Board adopts welfare policy
WOODSVILLE—At the most recent meeting of the town’s selectboard on June 22, a new welfare policy was unanimously adopted. The effort is to make crystal clear what the town is responsible for and can assist with when someone requests assistance.
In Times Past: Fourth of July celebrations of the past
Parades, patriotic music and speeches, food with drink, fireworks, the nation’s colors, complete with “loud Huzzas.” That is how the first anniversary of the Fourth of July was celebrated in Philadelphia in 1777. The observances on that day had all the elements of future Commemorations of the nation’s birth.
Officer-involved shooting in Landaff
LANDAFF—New Hampshire officials are investigating a shooting that took place on Route 112 in Landaff on June 25.
Credit union to open in Woodsville in 2027
WOODSVILLE—A construction project taking shape on Central Street will be the site of a credit union’s first New Hampshire branch set to open next year. In late 2025, NorthCountry Federal Credit Union purchased a commercial building and property at 151 Central Street. It has since razed the old building and begun construction on a new […]
Photo of the Week
Five years after a group of Fairlee residents launched a community art project to transform the I-91 underpass into a gateway welcoming visitors and connecting the village with Lake Morey and the Fairlee Town Forest, the finishing touches were applied with the final two murals installed on June 26. Pictured (from left to right) are Cathy McGrath, mural artist Matt Heywood, Richard Noble, Rayna Kosakowski, and Peter Lange. The murals, “Green Man” and “Snow Sister,” celebrate Fairlee’s natural beauty and strengthen connections between the east and west sides of town.
