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Pursuit leads to large-scale drug bust in Hartford

WILDER – What started out as an illegal right turn at a red light quickly turned into a high-speed chase in which the car being pursued shot right over the edge of a 70-foot cliff before ending in Hartford’s largest dope bust of the decade.

  Hartford Officer Gabe Streeter was patrolling at 1:40 a.m. Wednesday morning when he spotted a silver Saturn making an improper turn at the intersection of Routes 4, 5, and 14 near the P&C supermarket.  When he attempted to pull it over, the vehicle sped off up the steep hill toward Tafts Flat, taking a left just past Hartford High School and then a right onto Gifford Road, apparently not realizing the residential street is a dead-end.

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Chappy always keeps busy

CANAAN — As the holiday season approaches, people throughout the country and in the Upper Valley look for ways to give back to their community. But for Chappy Kilgore, giving back isn’t just a once-a-year event. Rather, it’s a year-round occurrence that people have come to know, appreciate and expect.

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The finer points of alpacas

    HARTLAND —  Alpacas have gained popularity recently as a lovable and fun farm animal that also can produce wool to make sought-after sweaters and hats.  Saturday, Bonna Wieler demonstrated that practical side of the alpaca with a hat-felting class in Hartland partnering up with Lesley Bracker and Julie Ireland of the Barron Hill Alpacas.

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Learning to do something that matters

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Leb Chamber of Commerce warns of false claims

LEBANON — The Greater Lebanon Chamber of Commerce is cautioning area businesses about a company claiming to be working with the chamber on an advertising-supported map of the area.

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Hanover squirt tourney action

HANOVER — With less than eight minutes remaining, the Hanover Squirts Green found their way onto the board. With under a minute to go, they pulled off a tie.

In the 15th Annual Hanover Thanksgiving Holiday Tournament, the Wild were unable to make it to the championship game but were able to tie Canada’s Lakeshore 3-3 at Thompson Saturday.

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From Canes to Cadets

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — It wasn’t a championship season for teammates Sean Stone and Petey Lynch but it wasn’t high school football either.

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Hanover Football in the clutch

HANOVER — For a team that was written off by many before the season had even started, Hanover football has proven it can come through in the clutch.

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Canes take the title

BURLINGTON — The chatter before the football season was questioning Hartford’s chances of repeating as Division I champions. In the talk following the finals, all doubts were a distant memory.

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Nutcracker returns to COH

CLAREMONT -- On Sunday Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. the Claremont Opera House welcomes back the New Hampshire School Of Ballet and a cast of more than 50 as they present their enchanting full production of the timeless classic the "The Nutcracker Suite" at the Claremont Opera House.

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CD Review: Gene Perla - Bill's Waltz

Legendary bassist Gene Perla, who has had the pleasure of recording and/or performing with many jazz icons including Sonny Rollins, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea, Sarah Vaughan and Elvin Jones among others, releases his first CD as a leader which features nine original compositions written, arranged and orchestrated by Perla with the help of the aforementioned late Jones, Don Alias and the NDR BigBand.

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10 Questions For Jazz Legend Gene Perla

In the world of jazz, Gene Perla is a living legend, having recorded and shared the stage with such icons as Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughan, Chick Corea, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, Joni Mitchell, Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones and Jack DeJohnette. Originally from Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Perla first studied classical piano for ten years. While attending the University of Toledo as an engineering major, he realized that it was music he wanted to do and enrolled in both Boston's Berklee School of Music and Boston Conservatory. At age 24 he began playing the double-bass.

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BELLOWS FALLS -- As he added bits of clay to her face, he kept stepping back to make sure that his portrait was accurate. Every crease in her face, every detail was imperative to the piece as a whole; every scrape of his tool against her cheek or forehead had to be perfectly executed to replicate his live model.

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Vicki Backus, 53

 WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Vicki Backus of White River Junction died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, surrounded by her family at Hanover Terrace Healthcare after a long battle with illness. She was 53.

Mrs. Backus was born Nov. 29, 1954, in Lebanon, the daughter of Robert and Lucille (Twiss) McCoy. She was a graduate of Hartford High School in White River Junction. She attended Vermont Community College in Montpelier. Though she was born with Spina Bifida, it never held her back. She worked for many years as a secretary. She was married to Denis Backus July 27, 1980, and joined him on the road as a long-distance trucker.

 She is survived by her husband of White River Junction; two sons, Kenneth Backus and Justin Backus both of White River Junction; her parents, Robert McCoy of Wilder, and Lucille McCoy of Rutland, Vt.; four grandchildren; five sisters, Gail M. McCoy of White River Junction, Jan L. Taylor of Jaffrey, N.H., Phyllis McCoy-Jacien of Castleton, Vt., Michelle S. Basham of Poultney, Vt., and Susie McCoy Hall of Parker, Colo.

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Michael A. Mello, 51

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Michael A. Mello, a longtime Vermont Law School professor and internationally recognized authority on the death penalty and capital punishment issues, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, at his home in White River Junction, following a brief illness. He was 51.

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Mary Jane “Sally” Mock, 85

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Mary Jane “Sally” Mock of White River Junction died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at her home surrounded by her family. She was 85.

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Maurice G. McClellan,63

BENTON, N.H. — Maurice G. McClellan of Benton, N.H., died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, N.H. He was 63.

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Albert W. Lewellyn, 82

LEBANON — Albert W. Lewellyn of Lebanon died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction after a brief illness. He was 82.

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CD Review: Gene Perla - Bill's Waltz

Legendary bassist Gene Perla, who has had the pleasure of recording and/or performing with many jazz icons including Sonny Rollins, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea, Sarah Vaughan and Elvin Jones among others, releases his first CD as a leader which features nine original compositions written, arranged and orchestrated by Perla with the help of the aforementioned late Jones, Don Alias and the NDR BigBand.

10 Questions For Jazz Legend Gene Perla

In the world of jazz, Gene Perla is a living legend, having recorded and shared the stage with such icons as Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughan, Chick Corea, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, Joni Mitchell, Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones and Jack DeJohnette. Originally from Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Perla first studied classical piano for ten years. While attending the University of Toledo as an engineering major, he realized that it was music he wanted to do and enrolled in both Boston's Berklee School of Music and Boston Conservatory. At age 24 he began playing the double-bass.

Hanover squirt tourney action

HANOVER — With less than eight minutes remaining, the Hanover Squirts Green found their way onto the board. With under a minute to go, they pulled off a tie.

From Canes to Cadets

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — It wasn’t a championship season for teammates Sean Stone and Petey Lynch but it wasn’t high school football either.

Chappy always keeps busy

CANAAN — As the holiday season approaches, people throughout the country and in the Upper Valley look for ways to give back to their community. But for Chappy Kilgore, giving back isn’t just a once-a-year event. Rather, it’s a year-round occurrence that people have come to know, appreciate and expect.

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