FAIRLEE—Vermont Wood Pellet, a softwood pellet manufacturer based in North Clarendon, plans to open its second mill at the former Britton Lumber sawmill in Fairlee.
The company will lease the sawmill portion of the mill from Britton Lumber, which currently uses part of the Fairlee location for distribution but has carried out the rest of its operations in Bath since a 2015 fire damaged the Fairlee mill.
NORTH HAVERHILL—A veteran Maine principal has been tasked with leading Haverhill Cooperative Middle School beginning in July.
Robert L. Griffin has been the Auburn Middle School principal since 2018. He was previously principal at Wells Junior High School, also in Maine.
He and his wife want to relocate to be closer to family. His youngest son will graduate from high school this spring and join his older brother in attending college in Vermont.
BRADFORD—As the light rapidly faded on the darkest day of the year, friends mused about starting a podcast all about Vermont.
“We joked around and ruminated on it,” Luke Campbell said. “What if we actually did it?”
That fortuitous moment, while celebrating a burlesque-themed winter solstice party at Vittles Espresso and Eatery in Bradford, ignited “The Full Vermonty.”
The podcast is hosted by Campbell and Travis Gendron, both of Corinth, with some assistance from Monique Priestley at The Space on Main who set up an audio studio.
THETFORD—Shrugging, Londyn Oshoniyi suddenly feels the weight of everyone’s eyes upon her slender shoulders as she sits between her mother on her right and her father on her left. It was a big day for an 11-year-old sixth grader at Thetford Elementary School.
Standing straight and tall, Londyn Oshoniyi arrived at the library at Thetford Elementary School on Friday afternoon with her mother, Tippi Oshoniyi, to receive a Human and Civil Rights award from the Vermont National Education Association. Her father, Adegboyega “Bo” Oshoniyi, had arrived a few minutes before.
HAVERHILL–A “stubborn” fire destroyed a home and killed four pets on Dartmouth College Highway in Haverhill on Monday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to the scene just south of the County Road intersection shortly after 2:30 p.m.
Haverhill Fire Chief Phil Blanchard said the fire started near the woodstove before working its way up outside of the house, and burning through the eaves and into the attic.
ORFORD—Quick thinking last week by two Orford residents helped peacefully resolve an incident that led to a lockdown at Rivendell Academy.
John Dunham is an Orford firefighter and Dartmouth College patrol officer. Mike Wright is the road agent for Fairlee and a road commission member in Orford. Dunham works with Wright on a part-time basis.
WOODSVILLE–A proposed cell tower near Newbury Crossing in North Haverhill won approval last week from two local regulatory boards.
In January, the Haverhill Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a request from Vertex Towers to build a 166-foot tower at 12 Teepee Road because it did not comply with provisions of the town’s 20-year-old telecommunications facility
BRADFORD—A Dartmouth-Hitchcock medical helicopter had difficulties getting off the ground after responding to an emergency in Bradford on March 21.
On the afternoon of March 21, local EMS crews responded to a Vermont State Police report of a man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the intersection of Branch Road and South Road in Bradford. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock helicopter was called as part of that response.
NEWBURY—Grimy ooze has taken over.
Many back road travelers are moaning, “This is the worst mud season we’ve ever had!”
The snow on March 12 followed by a quick warmup brought out the mire which is putting fear in the hearts of the most experienced drivers.
GROTON–While it was smooth sailing for most town meetings in Vermont this year, Groton voters rejected a 2022 general fund budget by Australian ballot on March 1.
But while the general fund budget article was voted down 132-106, the highway budget was approved in a separate article. So, what’s next?
Approximately 50 people assembled at the Groton Community Building on the evening of March 17 to offer their thoughts on what should happen as officials will have to schedule a special vote in the coming weeks.