Sheriff worries budget will undercut department
CHELSEA—The proposed 2024 Orange County budget does not appear to be a good thing for an already beleaguered Orange County Sheriff’s Department. A meeting on the final budget for fiscal year 2024 will be held at the courthouse in Chelsea at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 30.
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.
Photo of the Week
A common loon stretches its wings in Ryegate on the morning of April 18.
