In Groton, volunteers fight back against knotweed

GROTON—In stifling, almost oppressive heat and humidity, a small troop of aged, sweaty volunteers waged war against an invasive pest proliferating across the landscape. On the eighth day of the campaign, total combat had reached its zenith. Thousands of victims had been scythed down in the primes of their lives. The fields of battle teemed […]

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.

Photo of the Week

A common loon stretches its wings in Ryegate on the morning of April 18.

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