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HANOVER — Student workers at Dartmouth College urged their classmates to boycott campus cafes on Monday, the first day of a labor strike after the union and college were not able to come to a contract agreement.

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HARTFORD — Property values soared after the first town-wide reappraisal in eight years, leaving some homeowners baffled.

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SUNAPEE — Two full-time town employees have lost their jobs and public services are being reduced in order to make the nearly $800,000 in cuts required for the municipality to operate under a default budget.

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BRADFORD, Vt. — Two Selectboard members submitted resignation letters last week. The departures come amid hostility and public outcry following upheaval last month on the fire department that saw the majority of members quit.

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THETFORD CENTER — To the dismay of some residents, the Thetford Center Post Office suspended service earlier this month due to “safety concerns” of the building, according to a letter the United States Postal Service sent to customers.

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LYME — Residents made it clear to the Selectboard that they don’t want the town to sell its rental house next to the police station and town offices at a public meeting this week.

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NORWICH — The town is considering a fenced-in dog park at Huntley Meadows in anticipation of a new animal control ordinance that would require dogs to be leashed at the popular recreation area.

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NORTH HAVERHILL — The Grafton County sheriff’s decision to enter into an agreement with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this year has spurred opposition and action among voters who supported her in the November election.

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HANOVER — A Dartmouth sophomore is challenging an incumbent Selectboard member of almost two decades for a seat on the board in this month’s municipal election.

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BRADFORD, Vt. — The majority of the volunteer fire department, including the chief, resigned this week in protest of the Selectboard’s effort to expand its oversight over the department.

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HANOVER — From preventing the Hanover Police Department from entering into agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to remote meeting participation, voters will be asked to decide a wide range of issues this Town Meeting.

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HANOVER — More than 4,600 Grafton County electricity customers lost power for about an hour and a half midday Monday, causing businesses to close and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center to cancel appointments.

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NORWICH — A proposed animal control ordinance that would further restrict where dogs can roam free in town has inspired debate among town officials, dog owners and other residents.

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CLAREMONT — As Republicans in Washington signal plans to eliminate hundreds of billions in Medicaid funding, Upper Valley health care providers, lawmakers and organizers paint a grim picture of what these cuts could mean for residents.

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HANOVER — More than 300 Dartmouth College alumni have signed an open letter urging President Sian Beilock and other school leaders to take a stand against the Trump administration’s “efforts to chill free speech on college campuses.”

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WEST LEBANON — In an effort to alleviate the statewide housing crisis, New Hampshire legislators are backing bipartisan proposals that would override some local zoning ordinances.

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BRIDGEWATER — Despite her challenges, Kelly Kangas always wanted to live an ordinary life.

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HANOVER — The Dresden and Hanover school districts are two of six in New Hampshire suing the U.S. Department of Education.

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MONTPELIER — When it comes to his Vermont Senate voting record, the freshman lawmaker representing the Orange County District in Montpelier has followed his fellow Republicans.

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LYME — Jackie Carter rents a house owned by the town, meaning she has an unconventional landlord: the Selectboard.

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HARTFORD — In an effort to spur growth, the town has hired its first housing and development specialist.