Man drowns in Lake Tarleton
PIERMONT—A 58-year-old Bedford, New Hampshire, man died after his canoe capsized on Friday morning on Lake Tarleton in Piermont.
Prouty rerouted because of I-91 closure
The I-91 closure has already caused changes to the usual summer events in Fairlee and Orford, most notably the cancellation of the Orford-Fairlee July Fourth parade and the Fairlee Fire Brigade’s chicken barbecue. Another annual event that has been affected is the July 13 Prouty fundraiser’s 50-mile bike route, which had to be cancelled.
Move to throw up road leaves some uneasy
YEGATE—Not everyone is on board with the Ryegate Selectboard’s plan to relinquish control of a public road. At a hearing on July 1, several residents pleaded with the board not to discontinue a portion of Stone Road that travels through a Blue Mountain gravel pit operated by McCullough Crushing.
After departures, town clamps down on spending
WOODSVILLE—Tough questions about Haverhill’s municipal finances and leadership were directed at the town’s selectboard at its July 1 meeting. The questions — more than a dozen of them — sent via email by Woodsville Precinct Administrator Kevin Shelton to the board consumed the lion’s share of the session. And they come after a decisive town […]
Photo of the Week
A pine siskin eats a Sunday brunch of crabapples at Elizabeth’s Park in Bradford the morning of Nov. 17.
