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Three bucks, allegedly in the bed of the pickup of Jeff Degrasse, 63, of Sunapee, that Degrasse's son, also named Jeff Degrasse, 26, of Hartford, said were taken on a hunting outing in Norwich with Casey Thayer, 27, of Hartford, according to a Vermont Fish and Wildlife affidavit. The photograph was uncovered during a cross-border poaching investigation involving six suspects, as well as Fish and Wildlife and New Hampshire Fish and Game. (Courtesy Vermont Fish and Wildlife)

Police-Fire-Courts

Cross-border deer poaching case ensnares 6 suspects in Vt., NH

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterApril 30, 2022

Zachary Gaudet stands on the USASA Nationals podium at Copper Mountain in Colorado where he won gold in rail jam for 15-22 year olds and bronze in slopestyle for 15-16 year olds. Photo Courtesy Taylor Brant

FREE as AIR

by Benjamin Rosenberg Valley News Staff WriterApril 25, 2022

A map of Moody Park shows the proposed disc golf course, in green, in the southwest corner of the park in Claremont, N.H. (Courtesy City of Claremont)

High School & Youth

Disc golf course coming to Claremont’s Moody Park

by Patrick O'Grady Valley News CorrespondentApril 15, 2022

The Hanover High hockey team crowds into the locker room after practice at Campion Rink in West Lebanon, N.H., on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2020. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Duty now, for the future: Campion Rink renovation fundraising effort under way

by Tris Wykes Valley News Staff WriterApril 15, 2022

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, cage-free chickens walk in a fenced pasture at an organic farm near Waukon, Iowa. The confirmation of bird flu at another Iowa egg-laying farm will force the killing of more than 5 million chickens, officials said Friday, March 18, 2022. Spread of the disease is largely blamed on the droppings or nasal discharge of infected wild birds, such as ducks and geese, which can contaminate dust and soil. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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Experts: All size flocks ‘at risk’ for deadly avian flu

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterApril 11, 2022

A black bear was trapped in the Champneys' mudroom in Grafton, N.H., on March 26, 2021, after it followed the scent of a smoker stored in the space. (Melissa Champney photograph)

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Bear’s Grafton home invasion, and how bears adapt to human changes in environment

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterApril 4, 2022

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Upper Valley towns win Vermont recreation grants

by Staff Report April 2, 2022

Trail Programs Director for the Upper Valley Trails Alliance Sean Ogle led an Educational Intensive for Hanover High School centered around stewardship of the outdoors called “Champions of the Trail” in March. (Photograph courtesy Upper Valley Trails Alliance)

From the Trails: Youths need that outdoors connection

by Sean Ogle Special to the Valley NewsApril 1, 2022

Kyle Perkins, of Hartland, Vt., fishes for walleye at Lyman Point Park in White River Junction, Vt., on Friday, March 18, 2022. Perkins, who brought along four poles with him to the park, likes to go fishing whenever he gets the chance. “It’s nice to be away from the world,” he said, “It’s peaceful.” (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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Words to live by

by Staff Report March 28, 2022

Jerry Ouellette, of Brownsville, fishes for perch on the Connecticut River in Norwich, Vt., on a warm but windy Monday afternoon, March 14, 2022. (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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Sunny days in Norwich

by Staff Report March 21, 2022