Robert’s Thrift Store set to close.
BRADFORD—Robert’s Thrift Store, where folks from near and far come for affordable items, will be closing for good by Labor Day.
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Housing project draws a crowd in Fairlee
FAIRLEE—A public hearing on Aug. 12 to discuss a proposed building project in Fairlee village was well attended. The Grange Room at the Fairlee Town Hall was packed. Jonah Richard of Real Hazen Construction, the local developer, said the proposal is to rehabilitate and construct 19 units of housing across two parcels.
Election previews: Senate nomination races
Vermont’s primary election is on Aug. 13. Two Democrats, Amanda Cochrane and Shawn Hallisey, want the party’s nomination for the lone Caledonia Senate seat. The district includes the Orange County town of Newbury. Two Republicans are vying for the party’s nomination for the lone Caledonia Senate seat. The district includes the Orange County town of […]
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Local storm coverage in A section. Abenaki Day at Tucker Mountain, Orford Flea Market Weekend, Widows Sons Ride all in B section!
Business Buzz: Pinnacle Sports expands into Woodsville
WOODSVILLE—Pinnacle Sports recently purchased the former Bossman Outdoors in Woodsville from Jeff Elliott. The Railroad Street store is the third Pinnacle location, after Newport and West Lebanon, added to the growing business operated by the Hooper family of Newport, New Hampshire.
Theater Review: Players’ latest examines a family come undone
THETFORD—“Buried Child,” the 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sam Shepard, is less a story and more of an environment — particularly in the staging of the new show at Parish Players in Thetford. The door to the small theater doubles as the door to the characters’ house.
Precinct presses town after court ruling
WOODSVILLE—Show me the money. That was the message from Woodsville officials to the Haverhill Selectboard during a public meeting on Monday night. Last week, the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued its ruling in Woodsville Fire District’s challenge to the state’s invalidation of two warrant articles approved by Haverhill town meeting voters in 2022.
‘Fair queen’ competition in its last days
NORTH HAVERHILL—On a humble wooden stage at the edge of the North Haverhill Fair, three plastic chairs sit arranged like a podium. A small but loving crowd murmurs in the bleachers. From backstage, there is a rustle of rehearsed cartwheels. The event of the evening is the long-running competition for Little Miss North Haverhill Fair, […]
WHS grad scores ‘Chopped’ win
Never someone to shy away from anything, Jennifer Swan’s standby adage to be “open to the possibilities” has opened many doors. Swan, formerly of North Haverhill, has lived in Buford, Georgia since 2012. She was recently a contestant on the Food Network’s “Chopped” cooking show.
Storm compounds erosion in Wells River
WELLS RIVER—Recent storms have exacerbated an erosion problem in Wells River Village. Before the Wells River empties into the Connecticut River, it courses along Main Street before curving behind the Wells River Motel and a nearby apartment building.