FAIRLEE—Here we go again. On Wednesday, April 24, both southbound lanes of I-91 between exits 16 in Bradford and 15 in Fairlee will be closed. Unlike the 14-day closure that followed the Feb. 24 rockfall onto I-91 in Fairlee, this closure will last months, sending southbound interstate traffic onto Route 5 through Bradford and Fairlee. Unlike the last closure, there should be no rolling roadblocks on Route 5.
ORFORD—Voters in the Rivendell Interstate School District will revisit the district’s proposed 2024-2025 budget in a vote planned for Saturday, June 1 at 10 a.m.
BRADFORD—Bradford has set a special town meeting for Saturday, May 18 to discuss and vote on whether to move forward with a scoping study of a possible walking path on Creamery Road.
WARREN—On April 16, students at Warren Village School gathered in the gym for what they believed was a student assembly, not knowing that a surprise was in store. WVS Principal Michael Galli had managed to keep the secret; only the school board and the SAU #23 Superintendent had been told what would be happening that day.
ORFORD—The Rivendell Interstate School District 2024-2025 budget was defeated 240-143 in a paper ballot during the district’s annual meeting on April 13.
WELLS RIVER—The Blue Mountain Union budget was approved 182-163 on April 15 during Australian ballot voting in Groton, Ryegate, and Wells River.
BRADFORD—The Bradford Selectboard voted last week to tentatively set a special town meeting for Saturday, May 18 at 9 a.m. to review the Creamery Road sidewalk study proposal. Board members said they want to hold an informational discussion prior to a formal vote.
FAIRLEE—For the second time in nearly 40 years, a local lake will be treated with aluminum sulfate, or alum, in an effort to improve water quality. In 1986, alum was applied to Lake Morey capping phosphorus sediments at the bottom of the lake. It was a treatment that worked for more than three decades. But in recent years, algae blooms have proliferated during hot and dry conditions. Next month, town and state entities will implement another alum treatment to try to get the algae under control.
WOODSVILLE—As Haverhill says goodbye, at least temporarily, to the town manager position, the incumbent will remain in the town offices. Haverhill officials announced last week that Brigitte Codling will stay on as town administrator.
NORTH HAVERHILL—School Administrative Unit #23 will have a new superintendent come July 1. The central office has announced the appointment of Dolores Fox.