New restaurant owner fulfills dreams

WOODSVILLE—A Central Street restaurant reopened under new ownership on Monday. Lily Hoang, of Wells River, purchased New Century Chinese this summer. Dreaming of restaurant ownership since she first came to the United States in 1992, Hoang now calls New Century hers.

Sports fields back before DRB

BRADFORD—For the second time in a little over a month, a proposed athletic fields development on a 26-acre parcel on the Lower Plain was subject to a public hearing before the Development Review Board on Monday.

Court rejects restraining order

NORTH HAVERHILL—A judge has rejected a request by a Grafton County senior staff member for a restraining order against the county’s elected Register of Deeds.

New law sheds light on nonpublic minutes

WOODSVILLE—During its regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 14, the Haverhill Selectboard reviewed nonpublic session meeting minutes from 2022 and 2023 to determine whether they should remain sealed or whether they can be disclosed to the public.

Photo of the Week

A pine siskin eats a Sunday brunch of crabapples at Elizabeth’s Park in Bradford the morning of Nov. 17.

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