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Bath Town Meeting coverage

BATH—Town Clerk Carrie Vogt shared the results from the annual Bath Town Meeting held on March 12 and said there was nothing out of the ordinary that happened at the meeting. There were concerns expressed about the potential costs for town building projects on the horizon.

PVS budget wins approval

PIERMONT—Approximately 25 Piermonters gathered for a brief annual school district meeting on March 19. The entire session lasted 18 minutes during which residents approved a $2.6 million operating budget for 2024-2025 and set aside $80,000 for two capital reserve funds.

Budget lined up for upcoming vote

BRADFORD—Ahead of a school budget vote later this spring, school administrators are anticipating a double-digit increase in school property taxes. On March 13, some of the Oxbow Unified Union School Board members met in the library at Oxbow High School, and some attended the early evening meeting online. The bulk of the meeting centered on […]

DCF abandons Newbury plans

NEWBURY—There were sighs of relief throughout Newbury last week after news spread that the state of Vermont will not pursue a secure juvenile treatment facility for justice-involved youth on Stevens Place off of Fish Pond Road.

Barns look to trade on old charm

The two old barns — the former in Bath, the latter in West Groton — have undergone sawdust-sprinkled transformations in recent years from creaky rundown structures to rustic venues well-suited for merrymaking.

Committee to study admin post

BRADFORD—Convening for the first time since town meeting on March 2, the Bradford Selectboard appointed a new chair and established a committee to study whether to hire a town administrator.

Man jailed after shooting

NORTH HAVERHILL—Before a Haverhill man allegedly fired three gunshots at his mother on Friday morning, he told her he poured bleach into her coffee, threatened to burn her house down, and said he would make her vanish “just like Maura Murray.” On Saturday, police charged Scott Blake, 44, with reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, […]