PIERMONT—Highview Meadows residents have asked the selectboard to take responsibility for maintenance of the lone roadway serving the neighborhood.
The subdivision overlooks the Connecticut River just below the village. Highview Meadows Lane is currently a private road that intersects Route 10 across from the South Lawn Cemetery.
ORFORD—Looking to the future, the Orford Selectboard is exploring the acquisition of an existing office complex to house a community center, consolidated library, and, potentially, municipal offices.
At the March 15 town meeting, voters authorized the selectboard to start work on a purchase and sale agreement for 14 acres near Route 25A and Townshed Road. This property was to provide additional sand to the town, but selectboard members said the site could be used for other future uses like a new municipal complex.
NEWBURY—“We’re at the mercy of the water table,” Jeff McKelvey, water commissioner for the Village of Newbury, said this week.
A shrinking water table has ushered in outdoor water use restrictions for the 170 households connected to the system.
The low water table is the result of low snowpack, early spring melt, and below-normal precipitation.
NORTH HAVERHILL—Two former inmates who accused a Grafton County Corrections Officer of sexual assault have filed suit against Grafton County and the former guard.
In March, Max Fournier, 24, of East Ryegate was indicted on three counts of aggravated sexual assault of one woman and one count of sexual assault of a second woman at the Grafton County House of Corrections in 2019.
BRADFORD—The Bradford Planning Commission has rejected an application by a Nevada company to build 40,000 square feet of self-storage units on a vacant parcel on the Lower Plain adjacent to existing units.
It is the second time in the last two years that a proposed development on the property failed to clear a regulatory hurdle.
VERSHIRE—Never mind the sweltering heat, Lorna Garrow was not deterred. Darting out the back door, she asked, “You want to see my quilting studio?”
“This used to be my barn for Uno, my horse. But now it’s where I do my quilting.” Age is not slowing 85-year-old Lorna down one bit.
Lorna and Steve Garrow of Vershire will celebrate three special occasions later this month and raise some money for a beloved cause in the process.
WELLS RIVER—More than two weeks after a fire devastated an historic school building, it remains to be seen whether the old school will ever be restored. But it is clear that there are a lot of hurdles to overcome.
The flames which burned in the historic schoolhouse in Wells River on July 18 may be symbolic of a smoldering, what some might call, hostility between Lisa Stepancic, the building’s owner and the broader village community.
NORTH HAVERHILL—A Piermont man is facing kidnapping, assault, and weapons charges as a result of an incident in May at his Knapp Road home.
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WAITS RIVER—The Waits River Valley School will welcome a pre-kindergarten class later this month.
In a recent interview, principal Carlotta Simonds-Perantoni said the school has been working on developing a pre-K for many years. She said school officials hesitated pushing for it while independent preschools were available and due to budget constraints.
But over the past few years, fewer providers were available to take in Corinth and Topsham students.
BRADFORD—In late March 1965, Bill Russell was at the peak of his playing career.
The Celtics had won six straight NBA championships and they were a good bet for a seventh. Russell, who died on Sunday at the age of 88, had just led the Boston Celtics to a 62-18 regular season record. Scooping up his fifth career MVP award, he led the league in rebounding and minutes played.