NEWBURY—If there is support for the state’s proposed juvenile detention center in Newbury, there was little to be found inside the Newbury Elementary School gymnasium on Saturday. Nearly 100 people turned out for the Newbury Development Review Board hearing on the Covered Bridge Treatment Center. As many as 56 people were on Zoom. After more […]
WOODSVILLE—New Hampshire’s Divisive Concepts law and efforts to increase diversity and multicultural offerings in the curriculum will be on the agenda next month after discussion on the subjects was largely tabled on Monday night. The Haverhill Cooperative School Board will also hold a public hearing on Nov. 15 in advance of voting on how to […]
BRADFORD—A downtown Bradford artery will be temporarily blocked next week when the Route 5 bridge over the Waits River undergoes repairs. The bridge is scheduled to be closed on Oct. 11. Shauna Clifford of the Vermont Agency of Transportation said they want to reopen the bridge sometime on Oct. 13. It could reopen sooner and […]
BRADFORD—The Devil’s Den Ultra is back and promises to be another exciting yet stamina-challenging race on Wright’s Mountain this weekend. The DD Ultra is a fundraiser for the Josh Pallotta Fund, Inc., a nonprofit named in honor of the U.S. Marine who died by suicide September 23, 2014.
WOODSVILLE—After a lengthy public hearing on Monday night, Haverhill Selectboard members ruled out shortening or lengthening the runway at Dean Memorial Airport in North Haverhill. Now, board members will take two weeks to consider whether to relocate a portion of Airport Road or discontinue the road near the runway as part of a package of […]
BRADFORD—Calling it a model for future public transit centers in rural Vermont and beyond, officials opened the Upper Valley Community Transportation Center with fanfare on the afternoon of Sept. 22. The facility will be the base for Tri Valley Transit’s fleet of buses serving the Connecticut River corridor of the Upper Valley. It replaces the […]
BRADFORD—There will be no revote on the recent land purchase authorized by Bradford and Newbury residents. According to discussion at last week’s Oxbow Unified Union School District board meeting, the Checkerberry Lane property will be used as an outdoor classroom for Newbury Elementary School students. At a special meeting held on Aug. 17, voters approved […]
BRADFORD—Midnight Madness, the annual downtown Bradford shopping event, is no more. This weekend a new tradition begins. Those looking for good deals should get their Passport to Bradford to qualify for drawings and giveaways at Bradford Autumn Fest on Oct. 1 and 2. For half a century, Midnight Madness was held in early November with […]
The 2020 Census shows slight shifts in population distribution in the Upper Valley, according to more detailed data released on Sept. 16. Some towns experienced larger jumps in population and Haverhill reported a 2.4% decrease, while most other Upper Valley towns and villages experienced smaller changes or reported similar numbers to those they had in […]
NORTH HAVERHILL—A public hearing will be held on Monday night on an airport safety study that could have long-term impacts for airport users, nearby residents and motorists on Airport Road. For decades, obstructions near Dean Memorial Airport, the small municipal-owned airport built on land donated to the town in the 1940s, have raised red flags.