New town administrator settling in
HAVERHILL—Haverhill Town Administrator Tom Galinat began his new role on Dec. 1 and is already feeling optimistic about beginning a new chapter in the community.
Asylum seeker jailed on weapons charges
BURLINGTON—A Mexican man, who entered the nation illegally and disappeared in 2022 in Vermont after trying to claim asylum, has been jailed on a federal charge for unlawfully attempting to buy a firearm from a Central Vermont gun store last month.
Cohase Chamber recognizes Piermont farm, Bradford man
The Cohase Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Robie Farm in Piermont is the 2025 Business of the Year and that Gary Moore, of Bradford, is the 2025 Citizen of the Year.
Man dies after car crash; Ryegate fire claims woman’s life
NORTH HAVERHILL—A 76-year-old North Haverhill man, Daniel Kirkwood, died after suffering a medical emergency while driving on Dartmouth College Highway. RYEGATE—Shirley Tracy, 75, of 1058 Whitelaw Road in Ryegate, died in a house fire on the evening of Dec. 18.
Photo of the Week
Tom Thomson spotted this bobcat hunting with its mother on his tree farm in Orford.






