Town meeting preview—Town aims to wrap up vault project
BRADFORD—Voters will decide by Australian ballot on whether to appropriate up to $200,000 to complete filling in the underground sidewalk vault area on Main Street and thereby closing the door on the 12-year project which is over half finished. So far, roughly $270,000 has been spent on the vault area, according to Phil Page of […]
Town meeting preview—Ryegate to meet in person
RYEGATE CORNER—Ryegate residents will return to the traditional town meeting format on March 1. The annual town meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at the Ryegate Town House. Residents will be expected to wear masks and maintain physical distancing. The proposed operating budget is $1,087,109.70 with $939,509.70 to be raised in property taxes.
Man sentenced in carjacking
NORTH HAVERHILL—Brenden Harriman, 23, was sentenced to 12-25 years in state prison last week after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the 2019 carjacking and assault that led to the death of David Dickey, 79, of North Haverhill. The sentence, handed down during a hearing on Feb. 10, corresponded to a plea agreement reached with prosecutors […]
Town website changes requested
BRADFORD—At the Feb. 10 selectboard meeting, Paul Hunt presented a “show and tell” on the condition of Bradford’s municipal website. Chair Ted Unkles, board members Meroa Benjamin, Ryan Lockwood, Daniel Perry, and Carole Taylor, and members of the public were present in person and on Zoom.
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.
