Hartford considers a stricter car camping ban

Anthony Heath walks past the Upper Valley Haven’t Leahy Shelter and Resource Center on his way to charge his phone in White River Junction, Vt., on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The low-barrier shelter is on schedule to be completed in September, said Haven Executive Director Will Towne. “Hopefully I get a room in it if I’m still homeless,” said Heath who is living in a tent. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley NewsThis story by Sofia Langlois was first published in the Valley