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Parents are looking for in-person instruction sought out Newport Montessori, school officials say, leading to a 14% increase in enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year. (Courtesy photo)

Enrollment rises at Newport Montessori School

by Kelly Burch Granite State News CollaborativeFebruary 7, 2021

Voters in Canaan, N.H., will be asked at Town Meeting to approve the sale of the town-owned Cozy Corner property, shown on Feb. 5, 2021, to raise funds to build a community center on town property near Williams Field. (Valley News - Liz Sauchelli) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Canaan may sell old garage to raise funds for a community center

by Liz Sauchelli Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2021

Gloria Laurie, of Lebanon, N.H., listens to the singing of the barbershop quartet One Mode of Expression at Stave Puzzles, her workplace in Wilder, Vt., on Tuesday, February 14, 2006. "He would have done it himself but he didn't have three friends who could sing," Laurie said, reading the card from her husband that accompanied the singing Valentine. (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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A Look Back: Sharing the love on Valentine’s Day

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2021August 4, 2025

“I never envisioned myself being the stay-at-home-mom type,” said Renee Epler who worked for over ten years as a nurse in critical care at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, then in the emergency department at Springfield Hospital until the coronavirus pandemic began. She now takes per diem work at Springfield Hospital so she can be home to help her daughter Autymn, 10, who is on an individualized education program, with her schoolwork three days a week. Epler and Autymn sat down to work on math together at home in Springfield, Vt., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 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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The COVID-19 economy has kept an outsized number of women out of the workforce

by Nora Doyle-Burr Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2021

John Lippman. Copyright (c) Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Bottom line: In an uncertain year, Upper Valley banks were in the money

by John Lippman Valley News Business WriterFebruary 6, 2021

Town-City-Government

Town Meeting 2021: Mascoma school district cruises through deliberative session

by John Lippman Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2021

A number of new businesses have opened in Bradford, Vt., recently. Ryan Chase hopes to bring in more after purchasing the building that housed Aubuchon Hardware. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Former Aubuchon hardware building sale is one more step toward revitalizing downtown Bradford, Vt.

by John Lippman Valley News Business WriterFebruary 6, 2021

Jim Kenyon. Copyright (c) Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Police-Fire-Courts

Jim Kenyon: Norwich, Thetford should join forces under Norford Police Department

by Jim Kenyon Valley News ColumnistFebruary 6, 2021

Carol Stamatakis at her office on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in Springfield Vt. Stamatakis is retiring from Senior Solutions after five years at the Southeastern Vermont Council on Aging. ( 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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Senior Solutions leader retiring from organization, but not from helping seniors

by Liz Sauchelli Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2021

Mid-Vermont Christian School girls basketball Coach Chris Goodwin prepares his team for a defensive conditioning drill during their practice in Quechee, Vt., Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, following Governor Phil Scott's approval to start the winter sports season. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

High School & Youth

Scott OKs competition for Vermont youth and school sports

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2021