Patrick O'Grady

Going into Saturday’s VPA Division III girls cross country state championship, Thetford Academy co-coach Joe Deffner said he thought a fourth-place finish would be a solid day for the Panthers.But as he watched the race unfold, Deffner began thinking...

Mascoma senior Gunner Currier was second in the NHIAA Division III boys cross country state championship race at Derryfield Park in Manchesteer on Saturday, helping the Royals claim the school’s first state title.The Royals were first among 27 teams...

Claremont City Manager Guy Santagate walks to lunch with Director of Planning and Development Nancy Merrill, left, in Claremont, N.H. Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Santagate is retiring after 15 years at his post. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to [email protected]. Valley News file — James M. Patterson

CLAREMONT — Two threats of school violence resulted in the cancellation of classes Friday at one Upper Valley high school and a heightened police presence on several campuses.SAU 6 Superintendent Chris Pratt said in a Thursday evening message to the...

Newport Wastewater Superintendent Arnold Greenleaf looks at the intake for aeration equipment on the roof of the treatment plant in Newport, N.H., on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. A series of malfunctions beginning in early October in the system that helps break-down waste by injecting air into the plant's two lagoons has intermittently caused a foul odor to affect nearby residents and businesses. Sludge in the lagoons was stirred up when the system was turned on again early this week causing foul smelling hydrogen sulfide gas to be released, which prompted school officials to close the nearby Newport Middle High School on Wednesday and Thursday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) James M. Patterson

LYME — For Allan Newton, teaching was not only a way to earn a living. It was a way of life.For more than 25 years before retiring in 1994 to Lyme — the town where he grew up and where his parents ran the popular Camp Pinnacle from 1946 to 1981 —...

A woman reaches out and touches a name at The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C on display at Fedde Middle School in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News) Xxx — Xxx XxxKeith Birmingham—TNS

Traffic flows past businesses on Washington Street in Claremont, N.H., on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A traffic study conducted between June 2022 and June 2023 estimated that the street sees on average 30,000 daily trips. (Valley News - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to [email protected]. Alex Driehaus

High school indoor track in the Upper Valley has a number of top individual performers and strong overall teams that can compete at the state level. Among them are the Thetford boys, led by Uly Junker, and the Hartford boys, who bring back a lot of talent from last year’s VPA Division II state championship team and will be in the mix for a third straight title.

Zach Maguira, left, tosses a cut of pork into a bin on a table in front of Dan Gagnon as they work on an order at Granite State Packing in Claremont, N.H., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The packing co-op opened in March after purchasing a meat processing facility that had been empty for several years. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to [email protected]. Alex Driehaus