Long-sought Archertown road repairs near
ORFORD—A long-delayed repair of a dreadful stretch of roadway should get underway next month. On July 27, the Orford Selectboard held a public hearing ahead of the first phase of improvements planned for a section of Archertown Road.
Cannabis store opens in Bradford
BRADFORD—Devil’s Den, a new shop selling cannabis products, recently opened on Main Street. The name is an homage to the Devil’s Den hiking area on Wright’s Mountain, and also references the old term “the devil’s lettuce” from the 1930s Reefer Madness era.
BCDC pitches athletic fields on Lower Plain
BRADFORD—An athletic fields project on a 26-acre parcel on Bradford’s Lower Plain was subject to a public hearing before the Development Review Board on Monday.
Deadline fire strikes Newbury
NEWBURY—A devastating fire on July 14 took the life of a Newbury man. James Lacount, 77, died after his home at 2464 Bowen Road in Newbury, near the Corinth town line, went up in flames.
Photo of the Week
Zachary Austin poses for a photo with Sandy, the appropriately named sand boa snake as part of The Hub reptile program in Bradford on April 12 to demystify reptiles. “The reptile show was a great, fairly affordable opportunity to provide something new that was both fun and informative,” said Bradford Teen Center Director Emily Cummings.
