County commission finalizes budget
NORTH HAVERHILL—The Grafton County Commission held a public budget hearing last week on the commissioners’ recommended budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which begins July 1.
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Local history brought to life for OHS students
On the morning of May 1, Oxbow High School students, teachers, and local newspaper publisher and historian Michelle Sherburne boarded a school bus for a day-long walking history tour. “I wanted students to first and foremost understand that history has happened around them,” Valerie Gieselman, a U.S. history teacher at OHS,
Murder charge filed against Bradford man
BRADFORD—A state judge found probable cause on May 16 to charge a Bradford man with the gruesome killing of his friend and the unlawful disposal of the body in January. James D. Nickles Jr., 42, faces a state charge of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Corey Crooker, 43, of Bradford, according to records […]
After budget vote, board chews on food service
BRADFORD—On May 14, the Oxbow Unified Union School Board met for its first regularly scheduled meeting following the 2025 annual meeting on April 30. The proposed budget of $21,454,611 was initially approved, but voters later added $100,000 to the original budget to support the food service programs that provide nutritious food to the district’s students.
BES musicians ready for Rockfest
BRADFORD—Bradford Elementary School music teacher Heidi Torphy grows rock bands. These bands will be showcased at the annual Rockfest on May 29 from 4 to 7 p.m. on the school grounds. Rockfest at BES started in 2018.
Memorial Day observances listing
We remember and honor our country’s veterans and thank them for sacrificing for our freedom. Events listed are for Chelsea, Fairlee, Piermont, Post Mills, and Woodsville.
Violent threat was hoax
HAVERHILL—A shooting threat prompted a massive police response to three Haverhill schools on the morning of May 6. The incident has since been labeled a hoax or false report and school officials said there was no substantial threat of violence directed at the school or anyone else.
At least one resigns from Bradford board
BRADFORD—The Bradford Selectboard may have to fill as many as two vacancies in the coming weeks. On May 8, the board’s longest continuously serving member stepped down.
Dog dead after lake mishap
WEST FAIRLEE—A bulldog died after a small-size SUV accidentally rolled into Lake Fairlee near the boat launch on Route 244 on Sunday afternoon.
In Times Past: Oil of the North Country
For nearly 300 years, New Hampshire and Vermont have been oil states, although not quite like Alaska or Texas. This column, largely covering the period from 1750 to 1960, examines the history of oil derived from sperm whales, farm animals, linseed, coal and from the region’s natural environment.