State turns to Windsor for court security

CHELSEA—Beginning last month, Windsor County Sheriff’s Department started providing security at the Orange County Courthouse in the Orange County seat of Chelsea. The contract with the Vermont Judiciary had traditionally been held by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Hearing planned to release funds

WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard will hold a public hearing before delivering nearly $450,000 to Woodsville.

Rivendell board schooled on surplus

WEST FAIRLEE—For the second year in a row, the Rivendell Interstate School District has an estimated $600,000 in surplus.
School board members heard about the surplus during their meeting on Sept. 3 when they met at Westshire Elementary School.

Reggae Festival brings beats to Bradford

BRADFORD—When the cool wind swept in the unmistakable autumn air, spectators from as far as New York, South Carolina, and Florida exited the Bradford Fairgrounds after the first three-day Green Mountain Reggae Festival came to a close Sunday afternoon.

Locals buzz ahead of film’s release

CORINTH–Last year, more than 35 years later, the scene repeated itself on a vastly different scale as production on the long-awaited sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” returned to Corinth. The second film will be widely released on Sept. 6.

OESU ponders Newbury move

BRADFORD—With a lease set to expire next June, Orange East Supervisory Union is considering moving its central office to Newbury Elementary School.

Oxbow considers barriers for sports fields

BRADFORD—After vandalism this summer curtailed student use and public access to the Oxbow High School athletics fields, the school board will consider installing barriers to deter motor vehicles from traveling onto them.

Woodsville crash claims life

WOODSVILLE—A woman was killed after she was ejected from a motor vehicle that rolled over on Swiftwater Road on Aug. 29.
The woman, who was not identified in an initial press release, was a passenger in the vehicle. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
The male driver, who also was not identified, was extricated from the vehicle that was found on its side, taken to nearby Cottage Hospital, and later taken to DHMC due to the severity of his injuries.

Oxbow punts on 2024 football season

BRADFORD—Oxbow High School will not field a football team this fall.  School administrators notified parents and players last week that they cancelled the 2024 varsity season due to low player numbers.

Some property values soar after assessment

WOODSVILLE—Many Haverhill residents were taken aback after receiving notice of their new home values following the 2024 townwide reassessment.