NEWBURY—If the Vermont Legislative Apportionment Board’s draft redistricting plan is adopted in 2022, there will be no more House districts featuring multiple members. The redrawing of the district boundaries will result in 150 single-member districts instead of the current blend single- and multi-member districts. After the decennial census, the Legislative Apportionment Board reviews state House […]
GROTON—Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a 59-year-old woman in Groton who was found inside her home earlier this month. Mary Ellen Corbett, 59, of Groton, was found dead on the afternoon of Oct. 3. Vermont State Police disclosed on Oct. 28 that officers are conducting an investigation and awaiting autopsy results before […]
BRADFORD—The Oct. 27 Oxbow Unified Union School District meeting opened with a moment of silence for Corinna Magalhaes who died unexpectedly on Oct. 20. She was the Bradford Elementary School food service director. As students transitioned to remote learning during the first weeks of the pandemic, Magalhaes invested many, many hours and gave up family […]
VERSHIRE—Vershire residents may have an article on the town meeting warning next spring about whether to increase the police presence in town. During a selectboard meeting on Oct. 26, Orange County Sheriff Bill Bohnyak and Capt. Scott Clouatre spoke about community policing services that could be provided under a contract. Currently, the town of 672 […]
NORTH HAVERHILL—After nearly two more hours of debate on Monday evening, the Haverhill Selectboard remains indecisive about Airport Road. Earlier this year, an FAA-sponsored study of Dean Memorial Airport safety was completed. Last month, a public hearing was held on the study’s recommendations to correct various long-standing natural and manmade safety hazards at the small, […]
TOPSHAM—The new town garage site dominated discussion at the Oct. 25 selectboard meeting, which was held in person and with remote participation. Board members voted to hire a contractor specializing in demolition to provide an estimate to tearing down two structures on the property. A new garage site has long bedeviled Topsham. Few question the […]
CORINTH—Witches get plenty of attention in October, which brings to mind those odd-angled windows seen on area 19th century farmhouses. The architectural wonders are displayed in their diagonal glory positioned near the eaves and stimulate questions from visitors who have not seen them before. Commonly, these windows are double-hung sash windows, but can also be […]
PEACHAM—The next video of frolicking farm animals you see on social media might just be posted by one of your neighbors. Gold Shaw Farm in Peacham posts videos of everyday farm life to several social media platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook, with hundreds of thousands of followers on each website. Owner Morgan Gold and […]
BRADFORD—The downtown Bradford bridge that underwent repairs last week will briefly close again this week. The Route 5 bridge over the Waits River closed for nearly four days last week as the Vermont Agency of Transportation reinforced decking on the south approach with new concrete and steel plates to prevent further deterioration in the roadway. […]
BRADFORD—Orange East Supervisory Union superintendent Emilie Knisley reported that there had been “a big uptick on COVID cases” in all the district schools at the Oxbow Unified Union School District meeting on Oct. 23. She did not provide specific numbers, but that the increase placed additional demands on school staff. According to the Vermont Department […]