WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard formally voted on Aug. 15 to support the planning of a new public safety facility to house the town’s fire and police departments in the future. The vote was unanimous. In discussion prior to the vote, board members described the measure as preliminary, intended only to endorse the planning process, and broad. […]
PIERMONT—Highview Meadows residents have asked the selectboard to take responsibility for maintenance of the lone roadway serving the neighborhood. The subdivision overlooks the Connecticut River just below the village. Highview Meadows Lane is currently a private road that intersects Route 10 across from the South Lawn Cemetery. online pharmacy buy glucophage no insurance with best […]
ORFORD—Looking to the future, the Orford Selectboard is exploring the acquisition of an existing office complex to house a community center, consolidated library, and, potentially, municipal offices. At the March 15 town meeting, voters authorized the selectboard to start work on a purchase and sale agreement for 14 acres near Route 25A and Townshed Road. […]
NEWBURY—“We’re at the mercy of the water table,” Jeff McKelvey, water commissioner for the Village of Newbury, said this week. A shrinking water table has ushered in outdoor water use restrictions for the 170 households connected to the system. The low water table is the result of low snowpack, early spring melt, and below-normal precipitation. […]
NORTH HAVERHILL—Two former inmates who accused a Grafton County Corrections Officer of sexual assault have filed suit against Grafton County and the former guard. In March, Max Fournier, 24, of East Ryegate was indicted on three counts of aggravated sexual assault of one woman and one count of sexual assault of a second woman at […]
BRADFORD—The Bradford Planning Commission has rejected an application by a Nevada company to build 40,000 square feet of self-storage units on a vacant parcel on the Lower Plain adjacent to existing units. It is the second time in the last two years that a proposed development on the property failed to clear a regulatory hurdle. […]
VERSHIRE—Never mind the sweltering heat, Lorna Garrow was not deterred. Darting out the back door, she asked, “You want to see my quilting studio?” “This used to be my barn for Uno, my horse. But now it’s where I do my quilting.” Age is not slowing 85-year-old Lorna down one bit. Lorna and Steve Garrow […]
WELLS RIVER—More than two weeks after a fire devastated an historic school building, it remains to be seen whether the old school will ever be restored. But it is clear that there are a lot of hurdles to overcome. The flames which burned in the historic schoolhouse in Wells River on July 18 may be […]
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WAITS RIVER—The Waits River Valley School will welcome a pre-kindergarten class later this month. In a recent interview, principal Carlotta Simonds-Perantoni said the school has been working on developing a pre-K for many years. She said school officials hesitated pushing for it while independent preschools were available and due to budget constraints. But over the […]