Library dog provides calming benefits
BRADFORD—On a Friday afternoon in early June, librarian Gail Trede rang the bell at 10 a.m. to start weekly story hour. Trede, who children, and practically everyone else for that matter, call Miss Gail, has a four-legged helper these days. A 5-month-old golden retriever named Waldei (pronounced Val-dee) who has been coming to the library […]
Pike Hill Mine meeting held
COOKEVILLE—Some 40 to 50 Corinth residents turned out for an informational meeting last week to hear from the EPA about plans to clean up the former Pike Hill Copper Mine, a Superfund site. There will be one more informational session in July before a formal public hearing is held, likely in August on a proposed […]
Precinct to contest DRA decision
WOODSVILLE—Woodsville precinct has appealed the decision by the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration to invalidate two financial appropriations approved by voters at town meeting in Haverhill in March. The DRA will hold a hearing on the appeal on Aug. 1.
Fuel costs to delay local paving
NEWBURY—Sky-high fuel prices are putting a strain on town budgets and causing some to curtail plans for planned paving projects this summer. At its June 15 meeting, Newbury’s selectboard voted to delay the repair, preparation and resurfacing of a section of Leighton Hill Road starting at the intersection of Route 302. It is not just […]
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.
