Lebanon Times

12/16/2025

After moving from Silver Spring, Maryland, to West Lebanon in 2021, Corinne Alfeld and her husband, Greg Ericksen, wanted to get involved in the community and learn more about their local government. The Lebanon Citizens Academy provided the perfect solution.

Corinne Alfeld After moving from Silver Spring, Maryland, to West Lebanon in 2021, Corinne Alfeld and her husband, Greg Ericksen,...

12/15/2025

On a brisk, clear fall afternoon, a group of 32 Mount Lebanon Elementary School students huddled up on the playground after practice. On the count of three, they burst into their group motto: “You don’t have to win the race, you just have to be in the race!”

The students, along with their coaches – Donna Soucy, Nina D’Cruze, Jon Grobe and Alan Palmer – formed Mount Leb’s Finding our Stride team this fall. The nonprofit afterschool program partners with more than 30 schools throughout the Upper Valley (including Hanover Street School) to help kids get active and develop positive traits like resilience and empathy.

On a brisk, clear fall afternoon, a group of 32 Mount Lebanon Elementary School students huddled up on the playground...

12/12/2025

Chances are we’ve all viewed that hilarious scene in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation in which Clark (Chevy Chase’s character) connects the extension cords and illuminates his house with 25,000 Christmas lights, with which he painstakingly decorated the exterior. Clark’s lighting display temporarily blinded his neighbors, caused the electric meter to go into overdrive, and likely could be seen from space.

Chances are we’ve all viewed that hilarious scene in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation in which Clark (Chevy Chase’s character) connects...

12/11/2025

The Wet Paint Players, Lebanon High School’s drama club, is partnering with Upper Valley Circus Collective (UVCC) for its production of “Water for Elephants.” The show will be performed December 5-7 at Lebanon Opera House.

Set during the Great Depression and told through memories and flashbacks, this musical adaptation of the 2007 novel by Sara Gruen tells the story of student veterinarian Jacob Jankowski who joins a circus and falls in love.

The Wet Paint Players, Lebanon High School’s drama club, is partnering with Upper Valley Circus Collective (UVCC) for its production...

10/23/2025

Free concerts at the library? Hearing live music may not be what you first expect while checking out the latest Stephen King or fantasy romance tale, but the Kilton Public Library and the Upper Valley Music Center (UVMC) are working together to bring music education and appreciation to the Lebanon area with varied events for all ages every month....

Free concerts at the library? Hearing live music may not be what you first expect while checking out the latest...

10/22/2025

Many people reach a point in their lives when it becomes difficult to meet new people. Thankfully, Upper Valley Ultimate has been remedying this problem for decades by providing a third space to play Ultimate Frisbee. To clarify, “…in social theory, a ‘third space’ refers to a place, separate from home (first space) and work (second space), where people gather to socialize, relax, and build community. It’s a neutral ground for informal interactions, fostering a sense of belonging and connection.” (AI search summary) At Sachem Field in West Lebanon, over thirty people meet at 6pm on a Monday to throw the disc in a friendly pick-up game...

Many people reach a point in their lives when it becomes difficult to meet new people. Thankfully, Upper Valley Ultimate...

10/21/2025

Half a century ago in the 1970s, Lebanon’s annual charitable Thanksgiving Meal began. Run by Sacred Heart Catholic Church, this Thanksgiving service tradition has been providing roughly 800 to 1000 meals each year of late to the elderly of Lebanon. For several years, the meal count was over 2,000, delivering to personal residences throughout the far reaches of the region on Thanksgiving Day, without question...

Half a century ago in the 1970s, Lebanon’s annual charitable Thanksgiving Meal began. Run by Sacred Heart Catholic Church, this...

10/20/2025

On a warm sunny weeknight in August, a crowd of people gather at the horseshoe pits at Riverside Community Park on Glen Road in West Lebanon. Some people have folding lawn chairs, and others wield long metal hooks for picking up shoes...

On a warm sunny weeknight in August, a crowd of people gather at the horseshoe pits at Riverside Community Park...

07/04/2025

Students for a Sustainable Future (SSF) at Lebanon High School (LHS) was founded in 2000 by Jared Duval, a junior who wanted to inspire his fellow students to work on global warming, composting, and recycling efforts, among other environmental issues. As a senior, Jared successfully led a campaign to prevent a 56,000-square foot supermarket and 302-space parking lot from being built on a wetland adjacent to the school. For his efforts, Jared was awarded the prestigious Brower Youth Award for Environmental Leadership by the Earth Island Institute’s New Leaders Initiative.

https://thelebanontimes.com/lebanon-students-advocate-for-a-sustainable-future/

07/03/2025

Community efforts met with passion and purpose during the Covered Bridges Half Marathon (CBHM) on June 1st. This annual marathon helps support local non-profit organizations through their fundraising efforts with a 13.1 mile road race that travels through Pomfret, Woodstock, and Quechee.

https://thelebanontimes.com/racing-with-passion-and-purpose/