EAST CORINTH—When Gary Bicknell moved to East Corinth from Ellington, Connecticut, decades ago, his plan was to be a vegetable farmer. He needed some barrels for the operation and asked his brother to bring a load of them up when he visited. They sat out in the field for a time until he was going […]
WOODSVILLE—The late John Bagonzi was inducted to the NH Basketball Coaches Organization Hall of Fame back in 2020, but Covid delayed the ceremony until November 2024.
HAVERHILL—Property tax bills that went out earlier this month have generated plenty of criticism in Haverhill.
BRADFORD—A few years ago, Butch Elms and April May Preston-Elms were at the North Haverhill Fair when they came upon a display of hand-carved wooden bears.
FAIRLEE—Barbara’s Red Stocking is celebrating its 30th year of giving Christmas food to families in Fairlee, Orford, West Fairlee, Vershire, and Piermont. Every year since 1994, a crew of volunteers has organized the annual holiday giveaway.
In the Nov. 27 edition, I profiled area midwives and nurses dating, working, and living in the area from the 18th century to the 20th century. Midway through the last century, women started to fill the roles of country doctors.
Wan Yee Ng, a Chinese national who pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to smuggle 29 box turtles in an inflatable kayak across Lake Wallace from Vermont to Canada, was sentenced to time served at the federal courthouse in Burlington on Friday. Chief District Court Judge Christina Reiss handed down the sentence, which included […]
ORFORD—One year after forming a tentative plan to close Samuel Morey Elementary School in the next three years, the school board appears to be slowing down those plans. In a wide-ranging discussion about facilities at the Dec. 3 board meeting, members said they want to “extend the timeline.”
FAIRLEE—The Fairlee Development Review Board unanimously approved proposals for several building projects after a Dec. 11 public hearing with local developer Jonah Richard, doing business as Village Ventures.
WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard voted on Monday night to put two articles on the 2025 town meeting warning related to town fire department equipment.