WOODSVILLE—Could Haverhill ditch its traditional town meeting format in favor of a ballot vote on its annual meeting warrant? It is not an imminent likelihood, but selectboard members are exploring the scenario after fielding a request from a resident. Under SB2, towns can adopt a hybrid approach that divides the annual meeting into two sessions […]
HAVERHILL—Several property owners near the site where University of Massachusetts-Amherst student Maura Murray was last seen in 2004 want to stop people from trespassing on their property. The property owners have filed a letter with officials in Bath, Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire State Police and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. The letter was […]
CORINTH—Already struggling to stay viable in competitive markets, some 130 small organic farm owners, 80 of which are in New England, were shocked last August when they learned their buyers, Horizon Organic and Maple Hill Creamery, would end their contracts to buy milk effective August 2022. Horizon Organic, owned by Danone, the multinational corporation based […]
FAIRLEE—Vermont Wood Pellet, a softwood pellet manufacturer based in North Clarendon, plans to open its second mill at the former Britton Lumber sawmill in Fairlee. The company will lease the sawmill portion of the mill from Britton Lumber, which currently uses part of the Fairlee location for distribution but has carried out the rest of […]
NORTH HAVERHILL—A veteran Maine principal has been tasked with leading Haverhill Cooperative Middle School beginning in July. Robert L. Griffin has been the Auburn Middle School principal since 2018. He was previously principal at Wells Junior High School, also in Maine. He and his wife want to relocate to be closer to family. His youngest […]
BRADFORD—As the light rapidly faded on the darkest day of the year, friends mused about starting a podcast all about Vermont. “We joked around and ruminated on it,” Luke Campbell said. “What if we actually did it?” That fortuitous moment, while celebrating a burlesque-themed winter solstice party at Vittles Espresso and Eatery in Bradford, ignited […]
THETFORD—Shrugging, Londyn Oshoniyi suddenly feels the weight of everyone’s eyes upon her slender shoulders as she sits between her mother on her right and her father on her left. It was a big day for an 11-year-old sixth grader at Thetford Elementary School. Standing straight and tall, Londyn Oshoniyi arrived at the library at Thetford […]
HAVERHILL–A “stubborn” fire destroyed a home and killed four pets on Dartmouth College Highway in Haverhill on Monday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the scene just south of the County Road intersection shortly after 2:30 p.m. Haverhill Fire Chief Phil Blanchard said the fire started near the woodstove before working its way up outside of the […]
ORFORD—Quick thinking last week by two Orford residents helped peacefully resolve an incident that led to a lockdown at Rivendell Academy. John Dunham is an Orford firefighter and Dartmouth College patrol officer. Mike Wright is the road agent for Fairlee and a road commission member in Orford. Dunham works with Wright on a part-time basis. […]
WOODSVILLE–A proposed cell tower near Newbury Crossing in North Haverhill won approval last week from two local regulatory boards. In January, the Haverhill Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a request from Vertex Towers to build a 166-foot tower at 12 Teepee Road because it did not comply with provisions of the town’s 20-year-old telecommunications facility […]