BRADFORD—There will be no revote on the recent land purchase authorized by Bradford and Newbury residents.
According to discussion at last week’s Oxbow Unified Union School District board meeting, the Checkerberry Lane property will be used as an outdoor classroom for Newbury Elementary School students.
At a special meeting held on Aug. 17, voters approved spending $68,000 of the unallocated funds left over from the 2020 fiscal year to buy the 10.2-acre piece of undeveloped, forested land in Newbury Village.

The 2020 Census shows slight shifts in population distribution in the Upper Valley, according to more detailed data released on Sept. 16.
Some towns experienced larger jumps in population and Haverhill reported a 2.4% decrease, while most other Upper Valley towns and villages experienced smaller changes or reported similar numbers to those they had in 2010.

FAIRLEE—A large construction project in downtown Fairlee is attracting a great deal of curiosity these days. So, what’s going on next to the old railroad station?
According to Vermont Agency of Transportation’s assistant director for railroads and aviation Trini Brassard, extreme weather on July 1, 2017 washed out, damaged and undercut two culverts underneath the railroad tracks.
The worst damage occurred around a culvert located just north of the railroad station. That one is being completely overhauled. The other damaged culvert getting repaired this summer is 2.6 miles south of that.

POST MILLS—“Jump in, let’s go for a ride,” was often on the lips of the late Brian Boland, the guy who brought ballooning to Post Mills Airport.
The weather was perfect as pilots and balloon enthusiasts from near and far converged on the Post Mills Airport on Sept. 11-12 for the gathering of the 2021 Experimental Balloon and Airship Association.
The event served as a memorial of sorts for Boland, 72, who died after falling from a balloon in Bradford on July 15.

BRADFORD—Spirits were not running high at last week’s Bradford Selectboard meeting after a request to serve beer and wine by a local business was denied.
Vittles House of Brews’ owner Kendall Gendron had submitted a request to reserve the Bradford Academy auditorium on Oct. 31 for a Halloween Drag Burlesque Show and to serve beer and wine at an party in the building’s gymnasium. Use of the BA auditorium and gym was the subject of most discussion at the Sept. 9 meeting with selectboard members Ted Unkles, Carole Taylor, Meroa Benjamin, Daniel Perry III, and Ryan Lockwood, and several members of the public present.