CORINTH–Last year, more than 35 years later, the scene repeated itself on a vastly different scale as production on the long-awaited sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” returned to Corinth. The second film will be widely released on Sept. 6.
BRADFORD—With a lease set to expire next June, Orange East Supervisory Union is considering moving its central office to Newbury Elementary School.
BRADFORD—After vandalism this summer curtailed student use and public access to the Oxbow High School athletics fields, the school board will consider installing barriers to deter motor vehicles from traveling onto them.
WOODSVILLE—A woman was killed after she was ejected from a motor vehicle that rolled over on Swiftwater Road on Aug. 29.
The woman, who was not identified in an initial press release, was a passenger in the vehicle. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
The male driver, who also was not identified, was extricated from the vehicle that was found on its side, taken to nearby Cottage Hospital, and later taken to DHMC due to the severity of his injuries.
BRADFORD—Oxbow High School will not field a football team this fall. School administrators notified parents and players last week that they cancelled the 2024 varsity season due to low player numbers.
WOODSVILLE—Many Haverhill residents were taken aback after receiving notice of their new home values following the 2024 townwide reassessment.
In advance of the Sept. 10 New Hampshire primary election, the Journal Opinion asked three Republican candidates for the Grafton 5 state House district to respond to the following questionnaire: Marie Bjelobrk, Rick Ladd, and Greg Mathieson.
Locally, 10 golf courses were established over the years. Some were public and others private. Some relied on tourism, while some served local residents. Some were designer courses, while others forced players to share the fairways with grazing cows. Of the 10, seven have closed, their fairways no longer discernable. Only Bradford Golf Club, Lake Morey Country Club in Fairlee and Blackmount Country Club in North Haverhill still operate.
THETFORD—Students in grades 7-12 at Thetford Academy will not have access to their cell phones during the school day when the year opens next week. Students will still possess their phones, but they will be sealed in pouches that are only unsealed at the end of the day.
CORINTH—A Corinth man lost his home after an oil lamp ignited a fire that destroyed the residence on Aug. 14.
Several area fire departments were dispatched to 440 Camp Munn Road in Corinth at 7 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 14. The building was completely engulfed in flames when the first firefighters arrived.