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Citing insufficient evidence, county attorney declines to prosecute former Lebanon Public Works employees who were accused of theft
LEBANON — The Grafton County Attorney has declined to pursue charges against two Public Works employees accused of stealing from the city because of a lack of evidence.

Dartmouth Health joins lawsuit against NH over state’s Medicaid tax on hospitals
Dartmouth Health has joined a coalition of New Hampshire hospitals suing the state over its Medicaid Enhancement Tax.
Sports

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.



Obituaries

Lebanon, NH - Muriel Ann Maville, 87, died on April 6, 2025, at Dartmouth Medical Center in Lebanon. She was born November 7, 1937, in Enfield, NH, the daughter of Edward and Helen (Wooster) Chouinard and graduated from Hanover High Sch... remainder of obit for Muriel Ann Maville

White River Jct., VT - Lois Elaine Sealy, age 93, passed Sunday, April 13, 2025. A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the Valley News. Knight Funeral Home of White River Jct. has been entrusted with arrang... remainder of obit for Lois Elaine Sealy

Enfield, NH - Betty Louise Eastman of Enfield, NH went home to Jesus on April 4th, 2025 at the Jack Byrne Center, surrounded by loved ones after a long and meaningful life. Born in Hanover, NH on May 23,1929 to Rufus and Olive Bruce. Sh... remainder of obit for Betty Louise Eastman

Harold H. Gardner, Jr. Port Orange, FL - Harold Hilman Gardner Jr. passed away at 92, on Monday, April 7, 2025 at his home in Port Orange, Fl. He was born April 7, 1933 in his Grandparent's house, near the veneer mill in Bradford,Vt., to... remainder of obit for Harold H. Gardner Jr.