Local girl wins a round in cancer bout
WEST NEWBURY—Isabella Fraser has battled cancer since age 6. The shy and reserved 12-year-old has endured appointment after appointment, harsh chemotherapy and an unimaginable diagnosis of one of the rarest forms of cancer in the world.
I-91 Closure is next week
NEWBURY—There will be an increase in vehicle traffic at nights on Route 5 next week. I-91 south between exits 17 in Newbury and 16 in Bradford will be closed for approximately four nights beginning Oct. 23. The closure applies only at nights between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. the following morning. The work is expected […]
Topsham orders dog muzzled
TOPSHAM—The Topsham Selectboard issued an order last week that directs the owner of a dog to keep it muzzled and chained at all times when it is outside the home.
New documentary explores ‘The Balloonist’
THETFORD—Filmmaker Malcolm Quinn Silver-Van Meter grew up a quarter-mile from the Post Mills Airport, where at a young age, he saw hot air balloons rise through the morning mist. “As a kid, I called the sound of the hot air balloons filling up ‘the voice of dragons,’” Silver-Van Meter said in a recent interview. Over […]
Photo of the Week
Bradford Town Meeting was held Saturday in the Bradford Academy Auditorium with a large crowd in attendance. On a ballot vote, Beth Friend casts her ballot.