FAIRLEE—On Sunday, May 6, 2007, a raging fire consumed the Colby Block in Fairlee, displacing a number of apartment residents and several businesses on Main Street. Since then, not much has happened to rebuild the site. That is beginning to change. The former Colby Block parcel is now owned in partnership as Appleseed, LLC. It […]
ORFORD—At least some of the tension from Orford Town Meeting appears resolved. At its meeting on May 26, the Orford Selectboard voted to direct the highway department to grade two dirt roads in town by the end of this week unless there are exigent circumstances. During town meeting on May 22, roads and highway maintenance […]
COOKEVILLE—Calling the meeting to order, moderator Gary Apfel mentioned a few obvious departures from tradition: For the first time in 257 years, Corinth’s Town Meeting was held in May, outdoors, under what Apfel described as “a circus tent.” Those attending wore masks and took their seats in chairs widely spaced apart. No sooner had the […]
WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard voted on Monday night to approve ATV access for several months on all roads in Mountain Lakes as well as two class VI roads that will tie into an existing bypass route on town roadways. Specifically, the board authorized ATVs riders to travel Mountain Lakes roads and use class VI Morse Road […]
ORFORD—Residents once again declined to make the road agent position an elected one, but agreed to form a highway advisory commission during the annual town meeting on Saturday afternoon. For the second year in a row, voters rejected a petitioned article to elect the town’s highway chief. In a paper ballot, voters defeated the article […]
NORTH HAVERHILL—Six years ago, members of the Haverhill Memorial VFW Post 5245 had a vision for a memorial park, honoring all veterans past and present, at the Roland and Florence Clough VFW Field in North Haverhill. Now, with the help of volunteers and local businesses, the endeavor is nearing its final phase, and will be […]
EAST CORINTH—Scams involving social security numbers were among the most frequent scams received by the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program last year. An East Corinth woman, who requested her name be withheld, recently received a call from a person who claimed to be an investigator for the Social Security Administration. Under the guise of a […]
BRADFORD—Despite a valid petition, selectboard members in Bradford opted against placing an article on an upcoming special town meeting warning that would require public meetings to be livestreamed. Last week, selectmen approved a warning for the June 22 special meeting, which is intended to address two items of business left outstanding after the annual town […]
WAITS RIVER—Two Waits River Valley School employees have resigned after being placed on leave by the Orange East Supervisory Union. Damon M. Piletz, an enrichment teacher and interventionist at the middle school level for two years, resigned on May 1. Rachel Pierson, a paraeducator for instructional support since December 2016, resigned Friday May 7. online […]
BRADFORD—The Bradford Planning Commission has officially approved Tractor Supply’s plans for a new store on the Lower Plain. There was a site plan review hearing on May 4 for the new store that would be constructed on a vacant parcel next to Bradford Evangelical Free Church. online pharmacy buy arimidex online cheap pharmacy