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Case manager Brooks Chapin, of Chelsea, speaks with Adeline Ostrosky, 97, of Bethel, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph. Gifford employees who have not received flu vaccinations are required to wear masks while interacting with patients. “I’m waiting to get the shot with my kids,” Chapin said. “I just wanted to show them that it doesn’t hurt.” (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

Hospitals Increasingly Require Employees to Get Flu Vaccine

Lebanon — Flu season has arrived in the Twin States and hospitals everywhere have been ramping up efforts to vaccinate their workers. Upper Valley hospitals have reported rising rates of vaccination among staff this year as many have …

Oxbow Announces Reforms After Teacher Sex Assault Charge

Bradford, Vt. — Oxbow Union High School this week announced a series of reforms designed to protect students after the recent arrest of a teacher charged with sexually assaulting a former student inside the school several years ago. The new steps include training staffers to identify and protect …

Dartmouth, Union Agree to New Contract for Hundreds of Workers

Hanover — Dartmouth College union employees have agreed on a three-year contract that gives workers raises after they went two years without. The previous agreement with Service Employees International Union Local 560 expired on July 1, and the union has been negotiating with the college for months to …

Claremont to Buy Emergency System in Wake of E.Coli Scare

Claremont — Fire Chief Rick Bergeron anticipates that by the end of January the city will have an automated phone system in place to send public information and emergency notices to residents, businesses and institutions. Bergeron explained the system to the City Council Wednesday night and said yesterday …

Newport School Officials Propose Flat Budget for 2013-14

Newport — The administration has proposed a level-funded 2013-14 budget of $16 million to School Board, which began its public review of the spending plan last night. The board asked few questions as it went through the 74-page document with SAU 43 Business Manager Chuck Stuart. Stuart said …

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  • Robbie Sprague, of Grafton, Vt., trims a cow’s hooves yesterday at the Foulks’ dairy farm in Claremont. “I always wanted to do something with cows, but didn’t want to farm seven days a week,” Sprague said. “But they’re definitely not the easiest animals to work with.”(Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

    Robbie Sprague, of Grafton, Vt., trims a cow’s hooves yesterday at the Foulks’ dairy farm in Claremont. “I always wanted to do something with cows, but didn’t want to farm seven days a week,” Sprague said. “But they’re definitely not the easiest animals to work with.”(Valley News - Ryan Dorgan) Purchase photo reprints »

  • Newport’s Zach Whalen jumps over the crowd for a first-half rebound during last night’s win over Mascoma. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

    Newport’s Zach Whalen jumps over the crowd for a first-half rebound during last night’s win over Mascoma. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Purchase photo reprints »

  • Workers with Renaud Brothers Construction perform an in-kind replacement of the Gillette Street steel truss bridge yesterday in Wilder. The historic preservation project began in November 2010 and will be complete in June 2013 after the concrete deck is laid and roadway work is completed in the spring. (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

    Workers with Renaud Brothers Construction perform an in-kind replacement of the Gillette Street steel truss bridge yesterday in Wilder. The historic preservation project began in November 2010 and will be complete in June 2013 after the concrete deck is laid and roadway work is completed in the spring. (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan) Purchase photo reprints »

  • Pfeffernusse, a traditional spicy German cookie. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

    Pfeffernusse, a traditional spicy German cookie. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Purchase photo reprints »

  • Daniel Roberts, of Nashville, Tenn., works at an empty Baker-Berry Library computer area yesterday. Roberts recently finished his final exams and is staying in Hanover over the winter break before moving on to post-graduate life. (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

    Daniel Roberts, of Nashville, Tenn., works at an empty Baker-Berry Library computer area yesterday. Roberts recently finished his final exams and is staying in Hanover over the winter break before moving on to post-graduate life. (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan) Purchase photo reprints »

  • Fog and low cloud cover drifts across the Connecticut River yesterday, in Norwich. Temperatures around the area reached the 40s with fog advisories across New England. (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

    Fog and low cloud cover drifts across the Connecticut River yesterday, in Norwich. Temperatures around the area reached the 40s with fog advisories across New England. (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

  • Windsor’s Nikki Kibling lunges for the ball on the rebound during the Yellowjackets’ win over Sharon last night. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

    Windsor’s Nikki Kibling lunges for the ball on the rebound during the Yellowjackets’ win over Sharon last night. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Purchase photo reprints »

  • From left, Lindsey O’Hearn and Charlotte Ditchoes put cans of tuna on the shelf. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

    From left, Lindsey O’Hearn and Charlotte Ditchoes put cans of tuna on the shelf. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Purchase photo reprints »

  • Todd Tyson shows workshop participants the engine temperature of his Mercedes diesel sedan while it runs on waste vegetable oil in Tunbridge yesterday. Tyson collects and filters the oil for the Tunbridge Grease Collective. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen)

    Todd Tyson shows workshop participants the engine temperature of his Mercedes diesel sedan while it runs on waste vegetable oil in Tunbridge yesterday. Tyson collects and filters the oil for the Tunbridge Grease Collective. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Purchase photo reprints »

  • Dartmouth College guard Jordyn Turner (4) works to evade the defense of two Hartford Hawks yesterday, including Daphne Elliot (2), during the Big Green’s 67-52 nonconference loss at Leede Arena. Turner did not score in seven minutes of playing time. (Valley News - Tris Wykes)

    Dartmouth College guard Jordyn Turner (4) works to evade the defense of two Hartford Hawks yesterday, including Daphne Elliot (2), during the Big Green’s 67-52 nonconference loss at Leede Arena. Turner did not score in seven minutes of playing time. (Valley News - Tris Wykes) Purchase photo reprints »