NEWBURY—There were sighs of relief throughout Newbury last week after news spread that the state of Vermont will not pursue a secure juvenile treatment facility for justice-involved youth on Stevens Place off of Fish Pond Road.
Haverhill Town Meeting: SB-2 bid falls short, Woodsville funding rejected;
Warren Town Meeting: Warren keeps police chief, studies school consolidation;
Orford Town Meeting: Road repairs take heat
The two old barns — the former in Bath, the latter in West Groton — have undergone sawdust-sprinkled transformations in recent years from creaky rundown structures to rustic venues well-suited for merrymaking.
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.
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.
Neither Sheriff Jeff Stiegler of Grafton County, New Hampshire nor Sheriff George Contois of Orange County, Vermont will seek reelection this November.
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!
Check out B8 for the commemorative Thetford Boys Basketball Championship page in this week’s JO! Congratulations, Panthers!
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.
See Page A1 for Bradford and West Fairlee coverage and A2 for Thetford’s town meeting coverage.