BRADFORD—A 54-year-old Hartford man was cited for disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment, and unlawful mischief after he allegedly threw roofing nails and screws onto Main Street in Bradford on the morning of Nov. 7 shortly before 9 a.m.
BRADFORD—The Bradford Elementary School has a new outdoor pizza oven, thanks to the work of local volunteers over the weekend. As of Monday afternoon, a test pizza had been cooked and enjoyed.
WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard is poised to review recommendations made by a committee formed to sort out the future of highway funding in Haverhill and Woodsville. The committee, which met last week, was set to provide its recommendations to the board, Haverhill Selectboard Chair Rod O’Shana said during the selectboard meeting on Nov. 4.
The town clerks of Bradford and Newbury both reported smooth sailing at their local polling places last Tuesday.
GROTON—Slow or even absent high-speed internet has been the norm for folks living in rural Vermont. That is due to change for some in Groton after a $2,847,276 Community Connect Grant through NEK Broadband was announced last week. Over 290 households and businesses in Groton and parts of South Ryegate are on track to connect with fiber broadband access.
WARREN—The board of directors of Warren Wentworth Ambulance Service spoke with over 40 local residents on Oct. 28 at the Warren Village School to provide an update on how WWAS is doing and to propose an increase in funding to be voted on at the next town meeting in March.
BRADFORD—An eyesore no more? The Vermont Agency of Transportation is lining up a replacement of the Route 5 bridge at Bradford Falls in 2027.
BURLINGTON—The U.S. Attorney in Vermont said on Oct. 31 that a federal grand jury indicted Douglas Reynolds, 36, recently of New Hampshire, with one count of possessing a firearm while being an unlawful user of a controlled substance, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
EAST RYEGATE—A wanted felon, who authorities say opened fire on federal deputy marshals during a chase in the Northeast Kingdom last week, was wounded and taken to a New Hampshire hospital for treatment, officials said. Douglas Reynolds, 36, who has had multiple addresses in the area, was being sought as a fugitive from justice on Oct. 24 by the U.S. Marshals Service in Vermont and New Hampshire, officials said.
HAVERHILL—Ahead of the election, many Haverhill residents were caught off-guard last week when the Town Clerk reduced the number of hours the office will be open to the public. Effective Oct. 21, the Town Clerk’s office is open to the public on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and “closed to the public” on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.