BRADFORD—The Oct. 27 Oxbow Unified Union School District meeting opened with a moment of silence for Corinna Magalhaes who died unexpectedly on Oct. 20.
She was the Bradford Elementary School food service director. As students transitioned to remote learning during the first weeks of the pandemic, Magalhaes invested many, many hours and gave up family time to design and coordinate a lunch program that provided some 750 meals every day to recipients in Bradford, Newbury, and Thetford.
In May 2020, colleagues hailed her as a School Lunch Hero for her tireless efforts.

NORTH HAVERHILL—After nearly two more hours of debate on Monday evening, the Haverhill Selectboard remains indecisive about Airport Road.
Earlier this year, an FAA-sponsored study of Dean Memorial Airport safety was completed. Last month, a public hearing was held on the study’s recommendations to correct various long-standing natural and manmade safety hazards at the small, municipally owned airport.

CORINTH—Witches get plenty of attention in October, which brings to mind those odd-angled windows seen on area 19th century farmhouses. The architectural wonders are displayed in their diagonal glory positioned near the eaves and stimulate questions from visitors who have not seen them before.
Commonly, these windows are double-hung sash windows, but can also be single-sided casements. They are usually built into a gable-end wall, with the long edge parallel to the roof’s slope.

BRADFORD—The downtown Bradford bridge that underwent repairs last week will briefly close again this week.
The Route 5 bridge over the Waits River closed for nearly four days last week as the Vermont Agency of Transportation reinforced decking on the south approach with new concrete and steel plates to prevent further deterioration in the roadway.
Officials hope to close the bridge again on Oct. 21 so a contractor can re-pave the area worked on last week. Shauna Clifford of VTrans said the bridge will be closed for at least half a day and should reopen no later than the end of that day. The project is weather dependent so it may be rescheduled if the weather does not cooperate.

WOODSVILLE—The Haverhill Selectboard signed off on a deal last week to resolve existing litigation with the owner of the Wilder Dam over the value of flooding rights on the Connecticut River shoreline.
The agreement with Great River Hydro will also keep the two parties out of the courtroom for the next several years after they agreed on future payments in lieu of taxes. The town will receive $27,000 each year from 2021-2030 in lieu of levying property taxes on the hydroelectric’s company’s rights to flood shoreline. GRH does not actually own or maintain any physical property within the town.