Court says town owes precinct
NORTH HAVERHILL—Haverhill has been ordered by a court to repay highway money it withheld from Woodsville. The ruling comes as the two entities appear headed for trial in February over a lawsuit filed in 2020. But at least for now, Woodsville has been given a major boost as it seeks to claw back money it […]
State rep holds Town Hall
WEST FAIRLEE—Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, D-Bradford, led an evening Town Hall forum hosted by the selectboard at the West Fairlee Community Building on Nov. 10. She reviewed several issues relevant to West Fairlee, such as broadband expansion, roads and bridges, housing, in light of the American Relief Plan Act and infrastructure funds. “Sarah Copeland Hanzas […]
Discrepancies persist on Covid school counts
NORTH HAVERHILL—The COVID-19 case tracking dashboard run by SAU-23 shows different numbers than the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services school case dashboard. SAU-23, the school district that covers Haverhill, Bath, Benton, Piermont, and Warren, started maintaining a COVID-19 case tracking dashboard online in September when students began to test positive for the […]
Fairlee water leak plugged quickly
FAIRLEE—A massive water leak in the municipal water system was repaired last weekend. Selectboard chair Peter Berger said on Sunday that the leak was in an old section of pipeline feeding the cemetery across from the system’s pump house on Route 5 north of the village. On the afternoon of Nov. 5, sensors alerted the […]
Photo of the Week
Thetford Academy boys indoor track team made history on Jan. 26 at UVM’s Gutterson Field House as the boys earned a Division II state championship. Pictured here is TA senior Luke Miller running the second leg of the winning boys 4×200 relay race. Check out this week’s JO for more information about the area track teams.
