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A family paddles a rented canoe around Treasure Island in West Fairlee, Vt., on July 15, 2013. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Town-City-Government

Hearing looks to map out future for Treasure Island

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterJune 22, 2022

A woman who declined to be identified, back right, records the scene as Hartford Firefighters Peter McMillan, left, and Troy Collins, right, return two men to shore after they became stranded by rising water on an island at Sumners Falls in Hartland, Vt., on Friday afternoon, June 17, 2022 when Great River Hydro had a scheduled release of water from their dam in Wilder. Two other men fishing on the shore, back left and middle, who also declined to be named, phoned for help when they observed the men trying to cross back through fast deep water. (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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Hartland river rescue

by Staff Report June 20, 2022

Sylvia Smith distributes carlin peas to people at her home in Strafford, Vt., on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Members of the Upper Valley Seed Savers met at Smith's home to tour her gardens, eat and talk about their projects. Smith cooked some of the peas for the group. (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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Upper Valley Seed Savers work to keep the food system strong

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJune 4, 2022

A boat launch offers public access to Goose Pond in Canaan, N.H., on Thursday, May 12, 2022. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services plans to drain the lake down to a 15-foot pool this winter in order to repair the dam, and it may take several years to refill to its current water level. (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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A rickety dam means Goose Pond will be mostly drained

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 30, 2022

Town-City-Government

Logging on or off? Hartford Town Forest sparks debate over active management

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 27, 2022

Lissa Malloy, left, and Ruth Bassette, both of Cornish Flat, N.H., set up for the annual plant sale to benefit Plainfield Community Church in Plainfield, N.H., on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The sale will be held on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (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.

Plant sales cancelled due to invasive worm

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 25, 2022

Lebanon residents, from left, Elise Weale, 7, Hunter Banker, 12, and Emily Chapin perform 30-second exercises during the Carter Community Building Associations "Fun Fitness in the Park" at Colburn Park, in Lebanon, N.H., on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (Valley News - August Frank) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Town-City-Government

Lebanon group sees hot spots as a reason for trees

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 18, 2022

A tree, partially uprooted by a tornado on Monday, was cut at the side of Route 11 in Charlestown, N.H., on Tuesday, May 17, 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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Tornado hit Charlestown, National Weather Service confirms

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 17, 2022

Police-Fire-Courts

Bobcat that entered Windsor home and bit man tests positive for rabies

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 16, 2022

Alan Graham, a retired State of Vermont entomologist, searches for ticks on a turkey at a weigh station at the Windsor Fire Department on Saturday, April 24, 2022. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets are working with Vermont hunters to look for the Lone Star tick. Graham, of Pomfret, Vt., and his wife Kris were volunteering at the station on youth turkey season. (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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Vermont on the lookout for new tick that can cause a meat allergy

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 13, 2022