Large Middlebrook parcel conserved
After a long, arduous “multi-level process,” Eaton’s ancestral home in West Fairlee “from valley to ridgeline” will be conserved in perpetuity. The property sits on over 400 hundred acres of fields and forest with meandering streams surrounded by green hills.
Election Previews, Vermont
Orange County Sheriff: Incumbent Bill Bohnyak, 64, has served as sheriff for the past 15 years. He’s being challenged by Orange County High Bailiff George Contois, 73, a former deputy at the department who worked for almost three decades with the Vermont State Police. Orange 1 House District race: State Rep. Samantha Lefebvre, R-Orange, hopes […]
Church event at school prompts backlash
BRADFORD—Last month, residents in several area towns received a glossy flyer from Seminars Unlimited of Keene, Texas promoting a free “Prophecy Seminar” to be held at Oxbow High School on Oct. 7. According to the flyer, the seminar would be continued on Monday, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Attendees would receive free Bibles and study guides […]
Rivendell approves energy, capital study
FAIRLEE—Rivendell could turn to an outside company to develop a long-term maintenance plan for the district’s three campuses. After a presentation at a meeting last week, the board authorized multinational corporation Honeywell to conduct a deeper dive of the district’s capital project needs.
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.
