DCF: No adults at Covered Bridges
NEWBURY—The Vermont Department of Children and Families has no plans to house young adults at a proposed juvenile detention center in Newbury. DCF Commissioner Sean Brown told legislators on June 3 that the Covered Bridges facility will not be taking in “emerging adults.” The comments came during a session of the Vermont Legislature’s Joint Justice […]
Class project raises funds for clean water
WAITS RIVER—What began as a library class research project, three 6th grade students took several steps further. The project asked students to select one of many global issues to study: food insecurity; human trafficking; natural disasters; and others. Kobin Ellsworth, Aiden Otterman, and Gabbi Snider chose to research access to clean water. Finding clean drinking […]
Fair eyes 2022 return, but parades will line up
BRADFORD—Even as much of the region emerges from the throes of the pandemic, organizers of some annual events are planning for another year without their feature attractions. The Bradford Fair recently announced it was cancelling its 2021 event. “It was a difficult decision to postpone the annual Bradford Fair until July of 2022,” Tammy Coffin […]
Next generation takes up Chapman’s torch
FAIRLEE—On Sunday, May 6, 2007, a raging fire consumed the Colby Block in Fairlee, displacing a number of apartment residents and several businesses on Main Street. Since then, not much has happened to rebuild the site. That is beginning to change. The former Colby Block parcel is now owned in partnership as Appleseed, LLC. It […]
Photo of the Week
Thetford Academy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov.19 to celebrate the installation of a new wheelchair lift installed this summer. Pictured (from left to right) are Pril Hall, trustee of Thetford’s Farm Trust; Jane Francisco, representing the Frances Barrows Fund; Beckie Gray, class of 1959; John Brown, director of buildings and grounds; Barbara Smith, class of 1958; Carrie Brennan, Head of School; Patty McIlvaine, Director of Advancement; and Caleb Crossett, class of 2025.
