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At the end of Lyme’s Town Meeting in Lyme, N.H., on March 11, 2025, residents are asked by Town Moderator Mark Schiffman about their interest in moving the annual meeting to a different time or day. A petitioned warrant article asked the question if voters would grant the selectboard the ability to change the time and day of the meeting.(Valley News-Jennifer Hauck)

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Preview: Lyme residents to vote on zoning changes and budget increase

by Marion Umpleby February 27, 2026February 27, 2026

Ballot clerks Ellen Putnam, left, and Kristi Medill revert to the tradition of passing time at the polls in Piermont, N.H., on Sept. 8, 2020, knitting gifts for their younger relatives. Medill said the last time she worked on the sweater was at Town Meeting. (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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Preview: Proposed budgets see increase in Piermont town and school spending

by Marion Umpleby February 27, 2026February 27, 2026

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Tuk Tuk Thai Cuisine set to relocate Hanover restaurant

by Marion Umpleby February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

Upper Valley authors release new books inspired by personal experiences

by Marion Umpleby February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Entertainment Highlights: Film festival aims to offer ‘something for everyone’

by Marion Umpleby February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Fairlee election official Hod Palmer counts hands during a vote during Fairlee's Town Meeting on Tuesday, March, 5, 2019 in Fairlee, Vt. (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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Preview: Fairlee voters to decide on proposed $1.53 million budget

by Marion Umpleby February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Cathy Emmons, left, addresses a point of confusion with Pomfret town officials, from left, Selectboard Member Meg Emmons, Town Clerk Rebecca Fielder, Moderator Kevin Geiger and Selectboard Chair John Peters during a brief recess from a special town meeting at The Prosper Valley School in Pomfret, Vt., on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Cathy Emmons was unsure whether everyone in attendance understood that after voting to switch to Australian ballot that the statutorily-required informational meeting would now function as the annual gathering to discuss town business, with no Town Meeting being held on the day of voting. (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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Preview: Pomfret considers 1% sales tax on meals and beverages

by Marion Umpleby February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Voters place slips of paper into a ballot box, watched over by Constable Ed Eastman, center, Town Clerk Lisa Bragg, second from right, and Assistant Town Clerk Regina Josler, right, during Town Meeting in Strafford, Vt., on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Attendees voted to switch to Australian ballot for election of town officials, adoption of budget items and voting on public questions. (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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Preview: No contested races for Strafford Selectboard or School Board in upcoming election

by Marion Umpleby February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Pies wait to be served for desert at Tunbridge Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (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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Preview: Tunbridge voters to consider tax exemption for local organizations

by Marion Umpleby February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

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Woman with Upper Valley ties among those killed in Sierra Nevada avalanche

by Marion Umpleby February 20, 2026February 20, 2026