Lost no more, girl’s story memorialized
WARREN—For visitors to Warren, three things stand out: the Redstone Missile conspicuously aimed at the sky from its village common launchpad is one. The second is the historical marker commemorating U.S. Senator Norris Cotton (1900–1989), who was born in Warren and for whom Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s cancer center is named. The town’s other claim to fame is […]
Court maintenance considered at BMU
WELLS RIVER—Maintenance of the Dr. Harry and Mary Rowe Tennis Courts was one of the items discussed at the June 1 Blue Mountain Union School District board meeting with chair Angeline Alley, Sara Dennis, Paul Hazel, Allison Ingerson, Judy Murray, Kristen Murray, Allana Page, Kelsey Root-Winchester, and student representatives Coco Huang attending. Also attending were […]
Piermont tuition policy under review
PIERMONT—Piermonters may soon have less choice in the list of high school options to send local students. Piermont has officially designated Woodsville, Oxbow, and Rivendell as receiving high schools. Those schools are located in towns bordering Piermont, which maintains the k-8 Piermont Village School.
Land, barns donated to town
NEWBURY—Martha Griswold, formerly of Newbury, has presented the town with two barns. According to the chair of the listers, Amanda Beaulieu, the 38.2 acre property entered the tax roll in 1920 and is currently valued at $57,500.
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.
