WOODSVILLE—Woodsville voters will take up a $6.5 million bond question during their annual meeting this month. The precinct, located within the town of Haverhill, operates a wastewater treatment plant on the banks of the Connecticut River just south of the Community Field. The treatment plant opened in 1981. It has a capacity of 300,000 gallons per day.
Bradford votes down police department expansion; West Fairlee breezes through meeting; and Thetford approves town budget.
This weekend, nearly a quarter of a century later, Jaye Foucher and her huskies will take part in the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska.
Scott Blood was the high school boys varsity baseball coach at Blue Mountain Union School for more than 20 years. In that time, he led the team to multiple victories, including three straight state championships. Blood started coaching after his own career as a pitcher at the University of Vermont.
WARREN—The Warren Town Hall lit up downtown on Feb. 18 when a good-size crowd gathered to discuss two warrant articles for March’s town meeting.
WELLS RIVER—Despite nearly $400,000 in budget cuts and delayed capital improvements, the proposed Blue Mountain Union budget for 2026-2027 could have a hefty property tax impact in the district.
BRADFORD—The Oxbow Unified Union School District has been developing a budget for the 2026-2027 school year beginning July 1.
Town Meeting Time is here! Saturday meetings are being held in Bradford, Thetford, and West Fairlee. The other towns in our readership are on Tuesday, March 3. It is our time to be a part of local democracy!
This column covers the history of immigration to New Hampshire and Vermont before 1970. It features the stories of three immigrants who came to the local area and became part of their respective communities.
CORINTH—Vermont State Police say they are investigating the suspicious shooting death during an apparent domestic dispute in the Town of Corinth in Orange County. State troopers were alerted about 11:15 p.m. on Feb. 14 concerning a man shot at a mobile home on Richardson Road.
NORTH HAVERHILL—The Haverhill Selectboard has appointed Ivy Billard as Town Clerk and Dawn Burleson as Deputy Town Clerk to run the election and assist with the annual meetings.