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Dan McClory, publisher Subscribe Donate COVID-19 news in the Upper Valley Patients make their way back after brush with COVID-19 While Bob and Kathy Eddy were laid up with COVID-19 in late March, friends and neighbors came out of the woodwork” to help them. One neighbor, with whom the Eddys aren’t especially close, dropped off a cooler full of essentials... - Read Story Windsor prison revamp moves forward, but funding still in peril amid virus cash crunch Upper Valley real estate still strong, albeit at arm’s length COVID-19: NH, Vt. Catholic churches ready to reopen; Vermont courts expand cases for hearings Petition asks to stall flashing crosswalk light project in Lyme NH Supreme Court finds for media, overrules old right-to-know decision Fire interrupts fire chief’s fire safety talk in Claremont Most Read West Lebanon Kmart to close, job listings say For vulnerable seniors, reopening doesn’t end isolation Scott decries targeting of family from New York in Hartford New Hampshire hotels, churches set to reopen; stay-at-home order extended You’re not nuts: Chipmunks are flourishing this year in the Upper Valley Briggs Opera House owner seeks suitor to guide the venue’s future By ALEX HANSON - Today WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Since 2015, when Northern Stage moved out, the Briggs Opera House has hosted a variety of performances — dance company... Bottom Line: The economy is at its worst, but these businesses are just getting started By JOHN LIPPMAN - Today They are the few, the brave ... and some might think the just plain crazy.Crazy because they are opening businesses in the jaws of the worst... Jim Kenyon: Talking about walking on Hanover’s South Main Street By JIM KENYON - Today Can you imagine a downtown Hanover without cars and trucks clogging South Main Street?Some business owners can.They envision several blocks as an... Essay: There are still ways to truly enjoy summer, even if it’s different this year By LIZ SAUCHELLI - Today The thing I remember most about my first trip to New Hampshire is the stars.Where I grew up in northern New Jersey, there was usually too much... Support local journalism Subscribe to the Valley News, your leading source for news in the Upper Valley. Subscribe Now E-Edition Read Today’s E-Edition Sports States charting HS sports restart By GREG FENNELL - Today WEST LEBANON — Golf and cross country have a better chance of getting their fall seasons going than football, soccer, volleyball or field hockey... Essay: Running the world without leaving the house By GREG FENNELL - Today I’d like to cross the road, please. Yes, I know you’re protecting me from a construction zone. Yes, I see there are cars — lots of cars — coming at... Find out about our Local Marketing Stimulus Program Contact the Newsroom Click the button below to submit a letter to the editor, news tip, calendar event, correction request and more. CLICK HERE for a complete newsroom directory. 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Columns Jim Kenyon Primary Source IMHO Over Easy Bottom Line Bottom Line: The economy is at its worst, but these businesses are just getting started By JOHN LIPPMAN - Today They are the few, the brave ... and some might think the just plain crazy.Crazy because they are opening businesses in the jaws of the worst... Jim Kenyon: Talking about walking on Hanover’s South Main Street By JIM KENYON - Today Can you imagine a downtown Hanover without cars and trucks clogging South Main Street?Some business owners can.They envision several blocks as an... Business Upper Valley real estate still strong, albeit at arm’s length By JOHN LIPPMAN - Today Maybe this is why Missouri is called the Show-Me State.” In a sign how the COVID-19 pandemic is rippling through the New Hampshire and Vermont... Bottom Line: The economy is at its worst, but these businesses are just getting started By JOHN LIPPMAN - Today They are the few, the brave ... and some might think the just plain crazy.Crazy because they are opening businesses in the jaws of the worst... Letters to the Editor Forum, May 31: Urge Scott to move on mail-in vote Newer than 48 hours Forum, May 30: Column was a display of arrogance and hypocrisy Newer than 48 hours Forum, May 29: Explaining ‘spending ideas’ and New Hampshire state revenues 5/28/20 Forum, May 28: Lebanon proposal ignores city history 5/27/20 Forum, May 27: Hartford Selectboard wastes time, energy 5/26/20 Forum, May 26: Dartmouth must consider impact of reopening 5/25/20 Opinion Column: Now is the time to think about the future of education By WAYNE GERSEN - Newer than 48 hours Column: We all have a chance to practice ‘delight-directed’ learning By MARGARET DRYE - Newer than 48 hours Column: I will always remember Donnie Perkins By TODD GOODMAN - Newer than 48 hours Jim Kenyon: Talking about walking on Hanover’s South Main Street By JIM KENYON - Newer than 48 hours Over Easy: Tending to his flock By DAN MACKIE - Newer than 48 hours Valley Visual Stopping by to remember Clean the greens Vermont’s free COVID-19 testing reaches White River Junction Previous Next Purchase photo reprints at our photo galleries page Videos DEERING, N.H. — These days, when Nancy Cowan greets her famous falcon named Banner, she offers a bow and utters a little chup” as a hello. Banner, who went through a landmark cataract surgery in 2014, does... - Read Story Previous Next Out & About Essay: There are still ways to truly enjoy summer, even if it’s different this year By LIZ SAUCHELLI - Today The thing I remember most about my first trip to New Hampshire is the stars.Where I grew up in northern New Jersey, there was usually too much... Out & About: Lebanon Food Truck Festival joins list of canceled events By LIZ SAUCHELLI - 5/29/20 LEBANON — The Lebanon Recreation and Parks Department canceled many of its summer events this week, including the growing-in-popularity Food Truck... Events Enterprise The future of American skiing may be inside a New Jersey mall 1/16/2020 Fake snow is in high demand; just don’t ask how it’s made 1/16/2020 Exit Interview: Jessica Giordani and Karen Zook of Scratch Supply Co. 1/16/2020 Support local journalism Subscribe to the Valley News, your leading source for news in the Upper Valley. 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