BRADFORD—After initially approving a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for staff on Feb. 15, the Orange East Supervisory Union Board revised its policy during an emergency meeting on Friday morning. As approved in a 6-3 vote early last week, the policy would have taken effect March 7 and provided only medical and religious exemptions to staff members.
SWIFTWATER–Timing is everything, they say. “It was great, perfect. Everything fell into place,” said Franco Nicolazzo. “I had a plan, a vision and it all came together.” When the Boston native purchased a general store outside of Mountain Lakes last year, the opportunity to realize his longtime dream came earlier than he envisioned. He loved […]
BRADFORD—Voters will decide by Australian ballot on whether to appropriate up to $200,000 to complete filling in the underground sidewalk vault area on Main Street and thereby closing the door on the 12-year project which is over half finished. So far, roughly $270,000 has been spent on the vault area, according to Phil Page of […]
RYEGATE CORNER—Ryegate residents will return to the traditional town meeting format on March 1. The annual town meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at the Ryegate Town House. Residents will be expected to wear masks and maintain physical distancing. The proposed operating budget is $1,087,109.70 with $939,509.70 to be raised in property taxes.
NORTH HAVERHILL—Brenden Harriman, 23, was sentenced to 12-25 years in state prison last week after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the 2019 carjacking and assault that led to the death of David Dickey, 79, of North Haverhill. The sentence, handed down during a hearing on Feb. 10, corresponded to a plea agreement reached with prosecutors […]
BRADFORD—At the Feb. 10 selectboard meeting, Paul Hunt presented a “show and tell” on the condition of Bradford’s municipal website. Chair Ted Unkles, board members Meroa Benjamin, Ryan Lockwood, Daniel Perry, and Carole Taylor, and members of the public were present in person and on Zoom.
ORFORD—At a special meeting held on Feb. 10, the Rivendell Interstate School District Board voted to approve a proposed operating budget for 2022-2023 of just over $13,316,000 for the four-town district. This budget exceeds the current year’s by about $600,000. Complicating the discussion that evening was how best to present the influx of federal funding […]
NORTH HAVERHILL—Haverhill voters will be asked to approve a $15.6 million budget on town meeting day next month. The board signed off on a $15,615,614 budget at the conclusion of a public hearing on the evening of Feb.14. During the hearing, board members did not adjust baseline spending, but they made adjustments to revenue sources […]
HAVERHILL—Haverhill residents will vote on a $5.27 million operating budget during the annual Haverhill town meeting on March 12. The Haverhill Selectboard voted to send the proposed budget to the town meeting, along with several warrant articles, after a Feb. 7 budget hearing. Voters will also be asked to decide whether the Haverhill and Woodsville […]
CHELSEA—County government in Vermont does not exactly have the same role as county governments in most states across the country. Nevertheless, there is still county government. Orange County’s side judges led a sparsely attended public hearing on Jan. 26 on the budget, which went into effect on Feb. 1. The hearing was conducted via Zoom. […]