BRADFORD—A retail cannabis shop could soon occupy an empty storefront on Main Street in Bradford.
Flyers have gone up around town for the Devil’s Den dispensary, which Kendall and Travis Gendron of Corinth hope to open in the space next to Blue Wave Taekwondo.
If the Gendrons’ license is approved by the state, Devil’s Den will be one of the first businesses southbound travelers on Route 5 see when they roll into the business district — and the couple hopes the store will help bring traffic to other shops.

WOODSVILLE—Though the Ross-Wood American Legion Post #20 is carrying on business as usual, it has lost its nonprofit status and faces an uncertain future.
Hundreds of veterans have gathered at 4 Ammonoosuc Street throughout the post’s 102-year existence to hold meetings, play cribbage, and socialize while grabbing a bite to eat or drink at the canteen.
Ross-Wood Post #20 currently has over 300 members which include the American Legion (approximately 120), the Sons of the American Legion (over 100) and the Auxiliary (approximately 100).
The canteen shut down unexpectedly in early 2022 in a move unrelated to Covid, but no one at the post was willing to comment at that time. But now some with knowledge of the matter say the conditions that led to the canteen’s sudden closure have persisted.

VERSHIRE—As the late summer sun dappled across the arena, Sarah McRae Thrasher stood in the center of the space. Her small frame commanded everyone’s attention with her voice — not loud or commanding, but direct.
While instructing two students, one a novice and the other an intermediate equestrian, she gave each attention and encouragement.

Beginning with the Sept. 21 issue, the Journal Opinion will start arriving on newsstands on Thursdays. As most know, this means the paper will be out one day later than it has been for the last 16 years.
This is not a change we want to make.
We were notified in early August that Upper Valley Press in North Haverhill will dismantle the press where our newspaper has been printed. It will not be replaced.
We were initially told that the Aug. 31 edition would be the last paper printed in North Haverhill before given a two-week extension.