No indictment yet in Orford murder
NORTH HAVERHILL—A state prosecutor told a Grafton County judge last week that he expects to seek a Grand Jury indictment against Lance Goodrich, 36, of Lyme in June. Lance Goodrich has been accused of killing his 25-year-old cousin, Brooke Goodrich, who was found dead at her Route 10 home in Orford on Nov. 20, 2021. […]
FD merger takes heat
WOODSVILLE—The April 25 Haverhill Selectboard meeting, like much of the town’s recent political discussion, was marked by conflict over the reach of Haverhill fire departments. Firefighter Tony Smith criticized Haverhill’s handling of the merger of Haverhill’s fire departments for over 10 minutes during the section of the meeting where members of the public were invited […]
Robotics team heads to championships
THETFORD—Some local teens are about to take their talents to Texas. Each year, students from all over the world are tasked with designing and building a robot in a game-based engineering challenge in VEX Robotics. In February, a team from Thetford Academy earned regional qualification to compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas […]
Trial set in ax attack
ST. JOHNSBURY—A trial could start next month for a man accused of attempting to murder his late ex-wife with an ax. Dereck Hamel, formerly of Lisbon, was in court last week as his defense attorneys seek to dismiss the case ahead of the trial which is set to start on May 3. Hamel faces numerous […]
Photos of the Week
They are the Champions! Woodsville boys basketball won the D4 state championship Saturday afternoon, defeating Littleton 51-48. AND Thetford boys basketball won the D3 state title over Hazen 58-44 Saturday night. Congratulations to the Engineers and the Panthers!
