Bradford Selectboard plans new sidewalk vote
BRADFORD—The Bradford Selectboard plans to hold a special town meeting on a proposed sidewalk or walking path along Creamery Road, but last week it voted to reject a petition calling for one.
Head-on collision sends one to hospital
FAIRLEE—Police are investigating a head-on collision on Route 5 on Friday that sent one local woman to the hospital with serious injuries. One of the cars involved in the collision could be connected to a suspected road-rage incident in Thetford on that same day.
Fire destroys Newbury home
NEWBURY—A man suffered serious injuries in a house fire on Moore Hill Road in Newbury on Saturday afternoon.
Bath Town Meeting coverage
BATH—Town Clerk Carrie Vogt shared the results from the annual Bath Town Meeting held on March 12 and said there was nothing out of the ordinary that happened at the meeting. There were concerns expressed about the potential costs for town building projects on the horizon.
PVS budget wins approval
PIERMONT—Approximately 25 Piermonters gathered for a brief annual school district meeting on March 19. The entire session lasted 18 minutes during which residents approved a $2.6 million operating budget for 2024-2025 and set aside $80,000 for two capital reserve funds.
Petition seeks revote on sidewalk study
BRADFORD—Bradford residents will get a chance to stroll down memory lane by revisiting a question about sidewalks raised at town meeting earlier this month.
Budget lined up for upcoming vote
BRADFORD—Ahead of a school budget vote later this spring, school administrators are anticipating a double-digit increase in school property taxes. On March 13, some of the Oxbow Unified Union School Board members met in the library at Oxbow High School, and some attended the early evening meeting online. The bulk of the meeting centered on preparing for the district’s annual meeting, tentatively scheduled for May 6.
DCF abandons Newbury plans
NEWBURY—There were sighs of relief throughout Newbury last week after news spread that the state of Vermont will not pursue a secure juvenile treatment facility for justice-involved youth on Stevens Place off of Fish Pond Road.
NH Town Meeting Coverage: Haverhill, Warren, Orford
Haverhill Town Meeting: SB-2 bid falls short, Woodsville funding rejected;
Warren Town Meeting: Warren keeps police chief, studies school consolidation;
Orford Town Meeting: Road repairs take heat
Barns look to trade on old charm
The two old barns — the former in Bath, the latter in West Groton — have undergone sawdust-sprinkled transformations in recent years from creaky rundown structures to rustic venues well-suited for merrymaking.