Board explores hybrid voting for town meeting
WOODSVILLE—Could Haverhill ditch its traditional town meeting format in favor of a ballot vote on its annual meeting warrant? It is not an imminent likelihood, but selectboard members are exploring the scenario after fielding a request from a resident. Under SB2, towns can adopt a hybrid approach that divides the annual meeting into two sessions […]
Trespassers on notice near Murray site
HAVERHILL—Several property owners near the site where University of Massachusetts-Amherst student Maura Murray was last seen in 2004 want to stop people from trespassing on their property. The property owners have filed a letter with officials in Bath, Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire State Police and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. The letter was […]
Local farm part of Organic Valley expansion
CORINTH—Already struggling to stay viable in competitive markets, some 130 small organic farm owners, 80 of which are in New England, were shocked last August when they learned their buyers, Horizon Organic and Maple Hill Creamery, would end their contracts to buy milk effective August 2022. Horizon Organic, owned by Danone, the multinational corporation based […]
Wood pellet company eyes former Britton mill site
FAIRLEE—Vermont Wood Pellet, a softwood pellet manufacturer based in North Clarendon, plans to open its second mill at the former Britton Lumber sawmill in Fairlee. The company will lease the sawmill portion of the mill from Britton Lumber, which currently uses part of the Fairlee location for distribution but has carried out the rest of […]
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!
