Bath man indicted in double murder
NORTH HAVERHILL—The Grafton County Grand Jury in North Haverhill has returned indictments against Charles Readey, 73, for killing two people at Readey’s home in Bath on Oct. 7.
Fire destroys Corinth home
EAST CORINTH—Several area fire departments responded to East Corinth village late on the afternoon of Jan. 22 to battle a fire at 971 Village Road.
Man dies after truck rollover
NEWBURY—A 69-year-old Wells River man died last week after a pickup truck he was driving overturned into a stream.
Van guy pleads guilty to $500K fraud
BURLINGTON—A Bradford businessman has pleaded guilty in federal court to a wire fraud scheme that ripped off customers for nearly $500,000 at his custom van shop.
Board approves school realignment
WOODSVILLE—Future Haverhill 4th graders will be taught at Woodsville Elementary School rather than Haverhill Cooperative Middle School. The change, which will go into effect at the start of the 2026-2027 school year, was unanimously approved by the school board on Jan. 12.
Cottage Hospital nursing changes reduce costs
WOODSVILLE—Cottage Hospital President and CEO Holly McCormack was recently featured in the Becker’s Healthcare Podcast, speaking about how the small, independent North Country hospital slashed its travel staffing by 70% in 2025. The hospital has gone from a high of 21 travel staff down to just five.
School district to search for new business manager
NORTH HAVERHILL—The longtime business manager at SAU #23 will resign at the end of the current school year.
Kathy Ducharme’s last day in the district is June 30. She started at SAU #23 on July 1, 2016.
Skiers rescued on Mount Moosilauke
BENTON—Two Massa- chusetts men were rescued over the weekend after getting lost in deep snow and blizzard-like conditions while skiing on the summit of Mount Moosilauke
BMU board faces budget challenges
WELLS RIVER—The Blue Mountain Union School Board is still revising a budget that will go before town meeting voters in March.
Meeting on Jan. 7, board members reviewed preliminary drafts that showed tax rates could rise as much as 31% in Ryegate, 27% in Wells River, and 19% in Groton.
Former teacher discharged from probation
CHELSEA—A former teacher and athletics coach convicted of sexually assaulting a former student has been discharged from probation.