ORFORD—A long-delayed repair of a dreadful stretch of roadway should get underway next month. On July 27, the Orford Selectboard held a public hearing ahead of the first phase of improvements planned for a section of Archertown Road.
BRADFORD—Devil’s Den, a new shop selling cannabis products, recently opened on Main Street.
The name is an homage to the Devil’s Den hiking area on Wright’s Mountain, and also references the old term “the devil’s lettuce” from the 1930s Reefer Madness era.
BRADFORD—An athletic fields project on a 26-acre parcel on Bradford’s Lower Plain was subject to a public hearing before the Development Review Board on Monday.
NEWBURY—A devastating fire on July 14 took the life of a Newbury man. James Lacount, 77, died after his home at 2464 Bowen Road in Newbury, near the Corinth town line, went up in flames.
EAST CORINTH—If only for a short time, the town of Winter River returned to life. The fictional Connecticut town is the setting for the 1988 film “Beetlejuice.” And it is the setting for the sequel now in production and scheduled to be released next year.
WAITS RIVER—The unrelenting rain has taken its toll on the Pike Hill Bridge nearly two years after it underwent $160,000 in repairs.
The bridge over the Waits River with its approach to the New Hope Methodist Church has been seen in countless calendars. It is one of the most photographed sites of Vermont.
Several state highways in Vermont, including Route 113 in West Fairlee and Vershire, Route 25 in Topsham, and Routes 302 and 232 in Groton were closed after yesterday’s storm. Dozens of town-owned roads are also closed in several communities throughout the area.
The storm inflicted its worst in the Green Mountains on the spine of Vermont. New England 511 showed extensive road closures in the center of the state. New Hampshire was largely spared of the storm’s worst.
CORINTH—Law enforce- ment coverage dominated a good portion of the selectboard meeting on July 5. Corinth Law Enforcement Study Committee recommendations appeared on the agenda. However, no one from the committee appointed by the board came to present those recommendations.
NORTH HAVERHILL—Aldrich’s General Store, a small but vital grocery store that does a brisk business and is a hub of activity in North Haverhill, changed hands on July 7.
CHELSEA—The former Orange County Sheriff has rejected claims by the state auditor that he left the office in financial disarray when he stepped down on Jan. 31. “My commitment and dedication have been to the safety and well-being for all citizens of Orange County and the State of Vermont,” said Bill Bohnyak in a statement issued to the press.