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Geri Burgess, right, watches as volunteers Amanda Bushor, of Wilder, left, and Inger Imset, of Lyme, middle, put up her flag pole after attaching a new American Flag in her Lyme, N.H., yard during Community Care of Lyme's annual day of service, on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Burgess isn't able to do the job herself anymore, so she signed up to have volunteers help her with the job. (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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Day of service brings Lyme neighbors together

by Ray Couture Valley News CorrespondentMay 7, 2023

Mandy Traineanu, of Weathersfield, Vt., left, embraces Lynne Chase, of Grantham, N.H., during the monthly meeting of the Lebanon Gourmet Cooking Club on Friday, April 28, 2023 in West Lebanon, N.H. The theme of the evening was German cooking.(Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

A shared sense of taste: Food brings folks together in West Lebanon

by Ray Couture Valley News CorrespondentMay 1, 2023

Vivian Stork, of Newport, right, watches her grand newphew Cohen Lackey, 9, play during New Hampshire Grand Families Inc.'s family community day at the Newport, N.H., Recreation Center on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Stork said Lackey sometimes stays with her on weekends when his dad has to work. New Hampshire Grand Families was founded in 2022 to provide food assistance, respite care and other resources to grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends raising their relations' children. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Newport event offers support for kinship caregivers

by Ray Couture Valley News CorrespondentApril 23, 2023

Todd Chewning, owner of Cowbell Mobile Bike Shop, right, reviews the bicycle systems that need regular maintenance and attention, like the chain, brakes and tires as Windsor residents, from left, Rebecca Roisman, Natalie Frost, and Eleanor Clark listen during a workshop at Windsor Public Library in Windsor, Vt., on Saturday, April 15, 2023. The three brought their bikes to get checked out by Chewning and learn what they needed before going out to ride this spring. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Windsor event offers instruction in bike maintenance

by Ray Couture Valley News CorrespondentApril 16, 2023

Jackson Edgerton, 8, left, and Brady Holloway, 8, both of Brownsville, Vt., are elated to have found one of the large Easter Eggs during the Brownsville Community Church Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8, 2023 in Brownsville. Over 2,000 eggs were part of the hunt. (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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Plenty of eggs to go around

by Ray Couture Valley News CorrespondentApril 10, 2023

Cyrus Macey, 9, of Montpellier, Vt., watches players Hlieb Burtolik, 11, Mariia Lukashenko, 10, and Ann Burtolik, 10, play a game of chess while UVM freshman Jeb Baker watches gives advice during the first annual Youth Chess Day at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center, Vt., on April 1, 2023. Lukashenko and siblings Burtolik are Ukrainian refugees living with a family in Woodstock, Vt. The children along with their mothers have been in Woodstock for about a month. They came to the chess day with a little experience playing the game. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Young chess players descend on Randolph for Sanders’ statewide event

by Ray Couture Valley News CorrespondentApril 3, 2023

Larissa Gajdos-Meuse, 7, of Quechee, Vt. looks back at her father, Matt Meuse, when doing the obstacle course at the Upper Valley Waldorf School in Quechee, Vt., on Saturday, March 25, 2023 during the school's Maple Fest celebration. (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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Maple sugaring event a chance for school to open doors to community

by Ray Couture Valley News CorrespondentMarch 26, 2023

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Woodstock voters reject plan to appoint property assessors

by Ray Couture Valley News CorrespondentMarch 5, 2023

Jamaica Kelley, of Randolph Center, left, reassembles her toaster after having the power cord repaired as Barbara Schaedler, of Randolph Center, second from left, waits for the lunch being prepared by Kimball Public Library Director Amy Grasmick, second from right, and Building a Local Economy Director Chris Wood, right, at the repair fair hosted by the White River Time Exchange and the Sharon Energy Committee at the Bethany Church in Randolph, Vt., on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Craftspeople shared their skills to fix and mend the belongings of visitors. (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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Broken things brought back to life at Randolph Repair Fair

by Ray Couture Valley News CorrespondentFebruary 25, 2023

Forester Hannah Dallas, left, talks about the preponderance of pine trees in Vermont’s second-growth forests during a walk to the Weathersfield Town Forest in Weathersfield, Vt., on Feb. 18, 2023. Dallas, who is county forester for the southern half of Windsor County, said pines grew quickly through grass when open pastures in the state reverted back to forest over a century ago. (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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Weathersfield Town Forest walk talks trees in the freeze

by Ray Couture Valley News CorrespondentFebruary 18, 2023