Broadbank project planned for Groton
GROTON—Slow or even absent high-speed internet has been the norm for folks living in rural Vermont. That is due to change for some in Groton after a $2,847,276 Community Connect Grant through NEK Broadband was announced last week. Over 290 households and businesses in Groton and parts of South Ryegate are on track to connect […]
Small EMS service needs more funding to survive
WARREN—The board of directors of Warren Wentworth Ambulance Service spoke with over 40 local residents on Oct. 28 at the Warren Village School to provide an update on how WWAS is doing and to propose an increase in funding to be voted on at the next town meeting in March.
State plans bridge replacement
BRADFORD—An eyesore no more? The Vermont Agency of Transportation is lining up a replacement of the Route 5 bridge at Bradford Falls in 2027.
Feds indict Reynolds on weapons possession
BURLINGTON—The U.S. Attorney in Vermont said on Oct. 31 that a federal grand jury indicted Douglas Reynolds, 36, recently of New Hampshire, with one count of possessing a firearm while being an unlawful user of a controlled substance, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Photo of the Week
Officials announced a $2.8 million grant to bring high-speed internet to Groton on Oct. 30 in Island Pond. Pictured (from left to right) are NEK Broadband Governing Board Chair Nick Anzalone, Groton Free Public Library Trustee Donna Russo-Savage, Groton Free Public Library Director Sarah Spira, U.S. Senator Peter Welch, NEK Broadband Executive Director Christa Shute, Groton Planning Commission Chair Mike Nahmias, Groton Selectboard Member Tom Page, NEK Broadband Governing Board Groton Alternate Terrence Curran.
