BRADFORD—The Oxbow Unified Union School District budget for the 2021-2022 school year was approved on the first try last week. On April 13 in Australian ballot voting, 243 people, or 59%, in Bradford and Newbury approved the $17,171,968 budget. There were 166 votes, or 41%, against the budget. The 409 votes cast were fewer than […]
It’s almost May 1, which means it’s almost Green Up Day—that tradition when Vermonters grab a big bag and fill it with trash collected from roadways, waterways, and around communities throughout the state. Green Up Vermont relies on the help of volunteers and town coordinators to help pick up trash—and the evidence speaks for its […]
WOODSVILLE—Local and federal law enforcement officers raided a residence on 42 Railroad Street in Woodsville on April 7, but have thus far disclosed only scant details about the episode. According to witnesses, police were on scene for a few hours. A Journal Opinion staff member saw several uniformed officers on scene in the afternoon with […]
BRADFORD—A commercial real estate developer has formally submitted an application to build a Tractor Supply store in Bradford. Matthew Darling of New England Retail Properties submitted an application for building and zoning permits last week. The proposed store would be located on a hayfield off of Route 5 on the Lower Plain. The parcel is […]
WENTWORTH—Antsy youngsters, deprived of camp last summer, are counting the days. With spring’s arrival, interest in summer camp has escalated and parents have been making plans, some as early as January. For camps such as Pemigewassett on Lower Baker Pond in Wentworth and Moosilauke on Upper Baker Pond in Orford, the pandemic-induced shutdown in 2020 […]
HAVERHILL—Town officials have set a public hearing for next month on a proposal to open town roads in Mountain Lakes to ATV and UTV use. The hearing comes as a petition from Mountain Lakes after voters there approved an article on the 2021 annual meeting warrant authorizing the request. On March 27, Mountain Lakes residents […]
BRADFORD—More than half a dozen cars have been reported stolen in the Bradford area since March 25. The car thefts and several related break-ins have riled community members and frustrated investigators. An arrest warrant has been issued for a 30-year-old man who faces charges in both Vermont and New Hampshire, but there may be at […]
HAVERHILL—David Appleby, a 22-year veteran of the New Hampshire State Police, has been hired as the new chief of police in Haverhill. Haverhill Town Manager Brigitte Codling made the announcement last week, just a few days after telling selectmen that she was negotiating contract details with a final candidate. “Appleby has been selected following an […]
BRADFORD—The Oxbow Unified Union School District annual meeting is April 13 with Bradford and Newbury residents voting by Australian ballot. The OUUSD Board had the second of two informational meetings via Zoom on April 5 featuring presentations from all building principals outlining various coordinated programs, student numbers and other statistics. Polls will be open on […]
NEWBURY—Now that public forums on plans for a privately run juvenile detention facility in Newbury are finished, what’s next? And as one resident asked the state, “What can the community of Newbury do to stop you?” Sean Brown, the commissioner of the Vermont Department of Families and Children, which will oversee the Covered Bridges Treatment […]