DOJ concludes elections inquiry
WOODSVILLE—The New Hampshire Department of Justice has found no wrongdoing after conducting two additional inquiries into the ill-fated 2021 town meeting election in Haverhill. Two earlier investigations cited local officials for electioneering. One, completed in 2021, found unlawful electioneering by Woodsville Fire District Administrator Kevin Shelton after he sent a letter before the election asking […]
Two vie for GOP nomination
NORTH HAVERHILL–—On Sept. 13, the New Hampshire State Primary Election will be held. While there are several statewide and federal contests for both Democrats and Republicans, one local primary features two North Haverhill men—Glenn Libby and Matthew Bjelobrk—seeking the Republican nomination for the District 2 seat on the Grafton County Commission. Incumbent Linda Lauer, D-Bath, […]
Lyme man indicted in Orford murder
NORTH HAVERHILL—Nine months after her death, Brooke Goodrich’s alleged killer has been indicted. Lance Goodrich of Lyme has been accused of killing his 25-year-old cousin, who was found dead at her Route 10 home in Orford on Nov. 20, 2021. He allegedly shot her in the head. He was arrested later that day in Newport, […]
Bradford to hold retail cannabis vote
BRADFORD—Bradford will have an opportunity on Sept. 13 to decide whether retail cannabis sales will be permitted in town. That is the only question for voters to decide that day by Australian ballot: “Shall the town authorize cannabis retailers in town?” According to the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, relatively few municipalities in the […]
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.
