Town forest addition mulled in Bradford
BRADFORD—Town officials will explore adding 61 acres to the Wright’s Mountain and Devil’s Den Town Forest.
Building renovations planned at Haverhill schools
NORTH HAVERHILL—Haverhill residents will be asked to approve renovations at Woodsville Elementary School and French Pond School at the annual school district meeting next month.
Fairlee man’s album is years in the making
FAIRLEE—Last spring, when Lance Mills retired from teaching, he knew his first task was completing the album of songs he had been working on for years.
BMU finalizes proposed budget
WELLS RIVER—Administrators have finalized a proposed Blue Mountain Union budget ahead of town meeting next month. The proposed Blue Mountain Union School budget for 2024-25 will integrate two interventionists and a guidance support position into the general fund budget that were first supported by federal pandemic relief funds.
Business Buzz: Candy store gears up for Valentine’s Day
BRADFORD—Double the space and double the storefront — just in time for one of its busiest holidays. Created by owners Mike and Elaine McCabe, Red Kite Candy started in 2009 out of their home kitchen in Thetford.
Water outage after main break
BRADFORD—Residents and businesses on North Main Street, Main Street, and South Main Street in Bradford were without municipal water service for approximately six hours on Saturday.
Explosion rips through mobile home
CORINTH—Authorities are still investigating the cause of an explosion at a mobile home on Route 25 in Corinth last week.
RISD board presents draft budget
ORFORD—At a public forum on Jan. 25, Rivendell administrators outlined their proposed 2024-2025 budget for the annual meeting in March. The year-over-year increase is 6.6%, from $14,748,296 in the current year to $15,714,889 for the next year.
Adopt a Valentine finds staying power
Valentine’s Day can be a sad day for some when they remember their loved ones, like Way of Bradford whose wife Bette passed away a few years ago. After the Covid pandemic struck in 2020, seniors were forced into isolation from their loved ones compounding depression due to loneliness and loss. Laura Marsh, of Newbury, was acutely aware of the problem.
Fire chief and 14 other fire dept. members step down
ORFORD—Orford Fire Chief Terry Straight and 14 other members of the fire department resigned last week. The selectboard reviewed the letters of resignation at a meeting on Jan. 16.