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Edith Celley stands in one of the classrooms in Pearson Hall, a Haverhill grade school Celley attended as a girl. The Haverhill Historical Society is restoring the building. Celley is president of the historical society. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

A Passion for Possibilities

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Haverhill — On the first warm, sunny weekend of spring, about 30 people sat inside Haverhill Cooperative Middle School brainstorming about the best use for Pearson Hall, the 197-year-old Federal-style building that once housed Haverhill Academy and the Grafton County Court. Among them was 85-year-old Edith Celley, who’s leading the efforts to preserve Haverhill’s oldest surviving public building. A consultant …

Jennie Ethel (Thurston) Corliss

Monday, May 6, 2013

Newbury, Vt. — Funeral services for Jennie Ethel (Thurston) Corliss, 98, who died Friday, December 28, 2012 at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction, Vt., will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at Hale Funeral Home, Upper Plain, Bradford, Vt. Burial will follow in the family lot in Sawyer Cemetery in Bradford. The Hale Funeral Home of Bradford, …

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 …

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Volunteer firefighters from Ascutney and Weathersfield rip off siding during a house fire in Perkinsville yesterday afternoon. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

‘Going to Lose Everything’

Route 4 has seen two fatal accidents in the past three months. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Rumble Strips Urged on Route 4

Hanover’s Katie Irwin hits a return while playing with partner Kendra McGowan against Lebanon’s Brielle Giaccone and Ashley O’Keefe at Alexis Boss Tennis Center in Hanover yesterday. (Valley News - Libby March)

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Young Writers: A Favorite Place

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

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 20 other newspapers and on VPR.net. This week, …

Bradford, Reeling from Teacher Arrest, Considers Hiring Cop for Schools

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Bradford — The Police Commission is proposing to hire a full-time police officer to patrol Oxbow Union High School and other schools following the recent arrest of an Oxbow teacher on a charge that he sexually assaulted a student several years ago. The plan to hire what’s known …

Oxbow girls basketball coach Felicia Kingsbury.
Valley News - Jared Pendak

Oxbow Hires New Girls Basketball Coach, Replacing Musty

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Bradford, Vt. — In a difficult time for Oxbow athletics, Felicia Kingsbury is hoping to help provide a positive transition. Kingsbury, 26, was approved Tuesday by Oxbow’s school board to become the girls basketball team’s fourth coach, replacing …

Teen Injured After Being Hit by Car in Fairlee

Monday, November 26, 2012

Fairlee — A 17-year-old from Newton, Mass. was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while walking on Route 5 in Fairlee, according to a police press release. The release stated that accident occured at the junction of Mallary Road and Route 5, and that the victim was …

Young Writers: Winter Tales

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Oxbow teacher arrest shows Orange County SIU’s growth

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Chelsea — On Nov. 5, police officers — wearing plain clothes and declining to use handcuffs, in order not to rattle students — entered Oxbow Union High School and ushered Brian Musty out of the building and into an unmarked vehicle. The longtime coach was arrested on a …

Young Writers Describe Loneliness and Listening

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Last night in Bradford, Vt., Greg Hodge voices his concerns during a public hearing concerning the recent allegations against Oxbow Union High School coach and teacher Brian Musty, who is charged with sexually assaulting a former student and player.
(Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

Oxbow Parents Sound Off

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Bradford, Vt. — Parents hammered Oxbow High School officials last night for their handling of the case of a gym teacher charged with sexually assaulting a former student in the late 1990s, with several complaining that the school …

Oxbow hosts forum on teacher sex crime arrest

Monday, November 12, 2012

Bradford — Oxbow Union High School officials are hosting a public forum tomorrow night to discuss the recent arrest of a gym teacher on a charge of sexually assaulting a former student. The forum, which will begin at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the high school auditorium, will likely …

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

Oxbow Coach Charged With Sex Assault of One-Time Student

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Chelsea — A longtime Oxbow Union High School coach has been charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a former player between 1997 and 1998. Brian H. Musty, 43, pleaded not guilty yesterday during a hearing in Orange Superior Court …

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