Suit filed in alleged assault
NORTH HAVERHILL—Two former inmates who accused a Grafton County Corrections Officer of sexual assault have filed suit against Grafton County and the former guard. In March, Max Fournier, 24, of East Ryegate was indicted on three counts of aggravated sexual assault of one woman and one count of sexual assault of a second woman at […]
Proposed storage units rejected
BRADFORD—The Bradford Planning Commission has rejected an application by a Nevada company to build 40,000 square feet of self-storage units on a vacant parcel on the Lower Plain adjacent to existing units. It is the second time in the last two years that a proposed development on the property failed to clear a regulatory hurdle. […]
Six decades of giving back to community by Vershire couple
VERSHIRE—Never mind the sweltering heat, Lorna Garrow was not deterred. Darting out the back door, she asked, “You want to see my quilting studio?” “This used to be my barn for Uno, my horse. But now it’s where I do my quilting.” Age is not slowing 85-year-old Lorna down one bit. Lorna and Steve Garrow […]
Fire was just latest flare in simmering dispute
WELLS RIVER—More than two weeks after a fire devastated an historic school building, it remains to be seen whether the old school will ever be restored. But it is clear that there are a lot of hurdles to overcome. The flames which burned in the historic schoolhouse in Wells River on July 18 may be […]
Photo of the Week
A Baltimore oriole finds a sunny spot to warm up on May 28. It was an otherwise tempestuous stretch of weather last week culminating in heavy rain on May 31.
