and researchers at the University of Vermont are part of an international team that says they’ve discovered a key reason why. They say their findings could someday help humans…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (382+ words) The Federal Highway Administration has awarded a $250,000 grant to the University of New Hampshire to improve the state’s highway construction workforce training. The new training program is designed to create a pipeline for private employers and municipalities who desperately need…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (822+ words) While a new school year can bring excitement, it can also bring a wave of anxiety and stress as students return to the classroom. Here are some expert tips to make the transition easier. Horacho Koyame, a licensed therapist in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (844+ words) NORWICH — At a mountain bike camp for kids at Huntley Meadow Athletic Fields in mid-July, pedaling along the park trail and in the grass field were only part of the equation for ensuring a fun week. Camp instructor Jane LeMasurier’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (775+ words) WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Hartford started installing parking meters downtown back in December, when winter’s grip was beginning to cake the sidewalks with ice and snow. Even with an eight-month lead time, the new system wasn’t working properly when it officially…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1036+ words) LEBANON — There was a time years ago, if you were out and about in the Upper Valley and lucky enough to cross paths with Adele Patch, it was likely you would be going home with some of her homemade jam…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (500+ words) Merrimack High School seniors will have personalized parking spots when school in Merrimack, N.H., resumes next week — parking spots they designed and painted on Wednesday. The event began as a senior class fundraiser and became a community builder. Senior Ariana Costa…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1240+ words) LEBANON – Last month, a news release from AVA Gallery and Art Center left me arching an eyebrow. Johannes Grenzfurthner, an Austrian artist and practitioner of “context hacking,” was stopping by the gallery on Aug. 12 as part of a tour across…...