WEST FAIRLEE—Several teachers in the Rivendell Interstate School District asked board members to examine educator salaries at the meeting on Sept. 6.
Rivendell Academy digital culture leader and robotics teacher Kerry Browne said teacher salaries in the district lag behind other area districts.

BATH—In the early morning hour of Aug. 30 at approximately 1:30 a.m., the Bath Fire Department was dispatched to 575 Monroe Road, the Roy family farm, for the report of a barn fire.
In an interview, Bath Fire Chief Don Bowman said once he arrived on scene, it was clear that more manpower from other departments was necessary to extinguish the fire in the barn, which was overly smoky since the barn was full of multiple round hay bales. Six fire departments in total responded to the fire, including Bath, Lisbon, Monroe, Haverhill, Wells River, and Ryegate.

NORTH HAVERHILL–—On Sept. 13, the New Hampshire State Primary Election will be held.
While there are several statewide and federal contests for both Democrats and Republicans, one local primary features two North Haverhill men—Glenn Libby and Matthew Bjelobrk—seeking the Republican nomination for the District 2 seat on the Grafton County Commission.
Incumbent Linda Lauer, D-Bath, is not seeking re-election to the three-member commission. The winner of the Republican primary will face Marcia McLeod, D-Franconia, in November.

BRADFORD—Bradford will have an opportunity on Sept. 13 to decide whether retail cannabis sales will be permitted in town. That is the only question for voters to decide that day by Australian ballot: “Shall the town authorize cannabis retailers in town?”
According to the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, relatively few municipalities in the state have settled the question for now although legal retail cannabis sales can begin on Oct. 1.

Local students are seeing new faces as they head back to school for the 2022-2023 school year. At least seven schools have new principals in place this year.
In Haverhill, new Woodsville High School Principal Hayden Coon, a Wells River resident, was more than ready to welcome students back on Monday. Coon comes to WHS after spending the last four years as the Barre City Elementary School principal.