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Oxbow coach Brian Musty during an Oxbow girls lacrosse game in Chelsea in Spring 2011. (Valley News - Tris Wykes)

Ex-Oxbow Teacher In Court

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Chelsea — The woman police say was sexually assaulted as an Oxbow Union High School student by former teacher and coach Brian H. Musty said she is uncomfortable returning to the Upper Valley and trying to cope with her role in the ongoing case. In a statement filed in Orange Superior Court, the woman, now 30, said she attends weekly …

Mia, a Jack Russell Terrier, howls at her owner, Henrey Ilsley, to keep mowing the lawn at his home in Bradford, Vt., after he stopped momentarily on Tuesday. Mia always mows the lawn with Ilsley, and according to her owner, is a taskmistress. “She’s definitely the boss,” Illsley said. “If I stop she’ll keep barking until I start mowing again.” (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Bradford’s Barking Boss

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Mia, a Jack Russell Terrier, howls at her owner, Henrey Illsley, to keep mowing the lawn at his home in Bradford, Vt., after he stopped momentarily on Tuesday. Mia always mows the lawn with Ilsley, and according to her owner, is a taskmistress. “She’s definitely the boss,” Illsley said. “If I stop she’ll …

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 …

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Hanover’s Katie Irwin reaches for a ball from St. Thomas’ Kelly Carson during their NHIAA Division II semifinal match at the Boss Tennis Center in Hanover yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Saints Stop Marauders

St. Thomas at Hanover girls tennis in Hanover, N.H., on May 24, 2013. St. Thomas won, 7-2. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Photo Gallery: St. Thomas at Hanover Girls Tennis

Radio host Terri Dudley jokes with Mascoma Savings Bank President Stephen Christy during a break in the last taping of Sunday Mornings with Terri Dudley on WTSL-AM in West Lebanon yesterday afternoon. Dudley is retiring after 50 years in the public eye. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Dudley Steps Away From Mic

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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 …

Dancing In the Kitchen, Singing in the Parlor

Saturday, March 2, 2013

(The writer is president of the Bradford Historical Society and author of two volumes on regional history titled “In Times Past, Essays From the Upper Valley.”) “After the supper came the dance. There was no music save the …

Emily Marsh of Bradford, Vt., speaks out against fluoridation during a special Bradford Water and Sewer District meeting to determine whether to re-establish water fluoridation at Bradford Academy in Bradford last night. (Valley News - Libby March)

Fluoride to Return to Water: Bradford, Vt., Residents Reverse Water and Sewer Commission

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — The room grew silent as the moderator leaned into his microphone to announce fluoride’s fate. Town Moderator Mark Johnson said 88 ballots were cast, with 50 water and sewer users voting in favor of re-establishing …

Oxbow High Teacher Is Terminated

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Bradford — Oxbow High School gym teacher Brian Musty, who faces charges of sexually assaulting a former student, has been fired, Orange East Supervisory Union Superintendent Don Johnson said, after school officials completed an internal investigation into his …

Bradford Voters to Settle Fight Over Fluoridation

Monday, February 25, 2013

A special Bradford Water and Sewer District meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Bradford Academy auditorium for water and sewer users to weigh in on the fluoride issue. ∎ Bradford — The town will allow its water and sewer system users decide whether …

Bradford to Vote on School Resource Officer

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Bradford Town Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 5 at 9 a.m. at the Bradford Academy auditorium. Immediately following the Town Meeting, the annual Water and Sewer Commission meeting will take place in the auditorium. ∎ Bradford, Vt. — Town Meeting voters will decide whether to hire a …

Former Bradford Teacher, Jailed For Sex Crimes, Dies in Va. Prison

Monday, February 18, 2013

Petersburg, Va. — A former Bradford, Vt., teacher serving a 25-year-sentence in federal prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges involving some of his students has died in prison. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said Richard Foster, 57, died Feb. 9 at the Federal Correctional Institution in …

Gary W. Stone

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Corinth, Vt. — Gary W. Stone, 63, of Corinth died unexpectedly Monday, February 11, 2013 in Bradford, Vt. He was born in Hanover, N.H. on July 20, 1949, the son of William and Geraldine (Batchelder) Stone. He attended schools in Bradford and was a graduate of Bradford Academy. …

Thetford Academy’s Dominic Chatot wins a fight for the ball during last night’s game against Oxbow at Bradford, Vt. (Jeffrey Porter photograph)

Heavy Heart, Big Win

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — After learning yesterday morning that his father had just passed away, Thetford Academy boys basketball coach Justin Smith knew he wanted to be with family. That’s why he made sure he was there to coach …

Bradford

Ex-Oxbow Teacher In Court

Fast Moving Fire in Canaan Leaves Three Tenants Homeless

Dudley Steps Away From Mic

Saints Stop Marauders

Lebanon’s Alexander On USA’s ‘A’ Team

Editorial: Disaster Area; Even Emergency Aid Divides Congress