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By MARION UMPLEBY

As the school year draws to a close, a group of six Hartford High School students prepare to display their work in a month-long exhibit at the Main Street Museum in White River Junction.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WEST LEBANON — The longtime proprietor of the Four Aces Diner has sold the restaurant, three years after putting it up for sale.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Theater director and actor Jammie Patton confesses that she’s “always had an affinity for romance, especially the corny kind.” That preference is part of what drew her to “Maytag Virgin,” the romantic comedy that opened last Thursday under her direction at Shaker Bridge Theatre in White River Junction. 

By MARION UMPLEBY

SOUTH STRAFFORD — The nonprofit foundation overseeing the future of Coburns’ General Store has found a successor for the outgoing owners.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WEST LEBANON — As Upper Valley ice cream shops polish their scoops and rev up their machines in advance of the summer season, two new franchises offering frozen sweets prepare to join them.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — This week, two bedrocks of the Upper Valley, farming and theater, will meet in “The Vermont Farm Project,” a new musical generated by Northern Stage.

By MARION UMPLEBY

BARNARD — The Selectboard and BarnArts Center for the Arts have reached an agreement on the nonprofit theater’s lease of the old fire station.

By MARION UMPLEBY

On a Saturday night in early April, the worn wooden floors of Babes Bar in Bethel were packed with patrons who had turned up for the venue’s popular “Queer Dance Party.”

By MARION UMPLEBY

LEBANON — Some 600 Upper Valley residents gathered on Colburn Park to protest the Trump administration as part of a series of May Day protests that took place across the globe on Thursday.

By MARION UMPLEBY

FAIRLEE — The Fairlee Drive-in’s towering film screen will remain blank this summer as owner Peter Trapp recovers from an illness.

By MARION UMPLEBY

Video game soundtracks, by their nature, exist in the background. Their job is to give texture to the action and to lull players into the world of the game, without posing a distraction. 

By MARION UMPLEBY

WEST LEBANON — After more than 45 years in business, financial troubles and a falling out between business partners led music shop Blue Mountain Guitar to take a final bow last weekend.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — As a broadcast news outlet and a community hub for burgeoning artists and filmmakers, JAM (Junction Arts & Media) traverses the space between the factual and the fanciful.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WOODSTOCK — A pair of new cafes are opening in Woodstock’s busy downtown, and a new fine dining option is bringing a familiar face back to the area.

By MARION UMPLEBY

HANOVER — In the 11 years Ana Paula Fernandes has operated Brazilian bakery My Brigadeiro on South Main Street, her signature truffles have cost $1.98 apiece.

By MARION UMPLEBY

In the latter part of his life, Wayne Thompson was a dedicated patron of Artistree, the community arts center in South Pomfret. An artist himself, he submitted numerous paintings and sculptures to group exhibitions over the years.

By MARION UMPLEBY

LEBANON — On Tuesday morning, Muriel’s Donuts opened its doors just like it has for the past 58 years, but this time was different.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Roughly 1,500 people — three times the predicted number — filled the sidewalks on Maple Street from Hartford Avenue to the end of Lyman Bridge on the New Hampshire side of the Connecticut River on a rainy Saturday afternoon.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Upper Valley residents are planning to join protests on Saturday, April 5, as part of a national movement, Hands Off!, against policy changes enacted by President Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk.

By MARION UMPLEBY

The 18th century composer George Frideric Handel is probably best known for his meditation on the life of Jesus Christ, the oratorio “Messiah.”

By MARION UMPLEBY

THETFORD — On Thursday, April 3, a team of three Thetford Academy students will travel to the University of Vermont to make a pitch for their nonprofit designed to help neurodivergent young people transition to life after high school.