Bryan Gazda News Today

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...

THETFORD — Thetford announced that Tom Yennerell will serve as interim town manager for about six weeks in a web post on Monday.The Selectboard has offered the permanent town manager position to a candidate, but has not made an official announcement...

HANOVER — With warm days invading the middle of February, Upper Valley towns are planning to post their seasonally treacherous roads earlier than usual.Among the communities that will begin prohibiting vehicles over six tons from driving on some or...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The town is seeking applications from residents and town employees to join a town manager search committee. The Selectboard voted on Tuesday to create a nine-member advisory committee to oversee the search for a new town...

According to the town manager, road crews began using larger stones to repair roads after last year’s awful mud season. After a dozen residents complained of flat tires, the town will switch back to its old methods.

THETFORD — After a spike in popped tires, local officials are blaming sharp rocks meant to mitigate a mud season mess.“Last year, mud season was so horrendous,” said Sharon Harkay, Thetford’s selectboard chair. The town had used sand for road repairs,...

NORWICH — The Selectboard had a long list on its agenda this week, figuratively and literally.On Wednesday the Norwich Selectboard held a nearly four-hour business meeting to tackle a number of pressing issues, from the search for a new town manager...

The Boston Licensing Board on Thursday approved plans by Biplaw Rai to turn a long abandoned trolley station on Columbia Road in Uphams Corner into a restaurant that serves food with "Asian and African inspiration" by night and more traditional cafe fare by day. The board approved Rai's request for a liquor license for his Comfort Kitchen - but only if the board can find one

On an old MG convertible parked in Post Mills, a village in Thetford, someone used their finger to scratch out a message in the dust...

Towns in the Upper Valley are grappling with the financial fallout of an extreme mud season that struck in the midst of soaring highway material costs.“If this becomes common, towns will have to budget,” said Kevin Geiger, director of planning at the...