Haverhill candidates set to square off
NORTH HAVERHILL—The escalating division among Haverhill’s precincts was a concern for both candidates running for a three-year term on Haverhill’s selectboard. All town meeting voting, including officer elections, will be conducted by Australian ballot at the Haverhill Cooperative Middle School on March 13. Walk-through and drive-through voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 7 […]
Hundreds get vaccine at local clinic
NORTH HAVERHILL—With cooperative weather, last week’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic went smoothly as 450 Grafton County residents received their first shots via a drive-through clinic at the Horse Meadow Senior Center. In early February Dick Guy, director of Woodsville Ambulance contacted Maureen Platt-Russell, newly hired director of the HMSC to see if she could get at […]
Dental clinic eyed in Wells River
NEWBURY—Little Rivers Health Care is expanding its footprint in the short term and the long term. First, Little Rivers has set up a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in the former Newbury Health Center. According to Andrew Barter, Little Rivers Chief Operating Officer, it is a state-based clinic and vaccination eligibility is determined by the Vermont Department […]
Town meeting looks different in 2021
Some area New Hampshire towns will hold their town meetings in the next few weeks, while others have delayed proceedings for a couple of months. Bath Town meeting has been delayed until Saturday, June 5 at 1 p.m. Bath votes on its officers from the floor. The selectboard members have finalized a meeting warrant and […]
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.
