BRADFORD—A rift between some selectboard members and the planning board chair was on display during last Thursday’s selectboard meeting. Bradford Planning Commission Chair Marcey Carver criticized the board for its vote on Oct. 26, revoking its earlier approval of rules of procedure for the planning commission.
BRADFORD—On a windswept October day, actor Dan Butler sat down outside Vittles House of Brews, where he admired the village as he reminisced about his life. He had ordered a small mocha with cayenne, which he relished for about 40 minutes. Butler, who gained fame from the popular show “Frasier,” has gone from Indiana to New York to Los Angeles and now has settled in Newbury, where he raises chickens with his husband, Richard. In a recent interview, he revealed more about his fascinating career.
BRADFORD—Brian Emerson, the director of the River Bend Career and Technical Center, said recently that “our students are learning by doing and they are rarely sitting still.” He attributes the hands-on approach to learning to the level of success that River Bend students achieve participating in the center’s programs. Following up on Emerson’s presentation to the school board, a reporter visited River Bend on Oct. 26 after hearing about one of the River Bend projects that had attracted local attention.
BRADFORD—The Bradford Development Review Board has approved a plan to transform a 26-acre plot of land on the Lower Plain into a recreation facility primarily featuring ballfields.
ORFORD—Scores of people participated in forums last week focused on the future shape of the Rivendell Interstate School District. The forums came after a special board meeting in October that centered on the next budget for the district, which serves Fairlee, Orford, Vershire, and West Fairlee.
EAST RYEGATE—A Woodsville man who was arrested last month for an attempted kidnapping died last week due to an apparent heart attack. Keith Teele, 55, passed away on Oct. 31 at his temporary residence in East Ryegate.
CORINTH—Despite multiple reports of suspicious behavior in Corinth and Topsham last week, there have been no indications of illegal activity, according to Vermont State Police.
NEWBURY—Town officials are lining up a new fire station to replace the current one in Newbury Village.
BRADFORD—In a scaled-down ceremony on Friday afternoon, the Bradford Energy Committee, Norwich EV, and a handful of spectators celebrated the opening of Bradford’s three EV charging stations at Denny Park on Main Street.
NEWBURY—Without knowing it, Ian Clark’s father steered his son toward the very thing that he wanted his son not to do. “My Dad was an amateur [photographer] and his mother [too]. My Dad liked to wind my brother and I up. [By] suggesting we could develop our own film.”