FD merger takes heat
WOODSVILLE—The April 25 Haverhill Selectboard meeting, like much of the town’s recent political discussion, was marked by conflict over the reach of Haverhill fire departments. Firefighter Tony Smith criticized Haverhill’s handling of the merger of Haverhill’s fire departments for over 10 minutes during the section of the meeting where members of the public were invited […]
Robotics team heads to championships
THETFORD—Some local teens are about to take their talents to Texas. Each year, students from all over the world are tasked with designing and building a robot in a game-based engineering challenge in VEX Robotics. In February, a team from Thetford Academy earned regional qualification to compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas […]
Trial set in ax attack
ST. JOHNSBURY—A trial could start next month for a man accused of attempting to murder his late ex-wife with an ax. Dereck Hamel, formerly of Lisbon, was in court last week as his defense attorneys seek to dismiss the case ahead of the trial which is set to start on May 3. Hamel faces numerous […]
Board tables parking ban
BRADFORD—Traffic ordinance revisions and a potential Parks and Recreation trails system were the main topics at the April 14 selectboard meeting attended by chair Daniel Perry III, vice chair Meroa Benjamin, Carole Taylor, Ryan Lockwood, and Jennifer Whitney, and members of the public.
Photo of the Week
Federal and state officials, including Congresswoman Becca Balint, were in downtown Bradford on Tuesday morning to celebrate the buildout of the electric vehicle super-fast chargers completed earlier this month. The chargers in downtown Bradford in a municipal parking lot adjacent to Denny Park are Vermont’s first electric vehicle super-fast chargers under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. There will be another grand opening on May 4.
