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March 8, 2007
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About 750 voters came to the polls through bitter cold Tuesday to vote "YES" on every ballot item they could find. The votes were generally by margins of 2-1 or more. More...

Separate votes in Hancock and Granville Tuesday made it likely that both towns will close their schools, instead sending the dwindling population of those two schools—about 40 this year—to other towns on a tuition basis. More...

Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center is preparing a new generation of graduates who are technologically oriented and specifically trained to bolster the state’s emerging "green" industry. More...

The Herald's weatherman, Kevin Doering, made it official at the start of Randolph's Town Meeting Tuesday morning: Town Meeting day of 2007 was one of the very coldest in 50 years. More...

Tunbridge voters spent just 45 minutes Monday evening voting a $2.2-million school budget, but they spent hours Tuesday talking about mold. More...
Theater Review
A Powerful 'Crucible'
At Northern Stage
From the moment my wife and I entered the theater at the Briggs Opera House in White River to see Northern Stage's production of "The Crucible," we were captured in a nervous anticipation of what was to come. More...
Last Tuesday, the 27th, the Royals, seeded 12th in DIII, headed up to the fifth-seeded BFA-Fairfax for their first round playoff game. The Royals upset the BFA team, and won, 51-49. More...
Submissions for this calendar should arrive at least one week in advance of the intended publication date. Mail your entries to The Herald of Randolph, Attn: Calendar, P.O. More...
BROOKFIELD—Joan Marie Keene, 65, a former long-time resident of Northfield, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. More...
Randolph’s Jane Harrness is turning up all over the state—in jails and halfway houses, at rotary clubs and trailer parks… even on the radio waves. More...
Rochester had a classic Town Meeting Monday night. It opened with an update by Sandy Haas, our state representative, who had prepared a handout on the current legislation in the House. More...
Our local basketball team this year suffered the loss of three players right in the middle of an already 50/50 season. As happens every few years, either in our school or in one of the ones nearby, a few players broke their contracts and were forced into early retirement. More...
It's hard to be critical of the Randolph Selectboard for caving in so quickly on the Corrections Department's work camp proposal, even though some board members recognized it as a worthy project which might, with a little negotiating, result in a modest economic benefit for the town. More...