CONCORD—The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office has announced Bath Police Department Sergeant Camden Elliott discharged his firearm during the shooting incident on June 25 on Route 112 in Landaff. The AG’s office said Richard Chamberlin, 42, was injured. No address was provided.

Lady Shaye’s Catering and Rolling Dough are among the many food trucks serving up food at various spots throughout the area.

BRADFORD—For those looking forward to its development, there is good news. The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation recently awarded a $400,000 grant (50% of the project cost) which will enable local parks officials to solicit construction proposals this fall with the aim for construction of phase 1, which covers the skatepark, a multiuse […]

New Hampshire’s Butterfly Monitoring Network to conduct annual count: ORFORD—New Hampshire Fish and Game and the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Service, both members of the state’s Butterfly Monitoring Network, are teaming up to conduct this year’s butterfly count — and they are looking for citizens to help them find as many of the […]

At the June 25 Strafford Selectboard Meeting, Town Health Officer Stephen Marx came in to talk about his job, which he has held for the last eight years. Marx explained his duties include health issues in regard to rental housing, sewage and septic, lead paint, animal control (including rabies), indoor and outdoor air quality, and insects and rodents. Marx, who […] The post Health Officer, Fire Warden Report to Strafford Selex first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

There will be more than a chicken barbecue and 50/50 raffle happening at Rochester’s Pierce Hall, midday on July 4. The Declaration of Independence will be read, and paintings of some of the men who signed the Declaration will be available for view and purchase. The paintings were created by Rochester’s Sandy Pierce. “Each painting will have a short biography […] The post A Recitation of the Declaration, Paintings of the Signers, Too first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

The recent closures of two longtime downtown businesses have left residents wondering what comes next for Rochester’s historic village center. Within weeks of one another, the Rochester Café and Sugar Mamma’s Bakery announced they would shutter, leaving two prominent storefronts vacant along Route 100. Chris Landis, who purchased the Rochester Café and the historic Trask Building in 2020, announced that […] The post Two Eateries Close In Rochester Village first appeared on The White

We had more back-and-forth weather last week, with another 1.5” of additional rainfall. Daily temperatures were very consistent, and just slightly below normal. The weekend provided good early summer weather as temperatures warmed some, but not to uncomfortable levels. All that was, of course, changing this week as a major dome of extremely heated air moved slowly eastward. This high […] The post Weatherwise first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

Imagine you’re a fruit fly by the pond on a sunny day, whirring along in search of food or other flies. Suddenly, you’re scooped up, whisked to a perch, and efficiently devoured by a blue dasher dragonfly. For little flies like you, blue dashers have a 97 percent capture rate. For comparison, great white sharks only catch their prey 50 […] The post Dangerous Dragonflies first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

Across Northeastern forests, natural causes now account for more tree deaths than harvesting, including in Vermont, according to a recent study from the University of Vermont. But these natural causes are still cause for concern. Insects, disease and extreme weather are now to blame for the majority of tree deaths in the region, a significant shift from just 15 years […] The post Foresters Adapt to Insects as Force in Tree Mortality first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.