Board holds hearing on abatement request
WOODSVILLE—A Woodsville apartment building owner seeking relief from property taxes received an abatement, sort of, from the Haverhill Selectboard on Monday night.
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Magician leaves his mark at Bradford restaurant
BRADFORD—For more than 30 years, the same show has played every Sunday night at Colatina Exit: Marko the Magician. “I’ve got people that are bringing their kids in now that used to come in to see me when they were kids,” said Mark Gagnon, a.k.a Marko the Magician.
Woodsville water eyed as oil spill solution
WELLS RIVER—Wells River Village Trustees have decided that hauling water from Woodsville to Wells River is the fastest solution to preserving water quality after a January oil spill.
Weapons charges pile up for Reynolds
BURLINGTON—A federal grand jury has indicted a man accused of shooting at federal marshals during a high-speed car chase in New Hampshire and Vermont last fall. Federal prosecutors in Vermont announced on April 3 that Doug Reynolds Jr., 37, was indicted for using a firearm to assault a federal officer and discharging the firearm during […]
After spill, oil detected in village test well
WELLS RIVER—A January fuel oil spill could yet pose a threat to a public water system serving 219 customers in the Newbury village of Wells River.
Bath residents approve amended school budget
NORTH HAVERHILL—Bath voters narrowly approved a revised school budget last week. On March 27, the Bath Village School budget for 2025-2026 passed 137 to 119, in a continuation of the annual meeting.
In Times Past: From livestock to pets, animal care has evolved
I have often been asked how I get column ideas. This month’s came to mind as PBS aired the latest chapters of the James Herriot series “All Creatures Great & Small.” We have also been making frequent visits to a local veterinary office as we put down our elderly poodle and acquired a rescue dog […]
WRVS to install new heating system
WAITS RIVER—High fuel oil prices and aging boilers have inspired an energy-efficient change in how the 43,000 square-foot Waits River Valley School building is heated. The pre-kindergarten through sixth grade facility currently serves about 265 students from Corinth and Topsham.
Yankee Kingdom Media buys Bridge Weekly
WELLS RIVER—Not yet two years into owning and operating WYKR radio, Joshua Smith has purchased The Bridge Weekly Sho-Case adding another local media institution to his company, Yankee Kingdom Media Corp. Smith purchased The Bridge Weekly Sho-Case this month from Peter Kimball.
Bath school vote moved to Haverhill
NORTH HAVERHILL—The second part of the annual Bath School District meeting will be held at Haverhill Cooperative Middle School on Thursday, March 27 at 6 p.m. The first part was held at Bath Village School on March 13. As previously reported, residents voted 115-94 to defeat the proposed 2025-2026 operating budget of $3,580,658.