Police investigate Groton death
GROTON—Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a 59-year-old woman in Groton who was found inside her home earlier this month. Mary Ellen Corbett, 59, of Groton, was found dead on the afternoon of Oct. 3. Vermont State Police disclosed on Oct. 28 that officers are conducting an investigation and awaiting autopsy results before […]
Pandemic ‘hero’ dies suddenly
BRADFORD—The Oct. 27 Oxbow Unified Union School District meeting opened with a moment of silence for Corinna Magalhaes who died unexpectedly on Oct. 20. She was the Bradford Elementary School food service director. As students transitioned to remote learning during the first weeks of the pandemic, Magalhaes invested many, many hours and gave up family […]
Town mulls sheriff’s contract
VERSHIRE—Vershire residents may have an article on the town meeting warning next spring about whether to increase the police presence in town. During a selectboard meeting on Oct. 26, Orange County Sheriff Bill Bohnyak and Capt. Scott Clouatre spoke about community policing services that could be provided under a contract. Currently, the town of 672 […]
Board stalemated on Airport Road
NORTH HAVERHILL—After nearly two more hours of debate on Monday evening, the Haverhill Selectboard remains indecisive about Airport Road. Earlier this year, an FAA-sponsored study of Dean Memorial Airport safety was completed. Last month, a public hearing was held on the study’s recommendations to correct various long-standing natural and manmade safety hazards at the small, […]
Photo of the Week
Expo25 returned to River Bend March 28 and 29! River Bend Career and Technical Center cohosted the event with Cohase Chamber of Commerce and hundreds of people visited the Expo. See more photos in this week’s JO, front page of B section!