BRADFORD—After opting not to move forward with a proposed addition to the town forest, the Bradford Selectboard could reverse course.
In January, an estate which owns 61 acres along Route 25 and Wright’s Mountain Road approached town officials about selling the property to the town. The property is enrolled in the state’s current use program.
GROTON—In stifling, almost oppressive heat and humidity, a small troop of aged, sweaty volunteers waged war against an invasive pest proliferating across the landscape. On the eighth day of the campaign, total combat had reached its zenith. Thousands of victims had been scythed down in the primes of their lives. The fields of battle teemed with heaps of rotting cadavers. Alan Eastman was gleeful. Japanese knotweed is a formidable opponent. The invasive weed aggressively expands, forming massive blocks of tall canes that completely crowd out native species reducing biodiversity.
PIERMONT—A 58-year-old Bedford, New Hampshire, man died after his canoe capsized on Friday morning on Lake Tarleton in Piermont.
The I-91 closure has already caused changes to the usual summer events in Fairlee and Orford, most notably the cancellation of the Orford-Fairlee July Fourth parade and the Fairlee Fire Brigade’s chicken barbecue. Another annual event that has been affected is the July 13 Prouty fundraiser’s 50-mile bike route, which had to be cancelled.
YEGATE—Not everyone is on board with the Ryegate Selectboard’s plan to relinquish control of a public road. At a hearing on July 1, several residents pleaded with the board not to discontinue a portion of Stone Road that travels through a Blue Mountain gravel pit operated by McCullough Crushing.
WOODSVILLE—Tough questions about Haverhill’s municipal finances and leadership were directed at the town’s selectboard at its July 1 meeting. The questions — more than a dozen of them — sent via email by Woodsville Precinct Administrator Kevin Shelton to the board consumed the lion’s share of the session. And they come after a decisive town meeting vote triggered a cascade of changes in municipal leadership.
COOKEVILLE—A public meeting was held on June 25 at 7 p.m. at the Corinth Town Hall to present an update on the cleanup work taking place at the Pike Hill Mine Superfund site. The last update was given a year ago.
WAITS RIVER—The Waits River Country Store and Deli opened its doors to the community on June 18 after being closed for approximately six months.
GROTON—There was plenty of turnout at the June 25 open house event for the Groton Gateway Project, a park envisioned to be a hub of community and recreational activity. The event sought community input for the Groton Gateway Park master plan to steward a green space with river frontage which will beredeveloped for public use as part of a larger project.
“What’s next? This interrogation enters the ears of one just beginning to taste the excitement of games of hazard. For cards, and the bowling alleys and the billiard-room he has acquired an interest.” Aurora of the Valley, June 27, 1850.