BRADFORD—Bradford will conduct its annual meeting business from the floor for the first time since 2020 as it will resume an in-person Town Meeting on Saturday, March 4 at 9 a.m. in the Bradford Academy auditorium.
This is the first time Bradford will meet on a Saturday since authorizing that change in 2020. It could, however, be the last time. Voters will be asked to weigh in on three separate articles proposing a move to change floor votes to Australian ballot votes in the future.

NORTH HAVERHILL—With an eye on a future bond vote to pay for renovations at Woodsville Elementary School, Haverhill School Board members finalized a budget and annual meeting warrant during a public hearing on Monday night. The annual school district meeting will be held on Saturday, March 18 at the Haverhill Cooperative Middle School at 9 a.m.

NORTH HAVERHILL—The Town of Haverhill has been awarded $200,000 from the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program.
The federal program announced awards last week totaling $800 million to assist with the safety and infrastructure of 510 projects nationwide. Four New Hampshire towns — Franklin, Keene, Rockingham, and Haverhill — received a total of $850,000.
Haverhill will use its funds to develop a safety action plan with an eye toward pedestrian safety.

CHELSEA—The new Orange County Sheriff’s tenure will get off to a challenging start when he takes office on Feb. 1. The entire administrative staff resigned effective Jan. 31, the same day longtime Sheriff Bill Bohnyak departed the office in Chelsea.
“I have no accountant and no office manager,” said Sheriff-elect George Contois during a budget hearing on Jan. 25. “Quite frankly, we’re in a desperate situation.”

WELLS RIVER—Melissa Beaulieu, of Ryegate, is the new librarian at the Baldwin Memorial Library. She officially began her new position on Jan. 4. She succeeds Peggy Hewes, who had been at the library for 30 years before stepping down in December.