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Third alarm barn fire in Post Mills

POST MILLS—Firefighters from several departments in Vermont and New Hampshire responded to Post Mills on Sunday afternoon for a large structure fire at 7386 Route 113, just south of the village. The state highway was closed for approximately three hours while firefighters responded.

Judge finds plea deal is too lenient in fraud case

BURLINGTON—The federal court sentencing of an Orange County businessman and musical promoter, who defrauded customers at his custom van shop out of nearly $500,000, was postponed when he tested positive for drugs as his hearing was starting last Friday.

Search in homicide yields nothing

BRADFORD—A Vermont State Police search on June 10 in Bradford for the missing skull of a local man that authorities believe was murdered in January 2025 was apparently unsuccessful.

In Thetford, America 250 goes village by village

THETFORD—From East Thetford to Rice’s Mills, the town of Thetford has eight distinct villages. At one time, each of these villages had its own post office, zip code, and a one-room schoolhouse. Still, an effort has to be made to bring the residents of the town to a centralized gathering. This year, a committee created […]

Overhaul nears for West Fairlee buildings

WEST FAIRLEE—Energy system retrofits, parking and traffic flow upgrades, and landscaping in and around the West Fairlee Community Building and Bean Hall will soon begin after years of planning for the project, according to discussion at a June 8 special selectboard meeting.

Bradford, Newbury to vote on school budget

BRADFORD—Oxbow Unified Union School District voters will meet next week to vote on the 2026-2027 budget. The information meeting is set for June 15 at 5:30 p.m. with a vote on the revised budget on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Oxbow High School auditorium. At the annual meeting on April 28, the initial […]

Invasive pest pervasive throughout Orange County

BRADFORD—The invasive pest that feeds on and kills ash trees has been detected in every town in Orange County. The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, & Recreation formally notified Bradford last month that a state forester found trees infested by the emerald ash borer along the Waits River. This year, the invasive pest was also […]