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Bradford’s Copeland Furniture Still Open After Small Fire

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — A small fire in the main sawdust collection silo at Copeland Furniture caused some minor damage Wednesday evening, but the furniture plant and store was open for business yesterday, company officials said. “This was an external facility and did not affect the factory interior in any way,” the Bradford-based company said in an email yesterday. “More importantly, no one was hurt.” Fire crews responded to the plant …

Voters Pass Oxbow School Budget

Friday, May 17, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — The second time’s the charm in the case of Oxbow Union High School’s annual budget, as Bradford and Newbury voters approved the revised figure last night after it was defeated earlier this year. Resident’s voted in favor, 294-158, of the newly drafted $7.2 million 2013-2014 school-year budget. “(I’m) grateful that the public supported the revised budget,” said School Board Chairwoman …

Oxbow Budget Restrung

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Ballot voting on Oxbow Union High School’s redrafted budget will be held tomorrow for Bradford and Newbury voters from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bradford Academy auditorium and the Newbury Town Office. ■ Bradford, Vt. — School officials are crossing their fingers that voters tomorrow will pass the 2013-2014 Oxbow Union High School budget after it was narrowly defeated earlier this …

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Family members talk with a Cabot Funeral Home employee at the scene of an accident that killed Norma Sawyer, of Bridgewater, in Woodstock yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Another Route 4 Tragedy: Bridgewater Woman, 84, Is Fourth to Die on Road Since March
Volunteer Wendy WIndsor, of Hartford, talks over dress choices with Hartford High School senior Jordan Schaal, 18, while volunteer Betsy Durkee ,of Lebanon, back left, mends a dress and Hartford senior Rhyan Mavilla, back right, searches the racks at the Cinderella Project shop in the Raq-On Dance Studio on the Lebanon Mall Wednesday. The Upper Valley Cinderella Project is an all-volunteer effort providing a choice of about 250 donated prom dresses to girls attending the spring dances throughout the Upper Valley. The shop is open Wednesdays from 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 - 2 p.m. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Preparing for Prom
Oxbow Union High girls lacrosse captain Dilan Clements leads her team in a cheer at the close of practice in Bradford, Vt., yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Oxbow Scoring Aces Get Help From Their Friends
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Policing Experts Loomed Over Vt. Trooper Death Settlement

Saturday, April 27, 2013

The family of a Vermont State Police trooper killed in 2003 had retained a police expert who would have refuted claims by an insurance company that officers made mistakes during a high-speed chase that contributed to the trooper’s death, their attorney said yesterday. Senate President Pro Tempore John …

Eric Daley enters the courtroom yesterday in Vermont District Court in White River Junction in June 2004. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Vermont Trooper’s Family Wins $4.5M Settlement

Friday, April 26, 2013

Montpelier — The family of a Vermont State Police trooper who was killed while trying to stop a fleeing suspect in Norwich 10 years ago has received a $4.5 million settlement from the state and its insurance carrier, …

Miranda Miller, of East Corinth, ladles boiled water into containers for running the coffeemaker at the Local Buzz cafe in Bradford, Vt., yesterday. Due to the recent detection of E. coli in the town’s water supply, businesses were forced to boil all water used in food preparation or for washing dishes. Some residents were concerned about not knowing about the contamination. (Valley News - Libby March)

Bradford’s Troubled Waters: Water Commission Under Fire Over E. Coli Alert Glitch

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — Residents are expressing frustration with the water commission for failing to fully get out the word late last week about a boil order, after trace amounts of the bacterium E. coli were discovered in the …

Northeast Woodland Training Inc. offered a chain saw safety course last weekend at Oxbow High School in Bradford, Vt. Known as the Game of Logging, the two-day course covered chain saw maintenance and tree-felling skills. Sally Wilson, of Ryegate, Vt., ducks under a fence on the way to the hands-on portion of the course. (Valley News - Libby March)

Learning About Logging

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Northeast Woodland Training Inc. offered a chain saw safety course last weekend at Oxbow High School in Bradford, Vt. Known as the Game of Logging, the two-day course covered chain saw maintenance and tree-felling skills. Valley News photographs …

Orange East Supervisory Union Superintendent Don Johnson, left, and Oxbow Principal Larry Walsh at a public hearing last November. (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

Orange East Superintendent To Step Down

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — The superintendent of the Orange East Supervisory Union has tendered his resignation to the School Board, effective July 1. Don Johnson said in a phone interview yesterday that he was retiring from an education career …

Letter: History of a Bradford Family

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

To the Editor: The Bradford Historical Society recently purchased two 1852 portraits by HK Goodwin. They are of Benjamin and Mary (Horman) Kelley, who came to Bradford in 1804 and lived on what is now Kidder Road. Their descendants continued to live in the house until 2001. On …

Ronald A. Leonard

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Barnard, Vt. — Ronald A. Leonard, 71, died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at his home in Barnard. Ron was born Dec. 26, 1941, the sixth son of Richard, Sr. and Marietta (Billings) Leonard of North Pomfret and Woodstock, Vt. He graduated from Woodstock union High School, Class of …

Letter: History of a Bradford Family

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

To the Editor: The Bradford Historical Society recently purchased two 1852 portraits by HK Goodwin. They are of Benjamin and Mary (Horman) Kelley, who came to Bradford in 1804 and lived on what is now Kidder Road. Their descendants continued to live in the house until 2001. On …

Albert Zielenski, a Thetford Academy math teacher and former engineering mathematics instructor at River Bend Career and Technical Center in Bradford, Vt. Zielenski died March 20, 2013. (Courtesy photograph)

A Life: Albert Zielenski, 1946 — 2013; ‘The Common Theme Was, “Mr. Z Never Gave Up On Me” ’

Monday, April 8, 2013

Strafford — In the weeks since Thetford Academy math teacher Albert Zielenski died last month, the condolence cards from friends and family — and from former students, school parents and teaching colleagues — have been accumulating on a …

Oxbow High School Slims Budget Proposal

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Bradford — After narrowly rejecting the proposed 2013-2014 Oxbow Union High School budget last month, voters will consider a new slimmer version of the spending plan. On Thursday, the school board cut about $94,000 from the original proposal, creating a budget totaling just under $7.2 million. The decrease …