
‘Significantly at risk’ — Upper Valley health care providers warn that changes to Medicaid could reduce access to services
WEST LEBANON — Upper Valley health care providers are warning that changes to Medicaid at the state and federal levels will likely increase the uninsured population in New Hampshire and shift the cost of care to more expensive venues.

New Upper Valley youth birding group finds joy between rain drops
NORWICH — John Sheldon, 11, of Norwich, has been birding for nearly half his life. It’s a fun hobby that gets him outside, he said, often into the woods around his home.
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Sports

Lebanon ski jumper earns invitation to Colorado camp
LEBANON — Paisley Rancourt, an incoming Lebanon High School freshman, is taking to the air this month as she participates in USA Ski Jumping’s Fly Camp in Steamboat Springs, Colo.

Opinion

Editorial: Red Sox management has failed the team’s fans
After the Boston Red Sox traded their disaffected slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants earlier this month, Devers told The Boston Globe, “I was surprised when it happened, but I knew it was coming. I know the business of baseball.”





Your Daily Puzzles

An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."

A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.

Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.

Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.

Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Photos

Parking lot play time
While waiting for her husband, Shyanne Luce, of Randolph, plays with her four-month old son Leo Luce in West Lebanon recently.




Arts & Life

Over Easy: Celebrating subtly this Fourth of July
I have long celebrated the Fourth of July with as much gusto as a person of my habits and sensibilities can manage.




Obituaries

Rotonda, FL - Judith Desmarais Wilson, age 86, passed Sunday, April 13, 2025. Formerly of Lebanon and Enfield, NH. Family and friends are invited to Judy's Mass at St. Denis Church in Hanover on Friday July 18th, 2025 at 11 AM, foll... remainder of obit for Judith Wilson

Wilder, VT - Wilder, VT Maureen Lucille Sullivan, 93, died on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care in Lebanon, NH. Maureen was born on March 25, 1932, in Melrose, MA and grew up on her aunt an... remainder of obit for Maureen Lucille Sullivan

Robert "BJ" Jordan Plainfield, NH - Robert "BJ" Jordan passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday May 29, 2025, in his home on the family farm in Plainfield, NH. He was born on September 29, 1953, in Windsor, VT. And grew up at Wond... remainder of obit for Robert Jordan

Thetford, VT - Julie Marie Ware passed away suddenly, the morning of June 27, 2025, in her home in North Thetford, VT. She was born in Hanover, NH on November 13, 1947, to Leet Ware and Virginia Thurber Ware. Julie is survived by Bruce ... remainder of obit for Julie Ware