RYEGATE—Blue Mountain Grange #263 in Ryegate recently honored Nancy Murray with the Grange Community Service Award as a non-member for her outstanding work in organizing the Little Puzzle Library.
The puzzle library has been used since the pandemic began and helped relieve stress built and anxiety for all ages. The concept has since expanded to McIndoe Falls as well. It is as a great intergenerational engagement and promotes family interactions.

COOKEVILLE—For the second year, moderator Gary Apfel welcomed attendees to an outdoor town meeting on May 17, held under a tent adjacent to the Town Hall in Cookeville. At 10, the morning was blustery and cool, prompting several people to move their chairs from the tent’s shade into the sun around the perimeter.

WELLS RIVER—The Little Rivers Health Care dental clinic plan was approved last Thursday by the Newbury Development Review Board.
At the March 19 meeting, two members of the community voiced support for the plan.
According to Andrew Barter, Little Rivers Chief Operating Officer, the former Jiffy Mart property purchased last year has undergone environmental assessments and soil samplings by Stone Environmental of Montpelier.

BRADFORD—At the meeting on May 10, the Bradford Selectboard unanimously approved several changes to the town’s traffic ordinance, including new prohibitions on parking for a stretch of North Main Street.
The bans are effective November through April when parking on the southbound portion of North Main Street between the Bradford Congregational Church and the Wells River Savings Bank will be prohibited. Similarly, a ban will be in place on the northbound section of the roadway from 70 North Main Street to 130 North Main Street.

BRADFORD—Bradford and Newbury voters gathered outside in perfect weather on May 12 and approved the $17,494,601 budget at the Oxbow Unified Union School District’s Annual Meeting.
The approval came with a vote of 60 to 10. Education spending next year will be $18,781 per equalized student, a 4.1% increase over the current year.
There was not much discussion on this big-ticket item since many questions had been addressed in an informational meeting the previous night.