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Michael Fleming, 37, has been living at his camp in Hartford, Vt., for about 10 years. “It’s peaceful out here,” he said. Fleming grew up in White River Junction, and at age 10 he went into state custody. “I don’t belong in this town, never have,” he said. “I’ve always been an outsider.” (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Hartford considers designated campsite for homeless people

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterJuly 17, 2020

Hartford firefighters Capt. Shawn Hannux, left, and Brett Quilla continue to pump water where the Connecticut Valley Auto Auction building burned during an early morning fire on Route 14 in Hartford, Vt., on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Fire damages auto auction site on Route 14 in Hartford

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterJuly 14, 2020

Leonard Rix (Vermont State Police photograph)

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Man, 72, out on bail, accused of stalking children in Bethel

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterJuly 10, 2020

Claude Sharpe stands next to his vehicle parked at the Hanover Co-op in Centerra Marketplace in Lebanon, N.H., on Thursday, July 2, 2020. Sharpe and his girlfriend, Natalie Jones, say a cross was keyed into their car, next to the passenger door handle, while they were inside shopping. They took this picture to provide to police for a police report. The interracial couple — Sharpe is Black and Jones is white — believe the vandalism was racially motivated. (Photo courtesy Natalie Jones)

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Upper Valley grapples with racist incidents

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterJuly 9, 2020

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Former jail guard alleges sexist discrimination

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterJuly 6, 2020

Katie Baldino, of Marietta, Ga., takes a through-the-ears photo for her collection while waiting with Synthetic to ride in a neighborhood Fourth of July parade on Brothers Road in Hartland, Vt., on July 4, 2020. Baldino competed in Montana and Italy with Synthetic in 75-mile endurance races as part of the U.S. Equestrian Team. After graduating from the University of Georgia, Baldino is spending the summer in Hartland with Synthetic's owners Melody and Jeff Blittersdorf. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Some Upper Valley festivities muted as July Fourth spurs thought about racial injustice

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterJuly 4, 2020

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Hanover incumbents face challengers at next week’s Town Meeting

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterJuly 2, 2020

The Hartford Elks Lodge, also known as the “Horace Pease House," on Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Hartford, Vt. (Valley News - Jovelle Tamayo) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Church-affiliated group wants to make former Elks Lodge building into community center

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterJuly 1, 2020

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Defunding movement spurs closer look at Upper Valley police department budgets

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterJune 30, 2020

In a video posted to Facebook, a black bear climbed onto Sean Conrad's porch in Grantham, N.H., in early June to snack on the bird feeders. (Courtesy Sean Conrad)

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Fish and Game trying to trap bear after it attacked, scratched Canaan man

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterJune 23, 2020