Topsham orders dog muzzled
TOPSHAM—The Topsham Selectboard issued an order last week that directs the owner of a dog to keep it muzzled and chained at all times when it is outside the home.
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New documentary explores ‘The Balloonist’
THETFORD—Filmmaker Malcolm Quinn Silver-Van Meter grew up a quarter-mile from the Post Mills Airport, where at a young age, he saw hot air balloons rise through the morning mist. “As a kid, I called the sound of the hot air balloons filling up ‘the voice of dragons,’” Silver-Van Meter said in a recent interview. Over […]
Car stolen from driveway
VERSHIRE—A 2015 black Subaru Outback was stolen from a Vershire woman’s driveway on Private Road #2 early Monday morning. The car has a Thule storage rack on top and a two-pronged bike storage bicycle rack on the rear, per a news release from Vermont State Police. Anyone with information should contact 802-748-3111.
VTSU overhaul proposed
Vermont State University Interim President Mike Smith recommends discontinuing 10 programs at the newly merged school, according to a draft plan released last week.
Ex-firefighter alleges retaliation
CONCORD—A former Haverhill firefighter claimed he was wrongfully discharged from the town’s fire department in retaliation for bringing safety violations to the attention of the selectboard last year.
Hearing held on dog bite
EAST TOPSHAM—Over 30 people attended a public hearing on Monday night as the Topsham Selectboard solicited input on a dog bite that sent a local woman to the hospital.
Board mulls security cameras
BRADFORD—Speeding on Main Street, Bradford Academy security cameras, and a singalong project as well as other issues and events were discussed at the Sept. 28 selectboard meeting.
Friends, colleagues recall pillar of small town
WEST FAIRLEE—The true essence of a man cannot fully be known, unless that man was Fred Cook. Because by all accounts, he was a man true to himself, without any pretense.
Priest, Scout leader charged with abuse
NORTH HAVERHILL—An 89-year-old Alabama man indicted last month in New Hampshire for child abuse in the 1970s is an Episcopalian pastor, an author of spiritual books, and a longtime volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America.
Warren land donated to NH Audubon
WARREN—New Hampshire Audubon Society plans to turn at least part of a 545-acre tract near Warren village into a bird sanctuary.