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MOOver dispatch manager Sarah Campbell, right, lowers a wheelchair lift so Thomas Reynolds can get off of the bus after a trip to see his doctor at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, Vt., on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. The microtransit program, which is funded by a grant from the Vermont Agency of Transportation, provides free rides within the town of Windsor, plus Exit 9 on Interstate 91 via Route 5, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays. Windsor doesn’t have many transportation options available for people without cars, Campbell said. “They’re just happy that there’s finally something here for them.” (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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MicroMoo transportation initiative in Windsor is pilot program for state

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2023

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Conservation district seeks members

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2023

Listen volunteer Linda Douville, left, of Grantham, N.H., laughs with Holly Hollenbeck, retail volunteer coordinator and resource manager, as they reorganize books at the Listen Thrift Store on Miracle Mile in Lebanon, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Douville, who is an avid reader, has been volunteering at the store at least twice a week for over four years. “This is my dream job,” she said. “I’m in heaven when I’m here.” (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.

When volumes get too heavy: Listen thrift stores spend thousands to dispose of unsalable books

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2023

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On Roe anniversary, activists rally for reproductive rights in Upper Valley

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2023

Sarah Glueck, 16, of Hanover, center, listens as Ford Sayre Nordic Head Coach Hilary McNamee, right, give instructions for the skiers' workout at the Green Woodlands in Dorchester, N.H., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The team's usual practice area at Garipay Field in Hanover has no snow. “We’re really lucky that there’s snow here,” said Head Coach Hilary McNamee. “Otherwise we would not be skiing.” (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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NH experiencing an ‘exceptionally snow free’ winter

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 18, 2023

The Community Power Law, NH SB 286, allows municipalities to purchase electricity on behalf of their residents. Multiple municipalities can unite to purchasing energy at still lower costs, and participating communities can opt to increase and diversify their green energy portfolios.

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4 Upper Valley communities poised for power-pooling plan

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2023

Members of Dartmouth's People of Color Outdoors Club go on a winter hike in 2019. Formed in 2016, it is a subclub of the broader Dartmouth Outing Club. (Courtesy photograph)

Dartmouth College club helps people of color enjoy the outdoors

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2023

The Upper Valley Land Trust co-sponsored a new poetry anthology about land conservation and nature and will host a virtual poetry reading on Nov. 3. Jessica Purdy, of Exeter, N.H., wrote about 38 acres of wetlands in the headwaters of the Mascoma River in Hanover, N.H. named the Dismal on Pressey Brook. The Dismal was photographed on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. (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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Bigger buffer for wetlands on warrant for Enfield Town Meeting

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2023

Windsor/Orange County Forester AJ Follensbee speaks to a crowd in the Hartford Town Forest on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 in White River Junction, Vt. The Hartford Conservation Commission hosted a public outreach session about the on-going timber harvest at the Town Forest. (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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Amid logging, Hartford Town Forest walk shows a tangled work in progress

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2023

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City may require electric vehicle chargers

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterDecember 29, 2022