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Haverhill, Walmart settle tax dispute

WOODSVILLE—Haverhill will pay Walmart nearly $300,000 under the terms of a settlement agreement finalized last month. The settlement stems from a property tax appeal filed by the Arkansas-based retail behemoth before the New Hampshire Board of Tax and Appeals. As part of the litigation, the two sides met in mediation, which led to the settlement […]

Lawsuit seeks to block Tarleton logging

PIERMONT—Activists have sued to block two White Mountain National Forest logging projects, including one planned for the shores of Lake Tarleton in Piermont and Warren. Standing Trees, an environmental conservation group based in Montpelier, and the Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Environmental Advocacy Clinic filed the lawsuit in federal court in New Hampshire last week.

Local Fire Departments battle blaze for more than 6 hours

NEWBURY—Four area fire departments battled an intense blaze for over six hours the evening of May 7 into the early morning hours of May 8 at 29 Fiske Road, near the village of South Ryegate. Wells River, Newbury, Ryegate, and Woodsville fire departments responded to the 1900s-era two-story home at 9:16 p.m. on May 7.

Press stop for good at Upper Valley Press

NORTH HAVERHILL—Upper Valley Press has gone quiet. The longtime commercial printing company began in the early 1970s in Bradford and moved in the late 1990s to North Haverhill to expand, fell victim to the decline in the print industry and ceased operations earlier this month.

Special meeting vote set

BRADFORD—The Bradford Selectboard has set Saturday, June 22 at 9 a.m. for a special town meeting to review the proposed study of a sidewalk along Creamery Road to improve pedestrian access to the Bradford Park and Ride and the TriValley Transit bus depot. The meeting will be held in person at the Bradford Academy. The […]

Groton Gateway Park aims to draw visitors

GROTON—An ambitious plan to bring new life — and visitors year-round — to the Groton railbed system will be happening this spring and summer. More than 10 miles of old railbed runs through the town of Groton, home to the Groton State Forest which covers nearly one-third of the town.

OUUSD and WRVS pass budgets

BRADFORD—The 2024-2025 $20,936,038 budget passed by a 110 to 58 vote at the Oxbow Unified Union School District Annual Meeting on Monday night. TOPSHAM—Approximately 90 Corinth and Topsham residents gathered in the Waits River School gymnasium on May 6 for their 54th annual meeting. The hot topic? An $8 million school budget for 2024-2025 with […]