TOP O' THE WEEK TO YOU, UPPER VALLEY!
Don't worry, there's just a smidgen of snow left up there this morning. And a slight chance of a half-hearted little dusting later this afternoon. High around 32. The trees are stunning out there right now, aren't they?Someone's been sending fake zoning violation notices in Norwich. They accuse homeowners of "right-of-way" violations. Is there no end to the depravity of the human mind? Police are looking into it.Dartmouth starts planning for the next 20 years today. It wants to come up with a master plan for campus. Among the points of contention: "Given the Internet, given technology, the notion that we’re going to build more physical spaces seems silly." Um, could we also talk about that proposed traffic light halfway up West Wheelock?Indoor cannabis will be an energy drain, Vermont wants to prep. Lawmakers in VT are considering allowing commercial growing, which will almost certainly occur under lights. Where it's legal elsewhere, "We have seen a crazy amount of energy come onto the grid.” Efficiency Vermont's worried.InDepth NH explains itself. The group behind the new NH news website is the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, started by a Union Leader veteran. She's asking for donations, but along the way tells you what they're interested in, what they're working on, and why you should care.Towns in Vermont resist school mergers by postponing town meeting votes. They were supposed to elect boards to deal with the transition. Instead, they're putting off the vote.VT towns move slowly away from volunteer government. Thetford's going to a town manager, Norwich uses a professional appraiser rather than the listers, Corinth wants the town treasurer appointed rather than elected. It's all part of a larger trend.Mushers from all over the region converge on Tamworth. Okay, it's a little far afield, but it's dogs; and sleds; and snow. And this quote: "I never understood people who say they hate winter. What are they doing in New Hampshire?"And from over by Nashua, a little reminder why you should never text and drive. Seriously. Through a parking lot, over a snowbank, across a gas station, into a gas pump, which lands on the car. Driver cited for "use of a mobile electronic device."JUST WHAT IS THERE TO DO ON A MONDAY EVENING IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TOWN OR SCHOOL-DISTRICT MEETING?Well, there's getting your mind blown by taiko drumming. Kodo will be at the HOP, and there are still seats left (though not very many). These people get up every morning at the crack of dawn to go run for a few miles. And then they train. Here's a taste.Or just throw culture under the bus and watch Sandra Bullock be FBI-agent-undercover-as-Miss-New-Jersey. Mondays are movie nights at Babe's in Bethel, and tonight it's Miss Congeniality. $2 Miller High Lifes. Now go make the world better--but have some fun while you do it. See you tomorrow.
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