BRADFORD—Midnight Madness, the annual downtown Bradford shopping event, is no more.
This weekend a new tradition begins. Those looking for good deals should get their Passport to Bradford to qualify for drawings and giveaways at Bradford Autumn Fest on Oct. 1 and 2.
For half a century, Midnight Madness was held in early November with businesses offering tremendous bargains.

NORTH HAVERHILL—A public hearing will be held on Monday night on an airport safety study that could have long-term impacts for airport users, nearby residents and motorists on Airport Road.
For decades, obstructions near Dean Memorial Airport, the small municipal-owned airport built on land donated to the town in the 1940s, have raised red flags.

BRADFORD—From mythical legends and modern day heroes to classic cartoons and contemporary public figures, you can find them in the form of a Pez dispenser. And right now, there is an extensive collection of these colorful candy compartments on display at the Bradford Public Library.
Amazingly, the hundreds of dispensers on exhibit represent just a small sample of a massive collection assembled by Linda Vitale of Bradford.
Still, there is plenty of variety as there should be for a popular confection that has been around since the 1930s when an Austrian developed a peppermint-flavored candy as a smoking alternative. Peppermint in German is “pffefferminz,” which was later shortened to “Pez” for the candy’s brand name.

WOODSVILLE—For the third time in a little over a month, a divided school board voted on a mask mandate at its three schools.
During a regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 13, Haverhill Cooperative School Board members voted 4-3 to require staff members to wear masks while indoors with students and when unable to maintain 6 feet of distance.

ORFORD—Students and staff will be wearing masks at Rivendell’s three schools for the foreseeable future.
“Our focus remains on keeping the school community healthy and our schools operational,” superintendent Barrett Williams wrote in a letter on Sept. 10.
On Sept. 14, the district reported two cases at Rivendell Academy in Orford, one case at Samuel Morey Elementary School in Fairlee, and a potential case at Westshire Elementary School that needed further testing.