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New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism

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Democrats Look To Aid Public Schools Amid Property Tax Rebellion

The thorniest issue facing the Democrats who will take control of the state Legislature next month might be education funding – because the same voters who fueled Tuesday’s “blue wave” also voted in favor of a Republican measure to cap school property taxes. “Granite State voters...

New Hampshire · 2d
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Foster's Daily Democrat

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N.H. football: Hefler, Somersworth run wild in Division III playoff win over Laconia

SOMERSWORTH — Kaleb Hefler started the fireworks with a pair of long touchdown runs, and the Somersworth High School football team never looked back in its 50-21 win over Laconia Saturday in the first round of the Division III playoffs. Second-seeded Somersworth (8-1) had three players rush for more than 100 yards and piled up 444 yards on the ground, asserting its dominance at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball against No. 7 Laconia (4-5). The Hilltoppers will host No. 3 Monadnock on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monadnock advanced with a 33-6 win over No. 6 Stevens. Somersworth beat Monadnock, 35-32, in their regular-season matchup. “It was awesome,” said Somersworth coach Jeremy Lambert of Saturday’s win. “We had challenged the kids, especially with the weather, that we had to stick with our basic game plan and just run down hill. They did a great job up front. Our two offensive ends (Tristan Gobern) and (Diamaonte Pough) did a phenomenal job blocking and allowed us to exploit off tackle. Our ends don’t get targeted much when we’re a run heavy team, but the way they blocked today was just phenomenal. I’m so

Somersworth, NH · 2d

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(Cook on Concord) Funding our higher education system

Regardless of the results of the 2026 election (unknown as this issue went to press), the Legislature and executive administration will have to address higher education in the state, especially our public institutions. The woeful underfunding, both of the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System, poses...

New Hampshire · 8h
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Peru shuts down PHS, rolls to Class B championship

Peru held Plattsburgh High to 88 yards of offense and forced three interceptions in a 41-7 win on Nov. 7 to capture the Section VII Class B football championship and remain unbeaten. PERU | Peru saved one of its best defensive performances of the season for its biggest game to date.

Peru, NY · 1d
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Saranac tops Saranac Lake for fifth straight Class C title

Saranac defeated Saranac Lake 34-14 on Nov. 6 to capture its fifth straight Section VII Class C football championship and seventh in the last nine contested seasons. SARANAC LAKE | Saranac continued its recent hold on Section VII Class C football Friday night, defeating top-seeded Saranac Lake 34-14 in the championship game at Wilson-Raymond Field.

Saranac Lake, NY · 1d

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New apprenticeship pathway aims to fill Vermont teacher shortage

WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) - A new apprenticeship pathway aims to bring more teachers into Vermont classrooms by allowing Vermonters to work in schools while earning their degrees. Across Vermont, classrooms need help. “We hear these reports — there’s a teacher shortage, right? There’s a teacher shortage in Vermont -- elementary...

Vermont · 3d

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UVM Natural History Collections Celebrate 200 Years

Yes, it is possible to journey through hundreds of thousands of years of history in Vermont in one day – right here at UVM. On Saturday, Oct.24, students, faculty and families celebrated the 200th anniversary of UVM’s natural history collections. At Delehanty Hall, visitors could see a wide...

Burlington, VT · 20h

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Former student sues college for ‘negligence’ after injury from falling off dorm roof

A former student is suing Middlebury College, claiming the school is responsible for a spinal cord injury he endured after falling off the roof of Weybridge House in the spring of 2025, which resulted in paralysis of the lower half of his body. Filed in the U.S. District Court of...

Middlebury, VT · 4d

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North Country school names new principal

ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. (WCAX) - Boquet Valley Central School District has named Jenifer Jensen as the new principal at the Mountain View Campus. Jensen brings over 20 years of experience in education, previously having worked as middle school associate principal at Beekmantown Central School. A graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh with a...

Elizabethtown, NY · 4d

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NYS Master Teacher Program adds 188 teachers, 24 counselors to statewide network

ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the selection of 188 STEM teachers for the New York State Master Teacher Program, a professional network of more than 1,900 public-school teachers with a passion for inspiring the next generation of educational leaders. Twenty-four counselors were also selected as part of the Master Counselor cohort to serve as mentors for students and early-career educators. The new members represent 138 school districts with a Master Teacher or Master Counselor among their faculty, with 50 program members from high-needs districts including Buffalo, Binghamton, Rochester, Schenectady, Syracuse, Utica, and, for counselors, New York City School Districts.

New York · 5d

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Hardwick Academy bell to be restored

HARDWICK – Two years ago, in the fall of 2024, the nearly 700 living Hardwick Academy (HA) alumni were given an opportunity to vote on the future of the school’s 1868 Meneely Bell that has been sitting in Memorial Park since the summer of 1976. A 60 percent...

Hardwick, VT · 6d

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Adirondack employers join forces on child care

Business and child care leaders from five counties gathered Oct. 29 at Fort William Henry to form “Child Care Is Everyone’s Business,” an effort to engage the business community in treating child care as economic infrastructure. — LAKE GEORGE | Employers and the greater community from across the Adirondacks came together on Thursday, Oct. 29, to launch a five-county business coalition aimed at one of the region’s most stubborn problems: families can’t find child care, and providers face an unsustainable business model.

Warren County, NY · 10d

MyChamplainValley.com

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Tigers Win 5 Set Match for Title

MIDDLEBURY, VT – The Middlebury high school girls’ volleyball team almost let the title get away, but would secure the night in the 5th and final set. Highlights from the final verse Enosburg, in the video above.

Middlebury, VT · 5d

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Finding their layers: Milton High School students bring ‘Shrek the Musical’ to the stage

MILTON — Natalie Colantoni cried when she saw the cast list. The Milton High School freshman had performed in middle school productions, but she hadn’t expected to land the role of Fiona in the high school’s upcoming production of “Shrek the Musical.”. “I actually started crying....

Milton, VT · 5d

WCAX

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UVM unlocking higher education for special needs students

Educators at UVM say the goal is to train a new generation of special educators who keep graduating high school students and their families in the know.

Burlington, VT · 4d

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Northside Dining to reopen on weekends after students raise concerns

Students living on Trinity Campus have reported skipping meals, spending additional money on food and experiencing health related difficulties following reductions to weekend dining services this fall. Beginning this academic year, Northside Dining currently closes at 2 p.m. Fridays and re-opens at 4:30 p.m. Sundays, leaving Trinity’s nearly 600 residents...

Burlington, VT · 7d

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Essex boys and girls win volleyball crowns, Middlebury girls claim D2

COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - Sunday’s high school volleyball championships brought drama and excitement. In the first match of the day, the Essex boys swept Burlington to claim their second straight title. “We’ve been all playing together since we were young. My setter, Rohan Rai, I’ve known that guy for...

Middlebury, VT · 7d

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The High Five: Upsets and dynasties

Every week, Mitch Wertlieb shares the top moments of the last week in Vermont sports in the High Five. This week, we run down state championships in boys and girls soccer, including a double overtime thriller in favor of Essex for the boys D1 crown, and how Rice has established a new dynasty in field hockey.

Essex, VT · 7d

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New University of Vermont provost selected

The University of Vermont has named its next provost and senior vice president. The appointment of Elizabeth Dumont will be official upon approval by the college’s Board of Trustees. UVM President Marlene Tromp says Dumont “shares my deep commitment to transparency and encouraging diverse perspectives through open and constructive...

Burlington, VT · 7d

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AuSable Valley rallies past Saranac in five-set thriller

PLATTSBURGH | AuSable Valley rallied from a two-set deficit to stun Saranac in five sets, while Plattsburgh High swept Northeastern Clinton in the opening round of the Section VII Class B volleyball playoffs Oct. 31. AUSABLE VALLEY 3. SARANAC 2. SARANAC | Fifth-seeded AuSable Valley dropped the first two sets...

Plattsburgh, NY · 7d