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Jordan Long, who splits his time between Boston and Post Mills, inflated a hot air balloon at the Post Mills Airport on Wednesday.Long, who learned to make hot air balloons under the guidance of Brian Boland, designed and sewed the balloon himself...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

BENTON, N.H. — Henry Swayze wanted to return to where he set out. That was a big mistake, he acknowledges.“I was of the mindset I wanted to get back to Post Mills,” Swayze said of the reason he decided not to land his glider which was losing altitude...

By ALEX HANSON

Since its founding in 1945, Post Mills Airport has changed hands only a few times, most recently in 1988, when Brian Boland acquired it.And since its founding, the small grass airstrip has been privately held.Boland’s death in a July 15 hot air...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

RYEGATE, Vt. — Federal transportation officials are investigating the crash of a hot-air balloon Sunday morning that had taken off from the Post Mills Airport, the second accident in as many months to originate from the private airfield.The pilot of...

By ANNA MERRIMAN

BRADFORD, Vt. — As the hot air balloon began to rise swiftly over the treetops, Roger Blake knew he had to make a decision.Just seconds earlier, in a freak accident, the pilot had become trapped under the balloon basket while it was on the...