Oxbow punts on 2024 football season
BRADFORD—Oxbow High School will not field a football team this fall. School administrators notified parents and players last week that they cancelled the 2024 varsity season due to low player numbers.
Some property values soar after assessment
WOODSVILLE—Many Haverhill residents were taken aback after receiving notice of their new home values following the 2024 townwide reassessment.
Three vie for GOP nod in Grafton 5 district
In advance of the Sept. 10 New Hampshire primary election, the Journal Opinion asked three Republican candidates for the Grafton 5 state House district to respond to the following questionnaire: Marie Bjelobrk, Rick Ladd, and Greg Mathieson.
In Times Past: On the historic links
Locally, 10 golf courses were established over the years. Some were public and others private. Some relied on tourism, while some served local residents. Some were designer courses, while others forced players to share the fairways with grazing cows. Of the 10, seven have closed, their fairways no longer discernable. Only Bradford Golf Club, Lake Morey Country Club in Fairlee and Blackmount Country Club in North Haverhill still operate.
Thetford Academy puts cell phones on hold
THETFORD—Students in grades 7-12 at Thetford Academy will not have access to their cell phones during the school day when the year opens next week. Students will still possess their phones, but they will be sealed in pouches that are only unsealed at the end of the day.
Fire destroys Corinth home
CORINTH—A Corinth man lost his home after an oil lamp ignited a fire that destroyed the residence on Aug. 14.
Several area fire departments were dispatched to 440 Camp Munn Road in Corinth at 7 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 14. The building was completely engulfed in flames when the first firefighters arrived.
Board forms search committee
WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard has formed a committee to sift through applications to fill its vacant Town Administrator position. The town is accepting applications through Aug. 31. The committee was formed at the selectboard meeting on Aug. 12.
Business Buzz: Piermonter finds new spins on old classics
PIERMONT—Perhaps infused by the aroma of sugar-sweet candy, Clay Hollow Sugars owner Jody Wescott is enthusiastic about freeze-dried candy. “It’s so cool, it must be freeze-dried,” is just one of Wescott’s mottos.
Sports fields restricted after vandalism
BRADFORD—Ahead of the new school year, Oxbow High School has suspended public and student access to its athletic fields after they sustained damage in vandalism earlier this summer.
Driver charged after I-91 collision
NEWBURY—A Florida man faces a felony charge after he allegedly drove the wrong way on I-91 in Newbury on Friday, striking a car driven by a 91-year-old Barnet resident.