Floral shop brightens up Wells River
WELLS RIVER—A new business is blooming in Wells River. The Red Tea Kettle Floral Design, with its inviting crimson door and a welcoming flag, is off and running in the old Happy Hour building complex.
Mobile home park rejuvenation underway
POST MILLS—A few years after a proposed workforce housing development in Thetford failed, a nearby mobile home park in West Fairlee is getting a makeover and invigorating the neighborhood.
BMU student hits musical trifecta
RYEGATE—One of Karli Blood’s favorite songs is “Strawberry Wine” by Deana Carter (1996).
“The composition, instrumentals, and vocals are beautifully written and recorded,” Blood told the Journal Opinion recently.
It should come as no surprise then that Blood’s two recorded songs, “Still a Child” and “What We Used To Be” evoke similar rhythms and themes, especially as country music is her favorite genre. Blood, 17, will begin her senior year of Blue Mountain Union this fall. Not only is she an accomplished singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, she is also a recording artist.
Long-sought Archertown road repairs near
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.
Cannabis store opens in Bradford
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.
BCDC pitches athletic fields on Lower Plain
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.
Deadline fire strikes Newbury
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.
Film shoot comes to close in Corinth
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.
Failing bridge was just replaced
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.