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I got a few chuckles out of Christopher Jones' letter (Monitor, 4/23). Jones has no empathy for voters who have to wait in line for 8 hours or more to cast their ballot. He was dissing such voters, particularly those fighting Georgia's new voter...

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It’s a local election year. Voters in many Essex County towns will elect town supervisors, clerks, councilors, highway superintendents and tax collectors this November. Two local towns, Jay and Keene, will have primaries in June, for both the Democratic and Republican parties.
Independent candidates can circulate petitions to get on the ballot starting today. Independent candidates have until May 25 to file those petitions, according to the county Board of Elections. Independent candidates are common in this area, so the list of people running for office is likely to grow.
The primary elections in Keene and Jay will be June 22.

Letter: Are Democrats happy with Biden?
Published: 4/1/2021 2:00:41 PM
On Saturday, March 27, 2021, Donald Mason asked in a letter to the editor: “Is every Democrat happy (with Joe Biden)?” Fair taxation. Fair representation. Responsive government. Yes, I and the Democrats I know are pleased with his administration. His approval ratings are around 65% in most polls. The last one never broke through 50%.
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Federal appellate judges on Monday questioned whether the New Hampshire House has undermined the Americans With Disabilities Act by insisting on in...
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Over the past several years, the performing arts have begun to move outside for the Upper Valley’s brief summer.While Woodstock’s Pentangle Council...

Heath studies resilience in children, teens and young adults and recommends four key resilience-building strategies parents can use during difficult times:
Take a pause or a break. This can mean any non-work-related activity that distracts you or your child. These could include in-the-moment breathing techniques or mindfulness strategies, as well as things like hobbies, outings and other activities.
Enhance positive emotions. Heath said we focus too much on trying to decrease negative emotions, which is very hard to do. So focus on positive things, however brief. A first sip of coffee for parents, a cuddle with a pet for kids.

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Kiera Ryan-Gadway pops out of the sunroof of a car to watch the Winter Carnival opening fireworks show amid a string of cars parked along River Street on Saturday, Feb. 6. She was celebrating her 14th birthday with her grandmother, Kathy Ryan, who was also celebrating her birthday from the passenger seat. Both said they were glad the show could go on.
(Enterprise photo — Aaron Cerbone)
Fireworks explode over the Palace saturday night during the lighting of the 2021 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace.
(Enterprise photos — Lou Reuter)
Fireworks explode over the Palace saturday night during the lighting of the 2021 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace.

SARANAC LAKE — Hundreds of cars parked bumper-to bumper along River Street and across Lake Flower on Kiwassa Road honked their horns Saturday night, summoning the start of the 2021

 
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Demand for mental health care was already high, but Wednesday's announcement of an impending curfew for Quebecers has some fearing whether the system can keep up.
Lydia Jones of Montreal's Suicide Action Hotline said calls have jumped significantly since September.
“All the factors that make people vulnerable are increased,” she said. “You have isolation, you have job loss, revenue loss or stressors in the family like working at home with children running around.”
Funding for services like the hotline has increased to meet demand, but Nancy Heath, a professor of educational psychology at McGill University, said the expanded lockdown comes with new challenges.