Police contract held up at town meeting
VERSHIRE—Town meeting was held in person on May 22 this year with David Hooke presiding as town moderator as he has for 25 years. An informational meeting on Saturday enjoyed a strong breeze while Sunday’s town meeting was hot for May, even under a striped tent behind the Town Center. The typical hot soup lunch, […]
Dental clinic plan approved
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 […]
AG: Barre man stabbed himself
WOODSVILLE—Authorities say a 19-year-old man found dead inside a Woodsville business earlier this year killed himself with a knife. The state’s chief medical examiner has found that Victor Maldonado of Barre died from self-inflicted stab wounds. “Based on the investigation conducted into Mr. Maldonado’s death, he entered the business after-hours, and while inside alone in […]
Bradford approves parking restrictions
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 […]
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.
