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thewalpolean.org

• Selectboard Meeting Minutes – 5/7/26
  Town of Walpole, New Hampshire Meeting of the Selectboard May 7, 2026 Selectboard Present: Carolyn Vose, Chair, Cheryl Mayberry, and Steven Dalessio Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary Guests Present: Mark Houghton, Walpole Fire Chief; Brad Nas …
• Public Hearing Meeting Minutes – 5/7/26
  Town of Walpole, New Hampshire Public Hearing USDA Grant for Walpole Fire Station Expansion Project May 7, 2026 Selectboard Present: Carolyn Vose, Chair, Cheryl Mayberry, and Steven Dalessio Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary Fire Department P …
• US at 250: Big Watch 1776 – 5/21/26
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• Rummage Sale at First Congregational Church of Walpole – 6/13/26
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• Author Talk with Bill Ranauro – 5/20/26
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vermontjournal.com

• Route 100 in Plymouth to close for two weeks
  PLYMOUTH, Vt. – Vermont Route 100 will be closed at Bridge No. 112, which passes over Tinker Brook in Plymouth, beginning on Thursday, May 29, at 7 a.m. The closure is scheduled to end on Friday, June 12, at 7 a.m. This 14-day closure is required for the Plymouth Emergency Bridge Replacement project …
• LTE: Survivors deserve more from local police
  Dear Editor,   How many times are we expected to be shocked by the unlawful, despicable behavior of police in the Upper Valley? When law enforcement officers are accused of domestic violence. When leadership is tied to allegations of sexual harassment. When the very people entrusted with protecting …
• Tim Weed launches novel “The Gatepost” at Next Stage Arts
  Author Tim Weed. Photo provided PUTNEY, Vt. – Tim Weed will celebrate the publication of his highly anticipated new novel “The Gatepost” with a launch party and reading on Tuesday, May 26, at 6 p.m., at Next Stage Arts, located at 15 Kimball Hill in Putney, Vt. The event is free and open to the publ …
• Diane M. Considine, 1953-2026
  Diane M. Considine, 1953-2026 LUDLOW, Vt. – Diane Marie Considine, 72, passed away April 26, 2026, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, very suddenly. Diane was born in Springfield, Vt., on May 7, 1953, the daughter of Frank H. and Lillian V. (Place) Considine. She attended Proctorsville Elementar …
• Spring clothing available at Community Closet
  BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Spring has sprung, and at the Community Closet Thrift Store we have put the winter clothing away. Clothes and racks have been rearranged, and the shop has been revamped with a fresh, large supply of spring and summer clothing. You can find items in all sizes, from shorts, crops, …

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vnews.com (Five-article monthly paywall)

• Four arrested at protest against ICE at Vermont facility
• Colby-Sawyer College holds 2026 graduation
• School Notes: Upper Valley 4-H participants earn recognition
• NH House, Senate clash over firearms in universities, due process on campus
• Claremont City Council rejects union contracts

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reformer.com (Five-article monthly paywall)

• Meetings Box for the week of May 18
  SATURDAY Brattleboro Development Review Board: 10 a.m. site visit to observe site conditions at the location of the future Connecticut River Trail. The Board will meet in the Depot Street parking lot and walk along the trail alignment. MONDAY Brattleboro Brooks Memorial Library Strategic Planning: 4 …
• Community alert: Protecting our dogs from parvovirus
  The Windham County Humane Society on Friday issued a community warning regarding a recent animal health concern in the area. WCHS says it was informed of a cluster of parvovirus-positive puppies that were brought into Vermont in April by a family and subsequently distributed to others. While the pup …
• Area religious listings for the week of May 17
  BELLOWS FALLS First Baptist Church The First Baptist Church of Bellows Falls at 9 Church Street offers worship service at 10 a.m. every Sunday. In Matthew 5:27–30, Jesus calls us to look beyond outward behavior and pay attention to what’s happening in our hearts and in the way we see one another. In …
• Adams Grist Mill to open on Memorial Day Weekend
  BELLOWS FALLS — The Bellows Falls Historical Society’s Frank Adams Grist Mill at 20 Mill Street will open for the season Memorial Day Weekend, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m on Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24. The Mill will be open Saturdays and Sundays through Columbus Day Weekend. The Mill can also be …
• Local History: Historical Society will transform the Municipal Center into a museum
  BRATTLEBORO — It’s finally happening! After months of initial planning, the Brattleboro Historical Society Board of Trustees is thrilled to announce our latest project – bringing this town’s history out of storage and into the land of the light, with a museum. As you may know, BHS has developed exhi …

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chestertelegraph.org

• Windsor man sentenced to 4+ years as felon with firearms
  A 31-year-old Windsor County man has been sentenced to 53 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms. On Friday, May 8,  Kyle Pickett, 31, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss in Burlington. According …
• Chester board hears that audits will show no deficits, reservoir dam recommendations
  By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC At last Wednesday’s meeting, the Chester Select Board got a bit of good news when Town Manager Julie Hance announced that there was no negative fund balance or deficit for 2024 or 2025. Ron Smith speaking to the Select Board in 2017. Telegraph file …
• GM budget passes by wide margin; Cavendish Elementary principal resigns
  Chester Town Manager Julie Hance pours out the ballots to check that their number matches the number of voters who took ballots. Spoiler alert, it did.   ****Article updated at 5 p.m. Wednesday with quote from Superintendent Layne Millington.**** By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC A …
• Part 2: Our first days on the Sahara Desert
  In Part 2 of this four-part series from gardening writer Henry Homeyer’s memoir-in-progress, he tells about traveling across the Sahara in 1972, using public transportation — cargo vehicles — and by hitchhiking.  Homeyer, of New Hampshire, ended up living in Africa for 10 years, three years as a Pea …
• Forum on education transformation bill set for May 11 at Springfield H.S.
  Community members are invited to attend an upcoming educational forum focused on Vermont’s current education transformation legislation, H 955. The event will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11  at the Springfield High School Auditorium, 303 South St. in Springfield. The forum is desig …

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sevendaysvt.com

• Grace Potter Announces New LP, Grand Point North Lineup
  Vermont singer-songwriter Grace Potter announced the upcoming release of her new studio album, Trespasser, on Friday. That news follows the announcement earlier this week of the lineup for this year’s Grand Point North festival in Burlington. Potter’s seventh full-length record is due out August 21 …
• News Quiz: An independent report says UVM Health must do what over the next three years?
  The post News Quiz: An independent report says UVM Health must do what over the next three years? appeared first on Seven Days. …
• In the Vermont House, a Bid to Weaken Conservation Goals Falls Short
  Republicans in the House of Representatives this week tried but failed to water down conservation efforts with a bill that would have broadened the definition of what is considered conserved land in Vermont. The bill, H.70, would have allowed the 19,000 farm and forestry properties that enjoy tax br …
• Stuck in Vermont: Visit ‘Cardtopia,’ an Interactive Cardboard Castle at Highland Center for the Arts
  In mid-March, the magical world of “Cardtopia” opened at Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro. The quirky wizard’s castle has tunnels, secret rooms, creatures, a garden and a laboratory — all constructed from cardboard. The immersive exhibition, on view through the end of July, is a collaborat …
• Obituary: Nancy W. Zoller, 1952-2026
  Nancy Zoller Credit: Courtesy On May 7, 2026, at 10:25 a.m., Nancy W. Zoller, 73, of Williston, Vt., died. She left behind a husband, Larry, 76; two children, Sarah (45) and Daniel (42); and two grandchildren, Aurora (15) and Madeleine (11). Others who mourn her loss include her older sister, Caroly …

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concordmonitor.com (Five-article monthly paywall)

• NH powerlifters gear up for Special Olympics USA Games
• With big projects underway, Concord may punt library, fire station improvements
• Baseball: Belmont 17 – Winnisquam 2
• Boys Lacrosse: Hopkinton 12, Trinity 3
• Softball: Kearsarge 13, Mascoma 0

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wcax.com

• Two men hospitalized after motorcycle crash on Route 5A
  Two men were hospitalized after a motorcycle crash on Route 5A Saturday night.
• Teenager arrested after SUNY student dies in hit and run
  An 18 year-old was arrested after fleeing the scene of a hit and run that killed a SUNY Potsdam student.
• South Burlington man drives pickup truck into Colchester Burger King, no one injured
  A pickup truck drove into a Burger King on Sunday, causing structural damage.
• This Day in History: Remaking downtown Burlington in the 1960s
  Urban renewal arrived in Burlington on May 17, 1966, launching a physical transformation of the city’s downtown.
• Route 7 in Charlotte closed due to crash
  Prepare for some traffic if you’re heading through Charlotte this morning.

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vpr.net

• Crispy, sour and cute: plant some unusual cucumbers this season
  Cucumbers are a fast-growing, easy-care and prolific vegetable to plant in home gardens. This season, diversify your cuke variety with these different selections.
• In review: Lawmakers' funding woes, ed reform at impasse over mergers, hidden parking fees
  Vermont’s top journalists join moderator Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories of the week.
• Capitol Recap: Impasse over forced mergers threatens education reform
  Republican Gov. Phil Scott is threatening to keep the part-time Legislature in Montpelier through the summer if they don’t pass legislation that requires school districts to merge into larger governance units.
• The birds are back in town: Vermonters celebrate wild turkey conservation efforts
  Community members, government officials and conservation groups gathered to celebrate nearly 60 years of wild turkey restoration.
• One Vermont school's plan to survive? A bachelor's in emergency services
  Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt., is offering deep tuition discounts and launching a new program in emergency services to train EMTs and firefighters.

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nhpr.org

• Advocates say there is ‘no substitute’ for research at Bartlett Experimental Forest
  The U.S. Forest Service announced last month that it planned to close the Bartlett Experimental Forest as part of an agency restructuring, a decision it has now committed to reexamining.
• Outside/In: Life and death and psilocybin
  Can psychedelics help cancer patients confront their feelings about death?
• UNH, Keene and Plymouth State tuition increase proposed
  The University System of New Hampshire’s board of trustees will finalize the 2026-2027 tuition rates for UNH, Keene State College, and Plymouth State University in June.
• EPA, environmental advocates face off over PFAS in Manchester's wastewater treatment plant
  Lawyers for the Conservation Law Foundation argued federal regulators didn’t fulfill their duty in a recent permitting process to analyze whether PFAS chemicals leaving the plant could harm drinking water for more than 700,000 people.
• The Hop Sessions: Elisapie
  This week on The Hop Sessions: Canadian Inuk musician Elisapie, reimagines beloved pop songs in her native language

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VT Alert

• After a relatively cool start to May, the weather is finally improving with thoughts of partaking in many outdoor activities, in…
  After a relatively cool start to May, the weather is finally improving with thoughts of partaking in many outdoor activities, including water recreational activities. However, water temperatures remain dangerously cold and immersion in these cold waters can lead to hypothermia. In addition, recent r …
• The air temperatures might be warming up in the days ahead, but Vermont’s waterways remain dangerously cold, and they’re running…
  The air temperatures might be warming up in the days ahead, but Vermont’s waterways remain dangerously cold, and they’re running fast from recent rains. Be careful if you’re considering swimming this weekend! After a relatively cool start to May, the weather is finally improving with thoughts of par …
• Don't forget those raincoats today!
  Don’t forget those raincoats today! Another rainy and cool day is expected and the next round of rain continues to spread into the region this morning. High temperatures will generally warm into the 50s and low 60s today. Rainy conditions will continue through the week, with drier weather on tap for …
• 📝 Obtain a Burn Permit – Contact your Town Forest Fire Warden to obtain a permit for open debris burning 📝
  📝 Obtain a Burn Permit – Contact your Town Forest Fire Warden to obtain a permit for open debris burning 📝 https://fpr.vermont.gov/…/wildland-fire/forest-fire-warden 📝 Obtain a Burn Permit – Contact your Town Forest Fire Warden to obtain a permit for open debris burning 📝 https://fpr.vermont.gov/f …
• A widespread rain develops this morning and tapers of by sunset this evening
  A widespread rain develops this morning and tapers of by sunset this evening. Rainfall amounts between 0.50″ and 1.25″ can be expected with highs only in the 40s and 50s. No river or flash flooding is expected.(Feed generated with FetchRSS) …

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VTDigger

• State officials and local residents respond to ongoing PFAS contamination concerns in Bennington County
  A decorative antique well installed at a site where a PFOA-contaminated drinking water well was capped. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The state of Vermont is offering well testing, free water and other support for South Bennington and Shaftsbury in the wake of research last year that found P …
• Credit card giants have their hands in every Vermont till
  This commentary is by Wes Hamilton, owner of Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier. A couple of giant credit card companies have enormous power over how businesses like Three Penny Taproom operate. They set the rules, they set the fees, and they apply them across the board. There is no negotiation and n …
• Young Writers Project: ‘Strawberry Teacups and the Möbius Strip’
  “Looking Out Their Eyes,” by Astrid Longstreth, 16, of West Bolton. Young Writers Project is a creative, online community of teen writers and visual artists that started in Burlington in 2006. Each week, VTDigger publishes the writing and art of young Vermonters who post their work on youngwriterspr …
• Want to revisit and revise your life? Vermont writer Julia Alvarez knows how.
  Weybridge writer Julia Alvarez holds her official look-alike Barbie doll. Photo courtesy of Mattel Ask Weybridge writer Julia Alvarez how her prolific career took root and she’ll dig back seven decades to her 1950s childhood, when she memorized verses recalled in her later poem, “Recitation.” Here I …
• Welch, Balint talk election integrity with town clerks
  Rep. Becca Balint, left, and Sen. Peter Welch heard from a roundtable of town clerks on election integrity in May 2026. Photo by Sophia Balunek/The Citizen This story by Liberty Darr was first published in The Citizen on May 14, 2026. Some of Vermont’s Congressional delegation heard from a roundtabl …

The Commons

• A little girl learning to read sits in a chintz chair in her bedroom, The Tale of Peter Rabbit in her hands
  A little girl learning to read sits in a chintz chair in her bedroom, The Tale of Peter Rabbit in her hands. She found the story in the local library, thrilled that she can read and follow the tale page by page. That little girl was me. I was excited that I could read, and that story launched my wee …
• Vermont Friends of Israel supports the House Ethics Panel’s decision to dismiss the complaints against Reps
  Vermont Friends of Israel supports the House Ethics Panel’s decision to dismiss the complaints against Reps. Sarah Austin, Matt Birong, Gina Galfetti, Will Greer, and James Gregoire arising from their trip to Israel last summer. Read more of this VOICES by Vermont Friends of Israel here: https://www …
• We enthusiastically support Wendy M
  We enthusiastically support Wendy M. Levy’s candidacy for president of the Village Trustees in Bellows Falls. Read more of this VOICES by Steve Lloyd and Cecil Maxfield here: https://www.commonsnews.org/issue/865/865000_lloyd-maxfield (Feed generated with FetchRSS) …
• I was sitting around the campfire at Red Clover Farm in Putney with friends late one night years ago, and I stood up, only to lo…
  I was sitting around the campfire at Red Clover Farm in Putney with friends late one night years ago, and I stood up, only to lose my balance and stumble backwards, landing hard and catching my hand in the metal spring of a folding chair that snapped shut onto my knuckles. It was the very definition …
• This week's obituaries can be found here:
  This week’s obituaries can be found here: https://www.commonsnews.org/issue/865/865milestones (Feed generated with FetchRSS) …