Bradford

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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Oxbow’s Nate Smith slides into home for a run during the Olympians’ home game with Randolph yesterday. Oxbow prevailed in eight innings, 4-3. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

O’s Nip Ghosts

Randolph at Oxbow baseball in Bradford, Vt., on May 21, 2013. Oxbow won, 4-3. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Photo Gallery: Randolph at Oxbow Baseball

In West Fairlee yesterday morning, Shay Paffenroth reaches for the fish she just caught, which she called a “pumpkin seed.” Paffenroth, of West Topsham, Vt., and her husband, David, were fishing in Lake Fairlee for the first time. “A lot of people don’t like catching small fish,” she said, laughing. “I don’t give a damn, as long as I catch something.” (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Catch of the Day

Other Local News

Burning Brush in Bradford

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Norberto Rodriguez cuts and burns brush at Knoxland Farm in Bradford, Vt., this week. Rodriguez lives nearby and has been working at the farm for about two years. Valley News — Libby March …

Young Writers Share A Life Lesson

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Each week, Young Writers Project receives several hundred submissions from students in Vermont and New Hampshire in response to writing prompts and selects the best for publication here and in 21 other newspapers and on vpr.net. This week, …

Oxbow High School Budget Misses by 5 Votes

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Bradford, vt. — The $7.3 million Oxbow Union High School Budget was voted down by just five votes yesterday in all-day balloting, leaving school administrators and board members unclear about the path forward. After the results of the 170-165 vote were read aloud at last night’s school meeting, …

Oxbow’s Jasmyn Huntington hugs teammate Faith Claflin (00) after the team’s loss to Windsor in the VPA state championship in 1996. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen)

All That Jazz: VPA Hall of Fame Will Welcome Former Oxbow High Star

Friday, March 22, 2013

It amazes Jasmyn Huntington Monroe that someone in Vermont still remembers her. Given the resume she amassed over four years with the Oxbow Union High girls basketball team in the 1990s, how could anyone forget? The Vermont Principals …

Voters to Decide on Proposed $7.3M Oxbow School Budget

Monday, March 18, 2013

Bradford and Newbury, Vt., voters will decide on the 2013-14 Oxbow Union High School budget and several other articles by Australian ballot from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 26. Bradford voters will cast ballots at Bradford Academy and Newbury voters will cast their votes at the …

Maggie Miller of Lyme stands waiting to have items appraised yesterday during the Antique Appraisal Fair at Oxbow Union High School in Bradford, Vt. The event raises money for a scholarship fund. (Valley News - Libby March)

Getting the Measure of Treasure: Enthusiasts, Appraisers Convene for Annual Oxbow Antique Event

Monday, March 18, 2013

Bradford — Advertised as being “loosely patterned” after Antiques Roadshow, the Antiques Appraisal Fair at Oxbow Union High School yesterday had all the ambiance of the popular public television show, albeit on an Upper Valley scale. A steady …

Phil Munson in 1992. (Family photograph)

A Life: Philip W. Munson, 1924 — 2013; ‘He Was The Guy You Went To When You Needed Something’

Monday, March 18, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — Philip Munson was a dentist in Bradford for nearly five decades, yet he gave the community so many other reasons to smile. A supporter of youth baseball, basketball and Cub Scouts, Munson pioneered many of …

Alric Owen of Bradford, N.H., and Virginia Crean, of Enfield, gather brush that Owen and Crean’s brother Larry Page, of Orford, (not pictured) cut on Woodstock Road in Quechee yesterday. They collected the brush to give to a friend whose sole source of heat is wood fire. (Valley News - Libby March)

Helping a Friend in Need of Heat

Monday, March 11, 2013

Alric Owen of Bradford, N.H., and Virginia Crean, of Enfield, gather brush that Owen and Crean’s brother Larry Page, of Orford, (not pictured) cut on Woodstock Road in Quechee yesterday. They collected the brush to give to a …

Bradford School Resource Officer Fails; Assault Weapons Ban Passes

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — Residents yesterday rejected a proposal that would have initiated the process of hiring a police officer to act as a school resource officer at Oxbow Union High School but approved a resolution calling for a ban on assault weapons. Moderator Mark Johnson said 107 residents …

Jim Kenyon: School Cop Rejected in Bradford, Vt.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

I’ve heard old-timers say that Town Meeting isn’t what it used to be, and they’re probably right. Not as many people seem to show up or speak out as they once did. And the power to decide important town business has flowed to appointed administrators (see Norwich and …

Bradford

Bradford’s Copeland Furniture Still Open After Small Fire

N.H. House Rejects Casino

Ex-Oxbow Teacher In Court

Cougars Corral Cardinals

Hanover Freshman A Worldwide Success

Editorial: N.H. Medicaid Option; A Chance to Help the Working Poor