BRADFORD—Bradford is not ready for a town manager, according to a finding by a task force that has spent over a year studying the town’s governance. In 2021, the Vermont Council on Rural Development facilitated a community visit under the moniker Moving Forward Together Bradford. At the conclusion of the initiative, community members identified three […]
NEWBURY—The case involving the state’s proposed juvenile detention center in Newbury appears to be head to the Vermont Supreme Court. On Oct. 18, the Vermont Environmental Court overruled the town’s rejection of a zoning permit application to redevelop a former bed and breakfast into a secure treatment facility.
Grafton County Commissioner Linda D. Lauer’s decision not to seek reelection this year has given two longtime public servants the chance to win the District 2 commission seat. Democrat Martha Strope McLeod, of Franconia, was first elected to the state legislature in 2006 and re-elected in 2008. Haverhill Republican Glenn Libby, a self-described “county man,” […]
FAIRLEE—The recurring algae blooms in Lake Morey have attracted attention from residents and others on why the blooms are more frequent and more intense. Many said there is an urgency to improve conditions in the lake so that it is safe and welcoming in the future. The Fairlee Selectboard along with several state officials held […]
NEWBURY—Efforts by Newbury residents to keep a proposed juvenile detention center out of town were dealt a blow last week. Superior Court Judge Thomas G. Walsh of Vermont’s Environmental Court overturned the Newbury Development Review Board’s decision to deny a development permit for Vermont Permanency Initiative, a Becket Family of Services subsidiary, to establish the […]
COOKEVILLE—The EPA has more than halved its estimate of anticipated truck traffic as part of the planned cleanup of an abandoned copper mine in Corinth.
WOODSVILLE—Woodsville Precinct will take its case for more than $600,000 appropriated at Haverhill Town Meeting in March to court. The precinct has filed suit against the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration after the state agency invalidated two petitioned warrant articles.
Voters may be familiar with the two candidates squaring off to represent the Orange-Caledonia District at the Statehouse. The race for the Orange 2 House seat features two fresh faces for the Statehouse. Bobby Farlice-Rubio is the only registered candidate in Caledonia 1.
WOODSVILLE—The fire that destroyed a vacant commercial building on Dartmouth College Highway in Woodsville last month was inadvertently caused by juveniles, according to state investigators. Firefighters responded to the blaze near the Forest Street intersection during the early morning hours of Sept. 28. The fire completely destroyed the 10,000 square foot building, which once housed […]
NEWBURY—After years of leasing the Newbury Village Fire Station, the Town of Newbury is obtaining ownership from the village trustees for the grand total of $1. According to Newbury Selectboard Chair Alma Roystan, “Ownership has been discussed for a number of years on how to best serve the town and contain costs.” Taking ownership of […]