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By JOHN LIPPMAN

BRADFORD — A 33-year-old man was arrested and charged on Thursday after he allegedly stabbed a man with whom he shared a residence near downtown Bradford in what the victim described as an unprovoked altercation.Travis Guyette, of 64 Pleasant Street,...

By FRANCES MIZE

BRADFORD, Vt. — A town committee created during the COVID-19 pandemic has been charged with addressing another crisis: the rising rate of homelessness in Vermont.Bradford Resilience, which will report findings back to the Selectboard, includes...

By FRANCES MIZE

BRADFORD, Vt. — Waiting for the food shelf to open in what was once Bradford Academy, Garrett O’Brien-Manning sat outside the town’s library on Thursday, using the internet connection to check messages on his cellphone. For others in his situation,...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Gabe Limlaw started skateboarding around 3½ years ago because it seemed like a cool thing to do.In the years since, the 15-year-old has improved his skills and formed friendships around the activity. But it’s not without its challenges.“It’s kind of...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Free summer meals for children will be available in some parts of the Upper Valley this summer, but not all.The Orange East Supervisory Union, which includes Bradford, Vt.-area schools, will not be offering summer meals this...

Valley News Staff WriterBRADFORD, Vt. — Bradford is the latest town to add an outdoor summer farmers market.Beginning June 7, a market will take place every Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Denny Park on Main Street in downtown Bradford through the end...

BRADFORD, Vt. — A small turnout of voters in the Oxbow Unified Union School District approved an $18.4 million budget for the coming year at Tuesday night’s annual meeting.The 75 or so voters from Bradford and Newbury, the district’s two towns, also...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

RANDOLPH — Primary care physicians are hard to find. That shortage is among the factors that make it difficult to get an appointment in the Twin States and beyond.“It is truly supply and demand,” said Stuart May, CEO of the Morrisville, Vt.-based...

By ALEX HANSON

BRADFORD, Vt. — So far, this has been a straightforward year for approval of Vermont school budgets.With the state education fund providing more per pupil funding, many districts have been able to increase spending without corresponding tax rate...

 BRADFORD, Vt. — The Hub, Bradford’s teen center, has received a $22,000 grant from the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation.The teen center, located at 9 Barton St. in downtown Bradford, was founded in 2018. It serves Bradford-area students in grades 7...

BRADFORD, Vt. – Voters elected Nikki Stevens and Michael Wright to two-year terms on the Selectboard.Voters also passed a $2.41 million combined highway and general fund budget, up from last year’s $2.23 million combined budget. The Town of Bradford...

Articles of note: In three separate votes during the town’s floor meeting, voters will be asked whether to shift to an Australian ballot form of voting for electing officers, and approving budget articles and public questions.Contested races: Voting...

By ALEX HANSON

At a class Tuesday night in Strafford’s Cabin Fever University titled “All You Ever Wanted to Know About Stafford Town Meeting,” around 20 town residents wondered aloud how they could combine the traditional in-person meeting and its vigorous and...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

HARTFORD — Practice for Hartford Memorial Middle School’s boys soccer teams is supposed to begin at 3:15 p.m.That means a bus needs to pick up the teams in White River Junction between 3 and 3:05 p.m. to bring them to the fields at Dothan Brook School...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Dr. Susan Tullar held Gypsy in her arms, murmuring softly to the 15-year-old cockatoo.“Hello, beautiful girl,” Tullar said as Gypsy’s owners, Eric Jacobson and Blaine Kimsey, looked on.The couple had driven close to two hours from their home in...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

BRADFORD, Vt. — Voters approved retail cannabis in a special vote by Australian ballot at the Bradford Academy Building on Tuesday, 166-91.The vote was in line with a survey the Planning Commission conducted in March and April as part of rewriting the...

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BRADFORD, Vt. — Two co-principals are set to become leaders of Oxbow High School on July 1, according to a Wednesday announcement from the Orange East Supervisory Union.Ken Cadow and Ashley Youngheim are slated to share leadership of Oxbow. They will...

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...