In advance of the Sept. 10 New Hampshire primary election, the Journal Opinion asked three Republican candidates for the Grafton 5 state House district to respond to the following questionnaire: Marie Bjelobrk, Rick Ladd, and Greg Mathieson.
Locally, 10 golf courses were established over the years. Some were public and others private. Some relied on tourism, while some served local residents. Some were designer courses, while others forced players to share the fairways with grazing cows. Of the 10, seven have closed, their fairways no longer discernable. Only Bradford Golf Club, Lake […]
THETFORD—Students in grades 7-12 at Thetford Academy will not have access to their cell phones during the school day when the year opens next week. Students will still possess their phones, but they will be sealed in pouches that are only unsealed at the end of the day.
CORINTH—A Corinth man lost his home after an oil lamp ignited a fire that destroyed the residence on Aug. 14. Several area fire departments were dispatched to 440 Camp Munn Road in Corinth at 7 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 14. The building was completely engulfed in flames when the first firefighters arrived.
WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard has formed a committee to sift through applications to fill its vacant Town Administrator position. The town is accepting applications through Aug. 31. The committee was formed at the selectboard meeting on Aug. 12.
PIERMONT—Perhaps infused by the aroma of sugar-sweet candy, Clay Hollow Sugars owner Jody Wescott is enthusiastic about freeze-dried candy. “It’s so cool, it must be freeze-dried,” is just one of Wescott’s mottos.
BRADFORD—Ahead of the new school year, Oxbow High School has suspended public and student access to its athletic fields after they sustained damage in vandalism earlier this summer.
NEWBURY—A Florida man faces a felony charge after he allegedly drove the wrong way on I-91 in Newbury on Friday, striking a car driven by a 91-year-old Barnet resident.
BRADFORD—Robert’s Thrift Store, where folks from near and far come for affordable items, will be closing for good by Labor Day.
FAIRLEE—A public hearing on Aug. 12 to discuss a proposed building project in Fairlee village was well attended. The Grange Room at the Fairlee Town Hall was packed. Jonah Richard of Real Hazen Construction, the local developer, said the proposal is to rehabilitate and construct 19 units of housing across two parcels.