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With nearby equipment and supplies poised to begin construction on a community supported solar array, Russell Lewczuk-Jensen stands with his daughters, from left, Freja2, Cora, 4, and Vega, 2, above the one acre site for the installation on a south-facing hill at his Putting Down Roots Farm in Royalton, Vt., Thursday, July 15, 2021. He will pasture meat birds around the solar panels which will occupy space that is not suitable for haying. "Generating power is almost like an agricultural thing," said Lewczuk-Jensen. "It's not food, but it's providing for a need." (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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Royalton-area solar project aims for affordability

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJuly 18, 2021

Sarah Crepeau, of Southwick, Mass., kisses Cody, a miniature American shepherd, while she grooms him as her niece, Marissa Crepeau, 15, watches during the American Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show hosted by the Woodstock and Green Mountain dog clubs at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds in Tunbridge, Vt., on Saturday, July 17, 2021. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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‘Pent-up energy and pent-up dogs’: Tunbridge dog show helps pups, owners get out after a long pandemic

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJuly 17, 2021

A Loon swims in the waters on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H. Sunday, April 20, 2014. Loons return to the lake in the spring after the lake melts from the deep freeze.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Each Monday and Friday throughout the summer, loon biologist Tiffany Grade leads tours across Squam Lake, where tourists can catch up-close glimpses of the birds.

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Lead-poisoned loon rescued from Mascoma Lake

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJuly 16, 2021

Hanover, Norwich aid in window insert effort to help low-income homes save on heat

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJuly 13, 2021

Shona Sanford-Long, along with her cattle dogs, Yap and Ruger, walks to feed her pigs in Tunbridge, Vt., on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The Vermont Land Trust purchased Holstein Stock Farm from Ann and Corey Chapman in May and is leasing the land to the White River Land Collaborative, which has a multi-use community plan for the land, including solar panels, publicly accessible hiking trails and pastures and barn space for farmers like Sanford-Long. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Farming collaborative plan looks to keep land accessible, open

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJuly 10, 2021

Norwich residents worry Appalachian Trail will close unauthorized offshoots

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJuly 9, 2021

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan talks to Matt Stevens, left, conservation resource manager with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Ethan Goldman, center left, with Dartmouth Outing Club, and Kevin Donohue, right, director of the Dartmouth Outing Club trail crew, while Ben Belanger, senior policy and projects assistant with the senator's office, pets Hassan's dog Chip during a hike on a section of the Appalachian Trail in Etna, N.H., on Friday, July 2, 2021. Sen. Hassan is rallying her colleagues to allocate an additional $1.9 million in federal funding for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Senators press for extra funding for Appalachian Trail

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJuly 6, 2021

Town-City-Government

Hartford committee pitches plan for town to fight climate change

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJuly 3, 2021

Ascutney Fire Chief Darrin Spaulding, right, speaks to his firefighters about the structure and safety features of a Subaru after they practiced removing the roof to simulate the removal of a patient for training at Hodgdon Brothers salvage yard in Ascutney, Vt., on Tuesday, June 29, 202. Spaulding, who is also a forest fire warden for the Town of Weathersfield, said the volunteer fire department has fought one brush fire in town this year, but has served as mutual aid for several others. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Police-Fire-Courts

Upper Valley chiefs worry about dry conditions’ impact on fighting wildfires

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJune 29, 2021

Vermont Law School launches new website to demystify food labels

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJune 27, 2021