Wanted man fired on U.S. marshals

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.

Office hours ruffle some feathers

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.

Two seats filled on Bradford board

BRADFORD—The Bradford Selectboard went with experience in filling two vacancies on the five-member board at the conclusion of its regular meeting on Oct. 24. Former board members Randy Moore and Carole Taylor were appointed to succeed Ryan Lockwood and Nikki Stevens, who both resigned on Oct. 10.

Election preview: NH Senate District 1

Two candidates are vying for the NH Senate District 1 seat being vacated by Littleton Republican Carrie Gendreau.

Strategies emerge to combat wildlife trafficking

Part Two: The recent arrest of an alleged wildlife trafficker in Vermont has placed a spotlight on the devastating effect of poaching on vulnerable turtle species. On Oct. 11, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Burlington accepted a guilty plea from Wan Yee Ng, a 41-year-old Chinese national arrested by border patrol officers in Canaan in June.

Man arrested in grand larcenies

BRADFORD—David Gilmore, 46, who has previously lived in Corinth and Newbury, is facing several charges including four counts of grand larceny, leaving the scene of an accident, and methamphetamine possession, after a rampant weekend of theft from four local businesses.

Bliss remains open as buyer sought

BRADFORD—After a steady stream of customers flowed into the Bliss Village Store and Deli in the morning, by the afternoon it had trickled down considerably to a few people wandering in to buy a cold drink.

Election previews: Grafton 5 and Grafton 6 candidates

Two seek Grafton 6 seat: Farmer, Franz. Four seek Grafton 5 seat: Bjelobrk, Booth, Ladd, and Vigneault

Board members resign in Bradford

BRADFORD—Selectboard chair Ryan Lockwood and member Nikki Stevens submitted their resignations from the board at the regular meeting on Oct. 10.

Poacher’s case highlights NEK trafficking corridor

Situated along 500-acre Lake Wallace, (one-third of which sits in the United States and the other two-thirds in Canada), Canaan has become what some state and federal authorities are calling a new trade route for the fast-growing international trade in illegal wildlife trafficking.