NORTH HAVERHILL—Nine months after her death, Brooke Goodrich’s alleged killer has been indicted.
Lance Goodrich of Lyme has been accused of killing his 25-year-old cousin, who was found dead at her Route 10 home in Orford on Nov. 20, 2021. He allegedly shot her in the head. He was arrested later that day in Newport, New Hampshire.

HAVERHILL—The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration has rejected a request by Woodsville Precinct to reconsider its decision to invalidate two articles approved by voters at town meeting in Haverhill in March.
On March 16, voters narrowly approved two petitioned articles—27 and 28—that provided funding for Woodsville Precinct. The former provided $298,630 for the precinct highway department and the latter provided $146,974 for the precinct’s fire department.

PIERMONT—A large barn on Dartmouth College Highway in Piermont was destroyed in a fire on Sunday night.
Several area fire departments responded to the scene at 321 Route 10 north of the village at approximately 10 p.m. after a neighbor spotted the blaze.
Piermont Fire Chief Bruce Henry estimated the barn was 150 feet in length.

NEWBURY—Over 30 members of the public appeared at a Newbury Selectboard meeting on Aug. 18 to discuss the town’s American Rescue Plan Act funding.
Board chair Alma Roystan and members Jeff McKelvey and Joe Parsons were on hand, and speakers were allowed five minutes each to present their ideas for ARPA spending consideration. Those wishing to follow up with support or suggestion were allowed two minutes each.

CORINTH—As Corinth prepares for the Environmental Protection Agency’s cleanup of the Pike Hill Mine site, slated to begin in 2024, opinions among town residents range from firmly opposed to cautiously optimistic about the estimated $18 million project.
Designated a Superfund site in July 2004, meaning it was deemed to be among the most hazardous polluted areas in the country, the site consists of three abandoned copper mines—Eureka, Union, and Smith—that operated from 1853 to 1919. Subsequently, raw ore was occasionally transported for processing to the Elizabeth Mine in Strafford, which operated until the early 1950s.