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I feel like we've seen this forecast before. Sunny and a bit warmer today, as that high pressure seems to have taken a liking to us. There's some moisture streaming in, though, so it'll cloud up later in the day. Highs will be higher than yesterday, in the mid- to high 30s, as the winds shift and start coming from the southwest. That same airflow will keep tonight's temps warmer, too, high teens and low 20s, and there's a small chance of a snow shower late. Leb School District deliberative session tomorrow to look at $20 million renovation plan. Under the proposal, the two elementary schools and the high school would get new secure entryways, along with a new lobby and "music suite" at the high school, cafeteria at the Hanover Street school, and a kitchen and renovated offices at Mt. Lebanon. Voters will also consider a $45.6 million budget, which is $1.1 million higher than this year's. Voting March 10. (VN) "Any idea where the little libraries went in Hanover?...Is this another sign of end times?" That was the emailed question from a reader yesterday. The Howe's Megan Coleman responds, "I promise this is not a sign of the end times! The Howe Little Free Libraries are getting some much needed repairs. The artisan who created them has taken them back to New York. It is nice to hear that people use them even in the winter months. Hopefully they won't have to wait too long to visit them again." So if you, too, were wondering: Relax!West Woodstock gets new pet boarding, daycare facility. It's a project of Blakeley Murrell-Liland and Philippa Richards, who own Kedron Valley Veterinary Clinic and took over the site of the old Woodstock Animal Care down the road. That business closed in 2018, and the lender foreclosed on the building then let it, literally, rot. “The building had to be jacked up from the inside," Murrell-Liland told Mountain Times, "because the beams had also disintegrated.” All's been fixed up.Dartmouth suspends phys ed credit for two-day camping and hiking trips. The move comes as the Outdoor Programs Office cuts back programming in the wake of last May's incident in which a student got lost for two nights on Mt. Moosilauke during a "Hiking Overnight" class. Dartmouth Outing Club trips, outdoors teams, and classes like Wilderness First Aid and intro to nordic skiing will still be eligible for credit. (VN)Don't expect a campaign rush until Iowa and impeachment are done. But in case you want to plan, we're getting some visitors next week:
Deval Patrick will be at the Top of the Hop in Hanover on Monday from 3-5 and at Colby-Sawyer right after that.
Andrew Yang will be at the SAU#88 building on Seminary Hill in Lebanon Tuesday evening at 7:30.
And Republican Joe Walsh, the former Illinois congressman challenging Donald Trump will be at Dartmouth's Rockefeller Center Wednesday to talk policy.
Those two possible coronavirus cases in NH? Tests came back negative. State health department press release at the link.This diner in Manchester has been a Jeopardy! clue. Ding! What is the Red Arrow Diner? Eater Boston is up with a go-deep profile of the diner that every presidential candidate of whatever political party must visit. Great pics, a description of what happened when Pete Buttigieg and his team dropped by, and this: After 2016 the Red Arrow "rebranded the Newton Burger, which consists of a half-pound of ground beef, a deep-fried ball of mac and cheese, and two slices of melted American cheese, all wedged between two whole grilled cheese sandwiches that serve as the bun, as the Trump Tower Burger."Who's won the NH primary already? Airbnb and people with a room to spare. Business Insider notes that 15,000 guests will stay in NH-based Airbnbs in the two weeks before primary, a 462 percent increase over 2016. They expect New Hampshire hosts to earn something like $2.3 million during that time, compared to $500,000 last time around. Do Ring cameras violate NH's anti-wiretapping law? There's an intriguing case stemming from an incident last summer in which a Rochester, NH man shot his brother in the arm. Audio was captured by a neighbor's Ring camera. The defendant's public defender is arguing that because it's a felony in the state to record someone without their knowledge, the evidence is inadmissible. “I think it’s a real issue," an ACLU attorney tells Vice. "We...have been keen to combat any kind of threat that microphones will become as prevalent in public places as cameras have,”VT dairy farms continue to dwindle. The state lost 48 farms on average last year, bringing the total to 677. Two interesting trends in there, though. Smaller dairies, with under 200 cows, are taking the biggest hit, which means that the average size of farms is growing. But smaller dairy processors are growing, especially as farms seek to add value by producing cheese or other products. Since 2018, the state's down 1,300 cows, to 125,583.VT minimum wage bill clears legislature, on to the governor. The measure, which raises the state minimum to $12.55 an hour, passed the Senate 23-6 yesterday after making it through the House last week. Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a $15 minimum wage last year, and in a press conference yesterday, VPR notes, he "expressed reservations...about its impact on rural economies and said elected officials shouldn’t upset free-market forces with a 'one-size-fits-all' wage policy." The House margin was not enough to override a veto.That's a lot of big guys focused on one little dog. The Vermont State Police have an extremely photogenic new K-9, and their FB feed is going a little nuts. Loki is the VSP's first hound dog in three decades, and yesterday she met the press for a turn in front of the cameras. Mostly she just wanted to play. And sniff. (Thanks for the tip, SVG!)
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If you live in or visit Fairlee, the town visioning group Main Street to Morey is throwing a hot chocolate party with s'mores, games, and other events as they ask people, “What makes Fairlee great?” and “How can we make it even greater?” 4-7 on the town common. So yes, there'll be fire pits, too.
Antonio Banderas won best actor at Cannes this year for his portrayal of a creatively blocked, physically ailing director reckoning with his life. Almodóvar recently turned 70, and as one critic writes, "his place as one of the greatest filmmakers of the past 40 years is secure. He could put his feet up if he wished: instead, he gives us a beautiful, elegiac meditation on why he can't do that, even if his feet hurt." 7:30 pm at the Loew.
Partlan, a singer-pianist, and guitarist Aghababian are half of the Plum Island, MA art-rock band Unnamed Colors. The coffeehous, an intimate, church-basement venue, runs music throughout the winter in a setting made for kicking back and listening. 7 pm at the Sunapee Methodist Church.
Tonight, electric guitar instrumentalist Peter Neri at 7:30; the five-piece bluegrass, swing, gypsy jazz, and old-timey band Turnip Truck at 8:15; and at 9:00 local jazz singer (and Dartmouth prof) Susan Brison taking a turn toward folk on guitar and dulcimer, guitar and dulcimer, singing traditional Appalachian tunes, some Dylan, and Joni Mitchell. Lebanon Congregational Church.
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