Violent threat was hoax
HAVERHILL—A shooting threat prompted a massive police response to three Haverhill schools on the morning of May 6. The incident has since been labeled a hoax or false report and school officials said there was no substantial threat of violence directed at the school or anyone else.
At least one resigns from Bradford board
BRADFORD—The Bradford Selectboard may have to fill as many as two vacancies in the coming weeks. On May 8, the board’s longest continuously serving member stepped down.
Dog dead after lake mishap
WEST FAIRLEE—A bulldog died after a small-size SUV accidentally rolled into Lake Fairlee near the boat launch on Route 244 on Sunday afternoon.
In Times Past: Oil of the North Country
For nearly 300 years, New Hampshire and Vermont have been oil states, although not quite like Alaska or Texas. This column, largely covering the period from 1750 to 1960, examines the history of oil derived from sperm whales, farm animals, linseed, coal and from the region’s natural environment.
Photo of the Week
A Baltimore oriole finds a sunny spot to warm up on May 28. It was an otherwise tempestuous stretch of weather last week culminating in heavy rain on May 31.
