Trial date set in kidnapping
BURLINGTON—A Vermont man, who is charged with abducting a woman, crossing state lines, and sexually assaulting her in front of her son in Windsor County three years ago, is now due to go on trial in March in federal court in Burlington. Everett A. Simpson, 45, most recently from St. Johnsbury, also wants the federal […]
Biomass plant shuts down temporarily
EAST RYEGATE—The owner of the Ryegate biomass plant has been ordered by a bankruptcy court judge to sell off almost all of its assets to Hartree Partners, a New York-based investor that is one of its largest creditors. Stored Solar filed for bankruptcy in Maine in September. On Nov. 23, a judge approved a plan […]
Local pilot injured in airport crash
NORTH HAVERHILL—Lynn Perry, 70, of Newbury was badly injured over the weekend after his gyrocopter crashed at the Dean Memorial Airport. He was found by two people who noticed the wreck while walking by early Sunday afternoon. As of Tuesday morning, Perry was being treated in the burn unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in […]
Stylist training expands at River Bend
BRADFORD—Students studying cosmetology at River Bend Career & Technical Center used to complete 750 hours learning such skills as hair color, makeup application and nail techniques by the time they graduated from the program. But they still had another 250 hours of mandated training before they could meet the state requirements for working in cosmetology, […]
Photo of the Week
Thetford Academy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov.19 to celebrate the installation of a new wheelchair lift installed this summer. Pictured (from left to right) are Pril Hall, trustee of Thetford’s Farm Trust; Jane Francisco, representing the Frances Barrows Fund; Beckie Gray, class of 1959; John Brown, director of buildings and grounds; Barbara Smith, class of 1958; Carrie Brennan, Head of School; Patty McIlvaine, Director of Advancement; and Caleb Crossett, class of 2025.
