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Hanover, Dresden school boards join lawsuit challenging Trump order on DEI
HANOVER — The Dresden and Hanover school districts are two of six in New Hampshire suing the U.S. Department of Education.

Jim Kenyon: An activist’s abduction
Long before he arrived at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in a Colchester, Vt., office park Monday morning, Mohsen Mahdawi pretty much knew it was a setup. The chances of him leaving his scheduled meeting with an immigration officer as a free man were slim, at best.
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Crowded house
Czech Republic goaltender Michaela Hesova (1) battles for the puck with teammate DominikaLaskova (14) and the United States’ Taylor Heise (27) in an IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship group stage game on Friday in CeskeBudejovice, Czech Republic. A freshman netminder for Dartmouth College women’s hockey, Hesova made 44 saves in her international debut in spite of a 4-0 loss to the Americans.




Opinion

Editorial: Time is running out for American democracy
It’s no secret that public confidence in some of America’s leading institutions — Congress, the federal government, the news media, higher education — has been slipping over the years. What is striking about the early days of the second Trump administration is that some of those same institutions seem to have lost faith in themselves. Which raises the question of why the American people should believe in institutions that no longer believe in their own values.





Your Daily Puzzles

An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."

A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.

Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.

Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.

Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Photos

Capping a class trip
A group of Jacques Rousseau Secondary School friends returning to Longueuil, Quebec, after a class trip to Boston stop for a meal in West Lebanon on Friday. They have made a tradition of wearing matching hats on each year’s trip.




Arts & Life

Cafes and a fine dining spot joining Woodstock restaurant scene
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.



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Strongsville, OH - Nadine Elizabeth Brooke, 66, passed away peacefully after a long illness, on March 11, 2025. She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She grew up in Chelsea, VT, the daughter of Forrest and Elizabeth ... remainder of obit for Nadine Elizabeth Brooke

Walpole, NH - Dhanwant was born on December 12, 1937 in Rawalpindi, which was part of India at the time of his birth. Due to the partition of India in 1947, his family was forced to relocate to Delhi. There his academic drive and talent... remainder of obit for Dhanwant Singh Sethi

Hartland, VT - Wayne L. Morris, age 84, passed Saturday, April 12, 2025. A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the Valley News. Knight Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. ... remainder of obit for Wayne L. Morris

North Haverhill, NH - Rose Marie Welch, 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 11, 2025, while residing at the Grafton County Nursing Home in New Hampshire. Born on March 1, 1943, in Glens Falls, New York, Rose was the belove... remainder of obit for Rose Welch