Lebanon Times

06/14/2024

Contributing to the community seems to come naturally to Aavarika Niroula, a senior at Lebanon High School and recipient of the 2023-2024 Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens Award. But Niroula’s path to community service has been markedly different from the average American high school student.

Contributing to the community seems to come naturally to Aavarika Niroula, a senior at Lebanon High School and recipient of...

06/13/2024

Change often happens quickly and sometimes unexpectedly, and in an instant, life can get turned upside down. This is one notion that speaks to the story behind a Lebanon-based nonprofit organization, Unmask the Invisible, co-founded by Lebanon residents Amy and Steven Longmoore, that illuminates the invisibilities of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and brings hope and support to those who are affected by it.

Illuminating Traumatic Brain Injury Through Art, Education, and Advocacy Change often happens quickly and sometimes unexpectedly, and in an instant,...

06/12/2024

Nestled at the southern end of the Route 12A commercial corridor – past the Best Buy, Walmart, and Applebees, and tucked behind the Home Depot parking lot – comes something of a surprise, if you haven’t been. The destination in question is the Fore-U Golf Center: an all-ages “oasis” that boasts a double-decker driving range, mini-golf course, batting cages, and ice cream – a local business shaped by economics, family ties, and an impressive level of community engagement.

A Family-Friendly “Oasis” at the End of 12A Nestled at the southern end of the Route 12A commercial corridor –...

06/11/2024

Taking a risk and having the courage to share a talent in front of others is one valuable decision that 11-year-old Carter Moote made when she decided to start singing the responsorial psalms at Sacred Heart Church during Sunday services. Carter, a Lebanon resident and Lebanon Middle School student, took the leap when Sacred Heart’s music director, Alice Maleski, asked her if she’d be willing to sing for the congregation.

https://thelebanontimes.com/prayer-through-song-carter-mootes-gift/

06/10/2024

It’s hard to miss the attention being given these days to the overwhelming problem of single use and disposable plastic waste and pollution. More and more, research is demonstrating not only the harmful effects of the processes and chemicals used in giving plastic its useful properties, but also the incredible volume of plastic waste accumulating around the world.

https://thelebanontimes.com/takeout-food-packaging-goes-green/

03/01/2024

You can find maple syrup in every city, town, and rest stop in New England, and in every grocery store and gift shop from Connecticut to Maine. Whether you buy it in the familiar, screw-capped, gray plastic jugs or in fancy glass bottles shaped like little leaves, maple syrup carries with it a long tradition of community, family, and hard work. Nowhere is that more true than in Lebanon, where some of the oldest families in town are not only continuing the long legacy of maple sugaring, but carrying it forward into a more efficient – and more sustainable – future.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/the-past-and-future-of-sugaring-in-lebanon/

02/29/2024

Once a year, Girl Scouts from across the country unite to fulfill a shared tradition and mission – in the well-known form of selling cookies. Whether you’ve sold Girl Scout cookies at some point in your life or eagerly await stocking up your pantry with these nostalgic treats, there’s something to look forward to for everyone when Girl Scout Cookie season rolls around. For the local Girl Scouts in and around Lebanon, there’s a lot of preparation that leads up to this beloved – and busy – time of year. Lebanon local Erin Buck is a troop leader to 18 Girl Scouts in the Upper Valley, including her two daughters, Acadia and Azalea Buck

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/if-you-give-a-girl-scout-a-cookie

02/28/2024

The Lebanon Outing Club at Storrs Hill celebrated its 100th season in 2023. To commemorate the event, a centennial celebration weekend was organized, featuring good food, guest speakers, and of course, skiing.

Over the course of its history, The Lebanon Outing Club (LOC) has provided a local hub for winter activities at Storrs Hill, with opportunities for skiers, snowboarders, and competitive training such as alpine ski racing and ski jumping.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/the-lebanon-outing-club/

02/27/2024

Those of us who have ever played sports in high school remember our favorite coaches fondly. At the time they may have seemed too tough, too regimented, or too discipline-oriented, but after some time, we realized the lessons that they taught us were important in negotiating the real world in which we later found ourselves. Those lessons of teamwork, giving it your all, carrying through till the finish, and practice till you get it right are not just applicable to sports, but to almost every aspect of life.

For the players on the Lebanon High School (LHS) Boys Hockey Team, they now have a new coach from whom they’ll learn both the intricacies of the sport and the life lessons of participating on a team...

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/new-coach-new-era-for-lebanon-high-school-hockey/

12/18/2023

By the time the ink had dried on the 501(c)3 paperwork declaring “Lebanon in Service to Each Neighbor (LISTEN)” an official nonprofit in 1973, the start-up activist collaborative had already racked up some significant accomplishments.
Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/listen-serving-the-community-for-over-fifty-years/

12/15/2023

As an Enfield native, Nicole Ford Burley has a special connection to the Upper Valley and its history. With a background in medieval art history and research administration, Nicole is well-positioned to serve as the Lebanon city historian, chair of the City’s Heritage Commission, and curator for the Lebanon Historical Society. Nicole’s volunteer and professional roles converged recently to inform the writing of her first book, Images of America: Lebanon.
Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/lebanons-history-in-pictures/

12/14/2023

The childcare shortage in the Upper Valley has become an increasingly pressing and widely felt issue over the past several years, affecting not just families with children, but whole communities. In Lebanon, the Early Learning Center of the Upper Valley Project (ELCUV) – a 22-milliondollar childcare facility projected to be in business by 2027 – aims to help address this issue.
Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/building-a-better-future-for-our-children/

12/13/2023

This year, Whaleback Mountain is celebrating 10 years as a non-profit organization. Over the past decade, Whaleback Mountain has continued to provide the Upper Valley with an affordable and accessible winter sports experience for all members of the community.
Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/a-decade-dedicated-to-family-and-fun/

06/12/2023

As long as humans have roamed the earth, we’ve been coming together around common interests. We’ve formed groups of all kinds – tribes, guilds, coalitions, communities, associations, and clubs, to name a few. At last count, the online database – Cause IQ – listed almost 32,000 community service clubs and organizations in the United States. This year, the Rotary Club of Lebanon is celebrating 100 years of community service, as it steadfastly maintains the Rotary tradition of “Service Above Self” while continuing to find ways to adapt to our changing times.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/an-enduring-legacy-the-rotary-club-of-lebanon/

06/09/2023

In 2008, Paul Coats discovered a trail running race in Newport, NH that caught his attention. The longtime director of the Lebanon Recreation, Arts, and Parks Department – and a serious runner himself – Coats knew competitive athletes expect professional timing and precise distance measurements. These quality characteristics found at the Newport Recreation trail race were usually reserved for events abutting metropolitan areas. In a few short years, a wide-ranging host of trail and road running events for all ages and abilities would be brought to the Upper Valley, in large part thanks to Lebanon Recreation, Arts, and Parks.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/running-ahead-to-win-together/

06/08/2023

Since he was 12 years old, serving God and others has been Roger Tatro’s mission in life.
Tatro, who now lives in Quail Hollow with his wife, Dale, learned the value of hard work and selflessness early in life, and it’s carried with him throughout his life and career as a farmhand, a milkman, an insurance agent, and a musician.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/faith-family-and-music-roger-tatros-three-things/

06/07/2023

From humble beginnings, she stays humble. Virginia Tech women’s basketball star Taylor Soule – who grew up in Lebanon – is officially on her way to the WNBA after being selected in the April Draft.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/taylor-soule-from-lebanon-roots-to-the-wnba/

03/01/2023

Both Cioffredi & Associates and Lucky’s Coffee Garage give generously – in time and money – to local community organizations. However, if there’s one thing that unites these two companies in our first “Business as a Force for Good” segment, it’s the way they care for and invest in their teams of employees. Whatever’s on the menu – whether it’s coffee or physical therapy and wellness – the values and cultures developed within their respective businesses ripple outward, making a positive impact on the communities they serve.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/cioffredi-associates-and-luckys-coffee-garage/

02/28/2023

Here in the Upper Valley, we are very lucky to have access to a wide range of resources, especially those that are found in unexpected places. The Lebanon Libraries are of course known for the literary resources that they offer, but now, the library has also become a destination for those who are most in need within our community.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/opioid-overdose-prevention-partnershipbetween-dartmouth-health-and-lebanon-public-libraries/

02/27/2023

It’s easy to imagine a time when silver, streamlined diners speckled the granite landscape – but it seems only a few of these American relics remain open in Vermont and New Hampshire today. It’s one reason why there’s been so much buzz around the “For Sale” sign outside the Four Aces Diner in West Lebanon. The question on everyone’s mind seems to be: will it remain open? And, if so, will it stay the same diner we know and love?

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/diaries-of-a-diner-a-hopeful-fate-for-a-beloved-all-american-dining-experience/

02/24/2023

When career educators Jennifer and Carl Chambers first met in New York City twenty years ago, they shared a passion for an experiential style of teaching and for life’s great adventures. These mutual interests eventually led to their marriage and a move to the Upper Valley to continue their teaching careers in both public and private school settings – Jennifer in music and Carl in English and administration. Now the couple is dedicating themselves to an exciting new venture – realizing their dream of opening their own school on the mall in Lebanon this fall.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/new-england-school-of-the-arts-to-call-lebanon-home/

12/01/2022

Lebanon police officer and percussionist, Tim Cohen, has been a member of the Upper Valley community for almost thirty years.

Living locally for the past 30 years or so, Cohen has fallen in love with the Upper Valley. “I grew up on a beach [in Cape May], but I’ve been here half my life and it feels like this is home,” Cohen said...

https://thelebanontimes.com/life-lessons-rootedin-lebanon/

11/30/2022

Each year, drug and alcohol problems among employees result in the loss of productivity, profits, and a positive working environment for businesses and organizations. In the past, employees dealing with these issues might incur severe consequences from their employers, frequently resulting in termination, which often led to a further downhill spiral in their lives. However, in recent years, many forward-thinking companies and organizations are trying different approaches to support employees facing addiction problems...

https://thelebanontimes.com/new-ways-to-confront-drug-and-alcohol-misuse-in-the-workplace/

11/29/2022

"We believe that small actions create big impact. During the 2021 holiday season, one WLCA member worked with Devon Blanchard of DB Lights to bring cheer to some West Lebanon businesses, decorating them with lights as a part of our “Light Up West Leb” initiative. We are working to expand on this effort in 2022!"

https://thelebanontimes.com/creating-lasting-change-as-a-communityone-step-at-a-time/

11/28/2022

In Lebanon, the City government recently had a visit to City Hall by Braver Angels – a nonprofit dedicated to bridging partisan divides and finding common ground – is part of a series of moves meant to help the City come together during a time of increasing polarization.

https://thelebanontimes.com/building-a-more-perfect-union-in-lebanon/

09/15/2022

Since 2018, Sustainable Lebanon (SL) has been making positive environmental change through an informal network of 300 local members. SL’s number one goal is to address Climate Change. The organization’s efforts help City residents to meet their needs while allowing future generations to thrive.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/sustainable-lebanon-boosts-impact-on-planet-protection/

09/14/2022

Over her 35-year career serving the citizens of Lebanon, Deputy City Manager Paula Maville has held many different positions, including the top job of acting city manager. Currently the longest-serving employee with the City, Paula has developed a reputation over her tenure for not only fair and ethical leadership, but also for being a trusted mentor and expert practical problem solver. Now, the lifelong Lebanon resident is embarking on a new chapter – retirement from civic leadership – and is reflecting on her decades long service to the City.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/paula-mavilles-stellar-35-year-legacy/

09/13/2022

Opera North’s 40th Anniversary Gala was held at The Quechee Inn at Marshland Farms on June 30, 2022. It was a celebratory evening focused on the company’s impact on our community and the wider artistic world, as well as a celebration of the company’s long history and support for opera in the Upper Valley.

Read morehttps://thelebanontimes.com/opera-north-celebrates-40-years/

09/12/2022

When Lebanon was chartered in 1761, West Lebanon was the initial locus of most early activity. In 1765, the oldest surviving home in Lebanon – the Dana House (originally known as the Hall-Cody House) – was built, situated near the current Powerhouse Mall, and facing the Connecticut River.

Read more: https://thelebanontimes.com/the-dana-house-a-new-life-for-lebanons-oldest-surviving-home/

07/06/2022

Father John Patrick Sullivan and the Upcoming Day for Ukraine - La Salette Shrine: Hope International Connection and Peace

https://thelebanontimes.com/father-john-patrick-sullivan-and-the-upcoming-day-for-ukraine/