Ryegate special meeting to reconsider auditor vote
RYEGATE—On Monday, May 18, a special Ryegate town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Ryegate Town House to reconsider a vote at the annual town meeting which abolished elected town auditors.
OUUSD sets vote, trims proposed budget
BRADFORD—At a special meeting on May 6, the Oxbow Unified Union School District Board voted to cut $300,000 from the proposed 2026/27 school budget. The revised amount of $23,039,333 is down from the $23,339,333 proposal rejected at the annual meeting on April 28.
Business Buzz: Yeoman’s new brews serve growing audience
HAVERHILL—Joe Mitchell began cultivating a dream while at Woodsville High School, eventually founding Yeoman Brewing Company. After initial success with cold-brew drinks and lemonades, Yeoman Brewing recently launched a new line of non-alcoholic wines in partnership with friend and Oxbow High School graduate Darren Sherburne.
In Haverhill, town provides audit update
WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard discussed audits among other items at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 11. Town officials said the 2023 audit is at a “solid standstill.” For several years, the town has lagged in completing contracted audits of its finances.
Photo of the Week
A fully engulfed motor vehicle on I-91 north in Bradford slowed traffic to a halt on the evening of May 11. The fire was located just north of exit 16 in Bradford. A column of black smoke was visible from miles away. The car appeared to be an SUV, per photos posted by the Bradford Fire Department to social media. The fire spread to nearby grass before it was extinguished.
