WELLS RIVER—The Cohase Chamber of Commerce has announced that Little Rivers Health Care has been named the 2023 Business of the Year and Gary Scruton of Haverhill, has been named 2023 Citizen of the Year. Awardees are honored annually for their leadership and impact on the region.
NEWBURY—The Vermont Supreme Court has found that state’s plans to develop a secure treatment facility for youth on Stevens Place cannot be barred by the town. In a decision published on Dec. 21, the court affirmed a lower court ruling permitting the renovation of a former bed and breakfast into an “architecturally secure” treatment facility […]
ORFORD—When four members of the Orford Planning Board resigned within weeks of each other, it raised the question, “why?”
BRADFORD—Two long-time trustees of the Bradford Public Library will step down from active membership this month. Larry Coffin and Anthony (Tony) Brainerd still plan on continuing to assist the library in various ways, as other former trustees have done. Bud Haas “retired” from the board two years ago after a lengthy stint, but still attends […]
NORTH HAVERHILL—A North Haverhill man has pleaded guilty to reckless conduct and criminal threatening after firing five rounds of a handgun during a domestic dispute at a Benton Road home in March.
NORTH HAVERHILL—A Haverhill School Board member has resigned after New Hampshire Public Radio reported last week that he had been accused of child abuse in lawsuits filed against the state of New Hampshire. Mike Adamkowski also resigned from his post as chair of the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families Advisory Board, according […]
EAST THETFORD—On a clear, cold morning with the wintry air nipping at their heels, a couple in their twilight years entered the familiar white general store that sits close to Route 5 in East Thetford. The old sign has been taken down, but you can still read the ghostly “Wing’s Market” letters that were there […]
BRADFORD—How does a comic strip artist get her start? During a recent interview, 18-year-old Jayda Garcia detailed the inspirations behind her upcoming comic strip for the Journal Opinion, entitled “Clay Paint.” A senior at Woodsville High School, Garcia has attended 21st century media and digital arts classes at River Bend Career and Technical Center for […]
“Beneath the familiar melodies and words, Christmas songs reveal a portrait of the American psyche past and present, wishing simultaneously to embrace nostalgia, commerce, charity, carnival, romance, and travesty.” Ronald B. Lanford Jr. “A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs.”
WAITS RIVER— The Waits River Country Store and Deli is temporarily closed after a gas-operated clothes dryer caught fire earlier this month, causing severe smoke damage throughout the store.