Summer camps adapt for new normal
WENTWORTH—Antsy youngsters, deprived of camp last summer, are counting the days. With spring’s arrival, interest in summer camp has escalated and parents have been making plans, some as early as January. For camps such as Pemigewassett on Lower Baker Pond in Wentworth and Moosilauke on Upper Baker Pond in Orford, the pandemic-induced shutdown in 2020 […]
Board wants hearing on ATVs in Mtn. Lakes
HAVERHILL—Town officials have set a public hearing for next month on a proposal to open town roads in Mountain Lakes to ATV and UTV use. The hearing comes as a petition from Mountain Lakes after voters there approved an article on the 2021 annual meeting warrant authorizing the request. On March 27, Mountain Lakes residents […]
Rash of car thefts rile Bradford
BRADFORD—More than half a dozen cars have been reported stolen in the Bradford area since March 25. The car thefts and several related break-ins have riled community members and frustrated investigators. An arrest warrant has been issued for a 30-year-old man who faces charges in both Vermont and New Hampshire, but there may be at […]
Haverhill lines up new police chief
HAVERHILL—David Appleby, a 22-year veteran of the New Hampshire State Police, has been hired as the new chief of police in Haverhill. Haverhill Town Manager Brigitte Codling made the announcement last week, just a few days after telling selectmen that she was negotiating contract details with a final candidate. “Appleby has been selected following an […]
Photo of the Week
A male loon feeds its day-old chick on Monday morning in Grafton County. The mating pair lost their first clutch of eggs, probably due to flooding.
