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With economy reopening, Upper Valley employers struggle to find seasonal workers Chippers employees Kobe Peach, left, and Nick Christian, right, complete paperwork after treating a lawn for ticks in New London on Thursday. Nick Christian, of Woodstock, applies organic tick control to a lawn in New London. When landscaping slowed down last winter, Chippers employees went to work at Whaleback Ski Area as a way to retain full-time workers and avoid seeking seasonal staff. James M. Patterson photos / Valley News Chippers employee Kobe Peach, left, dilutes a batch of organic tick control while treating lawns with Nick Christian, right, in New London on Thursday. Last winter, Christian spent time bartending and staffing the ski rental shop and Peach ran lifts at Whaleback as part of a deal between Chippers and the ski area to keep otherwise seasonal workers employed year-round. Valley News James M. Patterson ....
With economy reopening, Upper Valley employers struggle to find seasonal workers Chippers employees Kobe Peach, left, and Nick Christian, right, complete paperwork after treating a lawn for ticks in New London, N.H., Thursday, April 22, 2021. When landscaping work slowed down last winter, Chippers employees went to work at Whaleback ski area. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to [email protected]. Chippers employee Nick Christian, of Woodstock, applies organic tick control to a lawn in New London, N.H., Thursday, April 22, 2021. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to [email protected]. ....
Group plots direction for trail through West Lebanon Modified: 2/17/2021 9:45:22 PM WEST LEBANON A coalition of city officials, nonprofits and local businesses is seeking to break through years of gridlock and expand the Mascoma River Greenway through West Lebanon. At issue is how to link the greenway, which runs along an old rail trail, to newly created trails paralleling Route 10 and the Connecticut River without having to rely on the Twin State Sand and Gravel site, which is served by the rail line but whose owners have not been able to redevelop the property as quickly as they had hoped. The group, headed by the city’s West Lebanon Revitalization Advisory Committee, plans to advocate for a “West Lebanon Greenway” that could encompass several recreational hotspots in the area. ....