BRADFORD—Weeks after an apartment fire in Bradford, the building is under repair and some of its residents have returned.
The fire occurred on the morning of May 28 at the corner of South Main Street and Cobblestone Alley. No one was injured, but a family of four was displaced.
Two of the building’s three units, including the apartment where the fire started, are currently undergoing renovations, while the third unit was repaired within two weeks of the fire, according to Downstreet Housing Facilities Manager Bernie Woolums.
Although the fire investigation report came back inconclusive, Woolums believes the most likely cause was an overloaded power strip.

WOODSVILLE—Despite the enactment of a new state law that abolishes the highway revenue- sharing agreement between Haverhill and Woodsville, it may be a few months before any big changes are made.
On June 25, Gov. Chris Sununu signed HB2 into law. The omnibus bill incorporated, among dozens of other independent pieces of legislation, SB26—a bill introduced by state Sen. Bob Giuda, R-Warren, that essentially eliminates the agreement between the town and the precinct as enshrined in state law.

WOODSVILLE—Haverhill Selectboard members discussed how to spend its expected allocation of funds under the federal American Rescue Plan Act during their meeting on July 6.
As part of the $1.9 trillion ARPA, $130 billion will be sent to municipalities and counties across the country. In New Hampshire, $112 million will be spread across the state’s municipalities excluding its five cities if they opt in by a deadline in the coming weeks.
Haverhill Town Manager Brigitte Codling said last week the town alone has identified some $680,600 in eligible expenses. In addition, town officials said they solicited input from the town’s precincts. Woodsville shared a list of projects totaling $390,000 while Mountain Lakes had one around $594,000.

BURLINGTON—An Orange County man, who initially received a nine-month federal prison term for being a felon in possession of explosive materials, had a little over two months added onto his sentence after he admitted he ignored three directives from the sentencing judge.
Mark A. Mattiace, 44, of East Corinth acknowledged in court on Thursday that after he got out of prison that he tested positive in February for both methamphetamines and marijuana—a violation of an order to remain drug-free.

BRADFORD—On June 24, the Bradford Selectboard approved two new ordinances to address fire department reimbursement and false alarms.
The reimbursement ordinance identifies incidents, like an unpermitted burn, where the Bradford Fire Department can bill businesses or individuals after a response. The false alarm ordinance states that the fire department will bill businesses and individuals with excessive false alarms for the costs associated with the department’s response.
“We decided to write a policy the right way, instead of waiting until after something happens and then writing a policy for that,” Bradford Public Safety Committee Chair Gary Moore said.