FAIRLEE—The dusty parking lot next to a one-story building beneath the Palisades has been empty for a month. But, hopefully, not for too much longer. As the overcast days of April finally parted, Mother’s Day opened up a glimmer of hope for the Fairlee Diner. Janice Neil of West Topsham posted that it was “a […]
BRADFORD—The Oxbow Unified Union School District will hold its annual meeting on May 12. There will be an in-person meeting at 6 p.m. to vote on the proposed 2022-2023 budget and other items. There will also be an Australian ballot vote on proposed changes to the district’s charter. Polls in Bradford and Newbury will be […]
Five decades ago, the new interstate highway arrived, opening in Fairlee in 1971, then Bradford in 1972, and eventually Newbury in 1974. The highway’s impact has been economically and socially profound. In many ways, the history of towns along I-91’s route can be divided into two eras: before and after its arrival. This is not […]
BRADFORD–Bradford town officials may consider asking voters whether the municipality should permit retail marijuana sales. Act 164 passed in 2020 will allow retail marijuana sales in Vermont to begin on Oct. 1, 2022. While the state’s Cannabis Control Board regulates marijuana sales, including retail and wholesale markets, communities must first opt-in to permit retail sales […]
ORFORD–Orford Selectboard members want to reduce the stress on a red-listed bridge that is scheduled to be replaced next year. Board members voted on April 27 to implement emergency safety measures on the Archertown Road bridge over Jacobs Brook near the village in response to a worsening crack in one of the walls. The measures […]
WELLS RIVER—In a vote of 26 to 13, Wells River Village voters passed Article 6 to privatize highway maintenance during the annual village meeting on April 19. The change will eliminate the in-house position that was occupied by John Paye in favor of subcontracting the work. Prior to the discussion and vote, trustee Brian Emerson, […]
NORTH HAVERHILL—A state prosecutor told a Grafton County judge last week that he expects to seek a Grand Jury indictment against Lance Goodrich, 36, of Lyme in June. Lance Goodrich has been accused of killing his 25-year-old cousin, Brooke Goodrich, who was found dead at her Route 10 home in Orford on Nov. 20, 2021. […]
WOODSVILLE—The April 25 Haverhill Selectboard meeting, like much of the town’s recent political discussion, was marked by conflict over the reach of Haverhill fire departments. Firefighter Tony Smith criticized Haverhill’s handling of the merger of Haverhill’s fire departments for over 10 minutes during the section of the meeting where members of the public were invited […]
THETFORD—Some local teens are about to take their talents to Texas. Each year, students from all over the world are tasked with designing and building a robot in a game-based engineering challenge in VEX Robotics. In February, a team from Thetford Academy earned regional qualification to compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas […]
ST. JOHNSBURY—A trial could start next month for a man accused of attempting to murder his late ex-wife with an ax. Dereck Hamel, formerly of Lisbon, was in court last week as his defense attorneys seek to dismiss the case ahead of the trial which is set to start on May 3. Hamel faces numerous […]