Fairlee clerk receives award
FAIRLEE—Fairlee Town Clerk Georgette Wolf-Ludwig is the 2024 Vermont Clerk of the Year. The award was bestowed at the Vermont Municipal Clerks’ and Treasurers’ Association Fall Conference earlier this month.
Business Buzz: Lifelong hunter opens dream shop
See Inside the JO for: THETFORD CENTER—Chad Martin has been a hunter his entire life.
Immersed early in the world of firearms, Martin frequently visited his grandfather’s gun shop in White River Junction. Inspired by his grandfather and with a fervent passion of his own, Martin opened The Gun Room in Thetford Center on June 1.
Settlement reached in BMU scholarship suit
BURLINGTON—A recent leading Blue Mountain Union School graduate, who maintains her academic grades were manipulated by the school officials to cheat her out of winning a prestigious, all-expense scholarship at the University of Vermont, has reached an out-of-court settlement, according to records in U.S. District Court.
NH school launches e-bike program
New Hampshire Academy of Science in Lyme will offer a pilot program, the Electric Bike Conversion Workshop, to Upper Valley students in grades 9-12. Starting Oct. 6, the afternoon classes will meet on four consecutive Sundays.
Vershire man appeals federal sentence
A Vershire man spending seven years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to weapons possession has appealed his sentence in federal court.
Volunteers needed in OUUSD schools
NEWBURY—Volunteers in the Oxbow Unified Union School District are in short supply.
State turns to Windsor for court security
CHELSEA—Beginning last month, Windsor County Sheriff’s Department started providing security at the Orange County Courthouse in the Orange County seat of Chelsea. The contract with the Vermont Judiciary had traditionally been held by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Hearing planned to release funds
WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard will hold a public hearing before delivering nearly $450,000 to Woodsville.
Rivendell board schooled on surplus
WEST FAIRLEE—For the second year in a row, the Rivendell Interstate School District has an estimated $600,000 in surplus.
School board members heard about the surplus during their meeting on Sept. 3 when they met at Westshire Elementary School.
Reggae Festival brings beats to Bradford
BRADFORD—When the cool wind swept in the unmistakable autumn air, spectators from as far as New York, South Carolina, and Florida exited the Bradford Fairgrounds after the first three-day Green Mountain Reggae Festival came to a close Sunday afternoon.