Upper Valley /tags/upper-valley Upper Valley en-US 开云体育 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:43:51 GMT Federal government details its case against Mohsen Mahdawi ahead of Wednesday hearing /local-news/2025-04-29/federal-government-details-its-case-against-mohsen-mahdawi-ahead-of-wednesday-hearing Federal lawyers bring out new allegations against Mahdawi, which he and his attorneys refute. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:43:51 GMT /local-news/2025-04-29/federal-government-details-its-case-against-mohsen-mahdawi-ahead-of-wednesday-hearing Sabine Poux Proposed infrastructure financing program would allow even small Vt. towns to incentivize housing /local-news/2025-04-24/proposed-infrastructure-financing-program-would-allow-even-small-vt-towns-to-incentivize-housing Developers are cheering the so-called CHIP program, which would finance infrastructure to support development, including in towns that weren鈥檛 able to take advantage of similar options in the past. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:40:12 GMT /local-news/2025-04-24/proposed-infrastructure-financing-program-would-allow-even-small-vt-towns-to-incentivize-housing Carly Berlin Mohsen Mahdawi will stay in Vermont as judge considers case聽 /local-news/2025-04-23/mohsen-mahdawi-will-stay-in-vermont-as-judge-considers-case At a hearing Wednesday, a federal court judge said he would consider Mahdawi's potential release next week. Mahdawi is a student at Columbia University who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Colchester following a citizenship interview this month. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:49:22 GMT /local-news/2025-04-23/mohsen-mahdawi-will-stay-in-vermont-as-judge-considers-case Lexi Krupp Before his ICE arrest, Mohsen Mahdawi built a broad network of friendships in Vermont's Upper Valley /local-news/2025-04-18/before-his-ice-arrest-mohsen-mahdawi-built-a-broad-network-of-friendships-in-vermonts-upper-valley Mahdawi鈥檚 friends in the Upper Valley say he鈥檚 an extrovert who connected with people at Dirt Cowboy Cafe in Hanover and Dan & Whit鈥檚 in Norwich, at bonfires at his cabin, at seders and church services, and on hikes. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-04-18/before-his-ice-arrest-mohsen-mahdawi-built-a-broad-network-of-friendships-in-vermonts-upper-valley Sabine Poux Why so many towns are considering adding local taxes this Town Meeting Day /local-news/2025-02-28/why-so-many-towns-are-considering-adding-local-taxes-this-town-meeting-day Some of the reasons: rising costs amid climate and health care crises, a desire to reduce property taxes, plus an easier approval process. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:30:55 GMT /local-news/2025-02-28/why-so-many-towns-are-considering-adding-local-taxes-this-town-meeting-day Elodie Reed As Fairlee takes over Lake Morey ice skating loop, a Vermont tradition lives on /local-news/2025-01-22/fairlee-takes-over-lake-morey-ice-skating-loop-vermont-tradition-lives-on Lake Morey Resort, which has been maintaining the lake's skating loop, lost their insurance coverage. But at the eleventh hour, the town of Fairlee stepped in, agreeing to maintain the ice and provide insurance coverage for the activities there. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-22/fairlee-takes-over-lake-morey-ice-skating-loop-vermont-tradition-lives-on Howard Weiss-Tisman 50 years of counting birds, and eating turkey, in Woodstock /local-news/2025-01-03/50-years-counting-birds-eating-turkey-woodstock "You don't get up at 7 o'clock in the morning and spend the whole day stomping around outside, freezing to death or getting soaking wet, unless it's something you're really committed to," said Sally Laughlin, who has organized the Christmas Bird Count in Woodstock for 50 years. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-03/50-years-counting-birds-eating-turkey-woodstock Lexi Krupp Upper Valley Guernsey cow 'Sassy' wins big at World Dairy Expo /local-news/2024-12-24/upper-valley-guernsey-cow-sassy-wins-big-world-dairy-expo Sara Forman and her cow Sassy shined at this year's World Dairy Expo, earning two ribbons. Sara and her mom, Angela Toms, joined 开云体育's Jenn Jarecki to share more. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-12-24/upper-valley-guernsey-cow-sassy-wins-big-world-dairy-expo Jenn Jarecki, Nathaniel Wilson Katrin Tchana on growing up in the Upper Valley and the sorting by class that happens in school /local-news/2024-12-18/katrin-tchana-lyme-new-hampshire-upper-valley-sorting-by-class-school Reporter Erica Heilman talked with Katrin Tchana about her childhood in Lyme, New Hampshire, and how it has become increasingly difficult for people who grew up there to remain. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-12-18/katrin-tchana-lyme-new-hampshire-upper-valley-sorting-by-class-school Erica Heilman Gifford Medical Center says it's serious about cutting costs after report warns of insolvency /local-news/2024-11-15/gifford-medical-center-hospital-says-its-serious-about-cutting-costs-after-report-warns-of-insolvency Hundreds of residents expressed their support for Gifford Medical Center at a community meeting this week after a report released in September said Gifford will not be able to sustain its operations without major restructuring. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:53:16 GMT /local-news/2024-11-15/gifford-medical-center-hospital-says-its-serious-about-cutting-costs-after-report-warns-of-insolvency Lexi Krupp