Murder trial faces delay
NORTH HAVERHILL—The trial of a Lyme man accused of murdering his cousin in Orford in 2021 has been delayed after his attorneys claim a psychiatric evaluation found him not competent.
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NORTH HAVERHILL—The trial of a Lyme man accused of murdering his cousin in Orford in 2021 has been delayed after his attorneys claim a psychiatric evaluation found him not competent.
BOSTON—A Vershire man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to weapons possession. Dominick Bailey, 57, and a co-defendant attempted to trade guns for drugs in November 2019 when police in Massachusetts arrested them in a sting.
BRADFORD—The Bradford Selectboard voted last week to ask a committee formed in the early days of the pandemic to lead efforts to find accommodations for the influx of homeless. Bradford Resilience is chaired by state Rep. Monique Priestley, who said the group is ready to work with partners such as Little Rivers Health Care and […]
FAIRLEE—After a town resident raised questions about homelessness in Fairlee, the issue was placed on the selectboard agenda for discussion at their Aug. 14 meeting.
CORINTH—Neysa Russo recently purchased the historic Willis Theatre on Center Road in Corinth moving The Felting Studio there from the Lower Plain in Bradford. She hopes to keep much of the 178-year-old building’s charm intact, although some restorations are planned.
NORTH HAVERHILL—Several Grafton County employees have accused the elected Register of Deeds of creating a hostile work environment and bullying behavior. The animosity has prompted one senior staff member to seek a restraining order against Kelley Monahan, D-Orford.
ORFORD—Area emergency responders spent nearly five hours on Monday in the rain helping an injured hiker who suffered a severe head injury after falling near the summit of Mount Cube in Orford.
CORINTH—The dilapidated, or unsafe, building ordinance and law enforcement recommendations were central at the Aug. 1 selectboard meeting. The planning committee is reviewing the current ordinance and making revisions. The ordinance has been used to enforce a building safety order against the owner of the former general store in East Corinth.
“Girl, high school age, wants summer job, house, mill or office work. Write Box 218, Bradford, Vt.” A local girl placed this advertisement in The United Opinion in May 1933. She, like many other young people, sought summer employment. Summer jobs are the focus of this column.
BRADFORD—Blood. Feces. Vomit. If words on a page elicit a visceral reaction, viscera on a page elicits a wordless reaction. Jaw-slackening discoveries have become a daily occurrence over the last few weeks at the Bradford Public Library leading community members to call on the selectboard for help.