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By CHRISTINA DOLAN

THETFORD — The Selectboard this week declined to bring the issue of noncitizen resident voting to Town Meeting voters in March.The issue was first raised at last year’s Town Meeting by Thetford resident and German citizen Heinz Trebitz, who noted that...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

THETFORD — Heinz and Inge Trebitz were named “Citizens of the Year” at last year’s Town Meeting for their longstanding service to Thetford, but they were ineligible to vote at the meeting.Selectboard member Steven Tofel is among those who would like...

THETFORD — The Thetford School Board is scheduled to hold a public forum to discuss community goals and priorities for Thetford schools on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The forum is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the Thetford Elementary...

THETFORD — The Selectboard has appointed David Forbes to fill a vacancy on the town’s governing board.Forbes replaces Mary Bryant, who resigned from the board in July. Forbes will be sworn in on Sept. 18 and serve on the Selectboard until Town Meeting...

CLAREMONT — This week’s heat has inspired several cancellations and closures across the Upper Valley.Stevens High School sent students home at 11 a.m. on Thursday due to heat, with temperatures rising into the 90s in the afternoon. A meeting the...

THETFORD — Route 113 near the West Fairlee/Thetford town line is scheduled to be closed this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10, to allow for the installation of a new culvert.A detour route will be in place for drivers south from Route 113...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

THETFORD — A 32-year-old Thetford man and 2010 graduate of Thetford Academy who was described as an “avid huntsman” died in a boating accident in Caledonia County on Sunday, according to police and family members.Kristophere Perkins was one of three...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

THETFORD — Town leaders are asking for residents’ input on hiring a part-time social worker.The Selectboard took up the idea after hearing from town officials, including Police Chief Michael Scruggs, town service officer Jessica Eaton, community nurse...

By FRANCES MIZE

THETFORD — A gray fox suspected of biting a woman over the weekend tested positive for rabies after it was euthanized.The woman, who was bitten on Sunday, and her dog — who days earlier also hadbeen attacked by a fox — have since been treated for the...

By FRANCES MIZE

THETFORD — A Thetford woman is being treated for rabies after she was bitten on the arm by a gray fox on Sunday as she walked along a cornfield in North Thetford Village, according to the Thetford Police Department. The attack came just days after her...

By STEVE TAYLOR

There’s a measure of melancholy that always surrounds a farm auction. Chances are it is bringing down the curtain on a life’s work, an ending compelled by bodies aging out, debts that can’t be covered by cash flow or plain old bad luck. The effects...

SOUTH STRAFFORD — A section of Rte. 132 between Thetford and Strafford is closed for at least a month to allow for emergency repairs to prevent the road from sliding into the West Branch of the Ompompanoosuc River, according to a Sunday Listserv post...

STRAFFORD — The towns of Strafford and Thetford are looking for residents interested in serving on the towns’ respective Selectboards after two current members resigned.Rod Sloat resigned from the Strafford Selectboard July 6 “due to an unexpected...

THETFORD — Vermont Route 113 at the town line between West Fairlee and Thetford is scheduled to be closed for 48 hours later this month to allow for a culvert replacement, according to Thetford’s town website.The closure, now scheduled for July 22 and...

By KAELI BENNETT

THETFORD — Thetford Academy celebrated the accomplishments of 42 graduating seniors at the school’s 204th commencement Friday night. Thanks to Thetford Academy’s tradition of having solely student speakers, the audience heard from them directly about...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

THETFORD — Latham Memorial Library may soon have a chair lift that will allow better access to community space on its lower floor.The Thetford Library Federation, which oversees Latham in Thetford Center and Peabody Library in Post Mills, earned a...

Staff Report

THETFORD — Thetford has hired a Vermont town administrator as its next town manager.Brian Story has served as town administrator in Johnson, Vt., since 2016 and will start his new role in Thetford on June 19, according to a news release from the...