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Fairlee fusion restaurant Samurai Soul Food closes after nearly a decade

Samurai Soul Food owner Kelden Smith at his restaurant in Fairlee, Vt., on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Smith closed the business earlier this month after nearly a decade serving fusion cuisine and craft ...
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Study finds many Hanover town workers paid below market

HANOVER — A new wage study recommends Hanover overhaul how it pays its 166 town employees, at an estimated cost of up to $515,000 in raises. The study recommends the town first bring every employee up ...
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Canaan fire chief settling in after period of turnover

Canaan Fire Chief Jeremy Thibeault, right, talks to Emergency Management Director George Lazarus at the Canaan Public Safety Complex in Canaan, N.H., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. Thibeault took the ...
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NH House Grafton 9: Barrett on cost of living

Voters in New Hampshire House District 9 will choose between Democrat Ella Barrett of Orange and Republican Bradley Macrae of Dorchester for one seat on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Valley News asked the ...
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VT House Orange-Caledonia: Culp on cost of living, local control

Voters in Vermont House District Orange-Caledonia will choose among independent Susan Culp of Newbury, Democrat Aiden Otterman of Topsham and Republican Tom Otterman of Topsham for one seat on Tuesday ...