Wednesday will be JO Day on the newsstands and for online subscribers! But there will be a delay for the mailed subscribers because of the federal Juneteenth holiday, June 19. This is the first time the Bradford post office is honoring Juneteenth and we just learned of the post office closure for the day this past Monday. Subscribers will get their JOs a day later. Thank you for understanding!
BURLINGTON—A St. Johnsbury man, who was convicted for kidnapping a 23-year-old mother and her son in 2019 and stealing two cars and taking them across state lines, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Monday.
BRADFORD—Bradford will hold a special town meeting on Saturday, June 22 at 9 a.m. to review the proposed study of a sidewalk along Creamery Road to improve pedestrian access to the Bradford Park and Ride and the Tri-Valley Transit bus depot.
EAST TOPSHAM—Topsham voters overwhelmingly approved a $750,000 bond to build a new town highway garage in Australian ballot voting on June 11.
NEWBURY—The Newbury Selectboard voted 3-0 on June 12 to move forward with plans to build a new fire station at the existing location on Chapel Street in Newbury Village.
FAIRLEE—As many parents know, even the best-laid plans go awry. And so, last week, one local couple had to improvise when the birth of their second child arrived while they were en route to the hospital.
GROTON—Groton residents will vote on June 18 whether they want to permit retail cannabis sales in town.
The polls will be open at the Community Building from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. for an Australian ballot vote.
THETFORD—A special meeting of the Thetford Selectboard was held Monday evening with officials from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources to discuss long-term planning and public health concerns related to the now-closed Post Mills landfill, where a solar array is planned.
CORINTH—An eye-catching 20-by-8 foot mural created by Waits River Valley School middle school students was unveiled on Saturday at the Corinth Transfer Station on Brook Road. The brightly colored, vibrant mural depicts the value of protecting Vermont wildlife, water sources, and vegetation through recycling.
NORTH HAVERHILL—Haverhill Town Administrator Brigitte Codling has resigned. She will leave the town offices later this month.
Codling submitted her resignation as town administrator at Monday night’s selectboard meeting. Her final day is June 14.
BURLINGTON—A leading Blue Mountain Union School senior scholar says academic grades were manipulated by the school officials to cheat her out of winning a prestigious, all-expense scholarship at the University of Vermont, according to a new lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.