BRADFORD—Voters will decide by Australian ballot on whether to appropriate up to $200,000 to complete filling in the underground sidewalk vault area on Main Street and thereby closing the door on the 12-year project which is over half finished.
So far, roughly $270,000 has been spent on the vault area, according to Phil Page of the Bradford Highway Department. The space will be filled in with rebar and cement.

NORTH HAVERHILL—Brenden Harriman, 23, was sentenced to 12-25 years in state prison last week after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the 2019 carjacking and assault that led to the death of David Dickey, 79, of North Haverhill.
The sentence, handed down during a hearing on Feb. 10, corresponded to a plea agreement reached with prosecutors last month. Harriman also pleaded guilty to witness tampering and simple assault.

ORFORD—At a special meeting held on Feb. 10, the Rivendell Interstate School District Board voted to approve a proposed operating budget for 2022-2023 of just over $13,316,000 for the four-town district.
This budget exceeds the current year’s by about $600,000.
Complicating the discussion that evening was how best to present the influx of federal funding known as ESSER so that constituents can understand the difference between the operating budget versus one-time spending related to the impacts of the pandemic.

HAVERHILL—Haverhill residents will vote on a $5.27 million operating budget during the annual Haverhill town meeting on March 12.
The Haverhill Selectboard voted to send the proposed budget to the town meeting, along with several warrant articles, after a Feb. 7 budget hearing. Voters will also be asked to decide whether the Haverhill and Woodsville fire and highway departments should merge.

BRADFORD—The Orange East Supervisory Union Board wasted no time appointing a replacement for current superintendent Emilie Knisley, who is leaving the position at the end of June when her three-year contract expires.
Last week, the district announced assistant superintendent Randall Gawel will be Knisley’s successor. He started at OESU in July, moving from Michigan to Piermont.