Lyme, Thetford bridge reopens
LYME—After 19 months, the bridge over the Connecticut River between Lyme and East Thetford reopened last week. The bridge opened to motorists and pedestrians on Friday, Nov. 15.
I-91 opening on horizon
BRADFORD—The Vermont Agency of Transportation anticipates that I-91 South between exit 16 in Bradford and exit 15 in Fairlee will reopen at the end of this week.
Topsham family displaced by fire
WEST TOPSHAM—A 1.5- story home was destroyed by fire on Nov. 14. Tri-Village, Corinth, and Barre Town fire departments were notified at 3:43 p.m. for smoke rising from the eaves and roof of a home at 16 Guy Allen Road near the village of West Topsham.
Farm seeks permit for Newbury project
NEWBURY—A Puerto Rico-based education and agricultural nonprofit wants to develop a new branch of its organization on a 101-acre farm in West Newbury. Plenitud VT is the farming enterprise looking for approval from the Newbury Development Review Board to establish a facility on North Road.
Police: Man nailed after he loosed screws
BRADFORD—A 54-year-old Hartford man was cited for disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment, and unlawful mischief after he allegedly threw roofing nails and screws onto Main Street in Bradford on the morning of Nov. 7 shortly before 9 a.m.
Volunteers fire up new BES oven
BRADFORD—The Bradford Elementary School has a new outdoor pizza oven, thanks to the work of local volunteers over the weekend. As of Monday afternoon, a test pizza had been cooked and enjoyed.
Highway committee nears recommendations
WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard is poised to review recommendations made by a committee formed to sort out the future of highway funding in Haverhill and Woodsville. The committee, which met last week, was set to provide its recommendations to the board, Haverhill Selectboard Chair Rod O’Shana said during the selectboard meeting on Nov. 4.
In-person voting goes smoothly in Bradford and Newbury
The town clerks of Bradford and Newbury both reported smooth sailing at their local polling places last Tuesday.
Broadband project planned for Groton
GROTON—Slow or even absent high-speed internet has been the norm for folks living in rural Vermont. That is due to change for some in Groton after a $2,847,276 Community Connect Grant through NEK Broadband was announced last week. Over 290 households and businesses in Groton and parts of South Ryegate are on track to connect with fiber broadband access.
Small EMS service needs more funding to survive
WARREN—The board of directors of Warren Wentworth Ambulance Service spoke with over 40 local residents on Oct. 28 at the Warren Village School to provide an update on how WWAS is doing and to propose an increase in funding to be voted on at the next town meeting in March.