Board preps budget for hearing
WOODSVILLE—School board members were told last week that they may need to raise an additional $1.6 million in revenue even though they have a mostly level-funded budget proposal for 2022. Meeting on Jan. 11, board members reviewed a budget proposal that was $85,000 over the current year’s of $14,568,446. In spite of a nearly level-funded […]
Rivendell eyes Visions return
ORFORD—A proposed Rivendell budget would move all of the district’s 6th graders to Rivendell Academy and restore afterschool and summer school programs, but reduce the number of staff in the district by nearly four full-time positions. A public hearing on the draft budget is scheduled for Jan. 19, after this edition’s press deadline. The board […]
Fire destroys Haverhill home
MOUNTAIN LAKES—A North Haverhill couple and their three children are homeless after fire ripped through their split-level home at 111 Hilltop View Drive in the Mountain Lakes district on Saturday. Officials said Anne Foldeak, Robbie Schmead, and three children ages 8 to 15, were not home when the fire was reported at 11 a.m., prompting […]
Fairlee budget hearing focuses on employee pay
FAIRLEE—A raise in pay for town employees in Fairlee was the major topic of discussion during a budget hearing on Jan. 11. Fairlee Selectboard member Cathy McGrath told the two dozen or so people who had checked into the Zoom meeting that the board had decided not to bestow cost-of-living raises in 2021. Most of […]
Photo of the Week
The 12th annual So Long Summer, Hello Fall Festival sponsored by WRAP was a success despite the rainy weather on Saturday. Judging the Giant Zucchini Contest this year was WYKR owner Josh Smith with assistance from Trista Burns, at right, and Josh’s daughter in the foreground, Jordan Smith.
