Committee to study admin post
BRADFORD—Convening for the first time since town meeting on March 2, the Bradford Selectboard appointed a new chair and established a committee to study whether to hire a town administrator.
Man jailed after shooting
NORTH HAVERHILL—Before a Haverhill man allegedly fired three gunshots at his mother on Friday morning, he told her he poured bleach into her coffee, threatened to burn her house down, and said he would make her vanish “just like Maura Murray.” On Saturday, police charged Scott Blake, 44, with reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, criminal threatening with a deadly weapon, and three misdemeanors.
Grafton, Orange sheriffs won’t seek reelection
Neither Sheriff Jeff Stiegler of Grafton County, New Hampshire nor Sheriff George Contois of Orange County, Vermont will seek reelection this November.
Vermont Town Meeting followup
Ryegate says no to retail cannabis; Fairlee town meeting models efficiency; Ski hill property retained, woodland lot to be sold in Newbury; Topsham elects new town clerk!
Thetford Boys Championship Commemorative Page
Check out B8 for the commemorative Thetford Boys Basketball Championship page in this week’s JO! Congratulations, Panthers!
Corinth, other towns search policing options
CORINTH—What policing is available to Corinth and surrounding towns? Corinth residents and those from nearby communities met on Feb. 29 in an effort to find out. On hand to provide answers and explain what other towns are doing were Vermont State Trooper Luke Rodzel and Trevor Whipple, a former Barre and South Burlington police chief, who is now the municipal law enforcement advisor for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns.
Vermont Saturday Town Meeting Coverage
See Page A1 for Bradford and West Fairlee coverage and A2 for Thetford’s town meeting coverage.
In Times Past, Part II of Wrong side of the law
This is the second part of a three-part series on crime in the area before 1950. Part one, which covered counterfeiting, horse and auto theft, and prohibition, can be found in the Jan. 31 edition of the Journal Opinion and on larrycoffin.blogspot.com. This column deals with crimes involving robberies, drugs, and adultery.
New Hampshire Town Meeting Previews: Bath, Orford & Warren
See Page A1 for the Bath and Orford Town Meeting previews and Page A8 for Warren’s.
Ordinance repeal rebuffed in Fairlee
FAIRLEE—Nearly two-thirds of residents attending a special town meeting on Feb. 24 voted to retain an ordinance regulating short-term rentals. The selectboard adopted the ordinance last year to aid enforcement of the town’s zoning bylaws.