Haverhill candidates state their case
HAVERHILL—Five candidates for the Haverhill Selectboard, but only two seats to fill. While town meeting will be held on Saturday, March 18, officer elections and other items will be voted on at the polls on Tuesday, March 14.
New sheriff bemoans woeful finances
Dead on arrival. That’s how Orange County’s new sheriff, George Contois, described the department he inherited from former sheriff Bill Bohnyak on Feb. 1. “When I first tried for the position, everything looked good,” Contois said in an interview on Feb. 27. “Then all of a sudden, when I got an opportunity to take a […]
Petition seeks town manager ouster
HAVERHILL—Once again, an article is on the town meeting warrant concerning the removal of Town Manager Brigitte Codling. Haverhill Town Meeting is on March 18, although some ballot voting will take place on March 14. One item set for discussion at the Saturday business meeting will be a nonbinding article on Codling’s removal. It is […]
School Meeting Preview: BMU budget vote is next week
WELLS RIVER—Polls in Groton, Ryegate, and the Newbury village of Wells River will be open on March 7 for voting on the Blue Mountain Union budget for 2023-2024.
Photo of the Week
Federal and state officials, including Congresswoman Becca Balint, were in downtown Bradford on Tuesday morning to celebrate the buildout of the electric vehicle super-fast chargers completed earlier this month. The chargers in downtown Bradford in a municipal parking lot adjacent to Denny Park are Vermont’s first electric vehicle super-fast chargers under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. There will be another grand opening on May 4.
