Lower Plain fire destroys building
BRADFORD—Fire destroyed an outbuilding at a fuel depot on the Lower Plain over the weekend. Firefighters were called to the scene at 339 Waits River Road, or Route 25, at 10 p.m. on Jan. 20. The property belongs to Thomson Fuels, and serves as a bulk fuel facility with two buildings on site.
Fire chief partially reinstated
ORFORD—Ahead of several looming deadlines to finalize a budget for town meeting in March, the Orford Selectboard voted last week to partially reinstate Orford Fire Chief Terry Straight. The board suspended Straight in December after months of acrimony between. After meeting on Jan. 10 with Straight and his attorney Marc Beaudoin, the board administratively reinstated […]
Weekend storm takes toll
Winds howled. Trees fell. Wires snapped. Roads were blocked. A winter storm on Jan. 13 — the third in a week — delivered a little bit of snow and a lot of headaches. The gale-force wind gusts set this one apart from its 2024 predecessors.
Six state troopers on paid leave
ST. JOHNSBURY—Six Vermont State Troopers assigned to the St. Johnsbury barracks have been placed on paid administrative leave while they are investigated for conduct during an ongoing incident while on-duty last month. State Trooper David Garces was initially placed on paid leave Dec. 27 concerning a police case that spread into New Hampshire and back […]
Photo of the Week
A pine siskin eats a Sunday brunch of crabapples at Elizabeth’s Park in Bradford the morning of Nov. 17.
