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May 22, 2008
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A small but mighty Chelsea sports team is producing champions and breaking national records in its first year of existence. The sport? Competitive Sport Stacking. More...

Brookfield’s Floating Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic "for the foreseeable future," the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) announced last Thursday. More...

The low-lying fields of the Perry Hodgdon farm just north of Randolph on Route 12 are lovely to any eye, but for a geologist, they have an extra attraction. More...

It turns out that carving granite—tough and "tedious" work—is excellent training for tackling issues that seem too massive, too remote, and too far along for any individual to ever change. More...

When Gifford Medical Center opened its Sharon Health Center and Sports Medicine Clinic in 2005 off Route 14, the hope was expert physicians and high-tech diagnostic equipment would lead athletes to the small-town facility. More...
At Lost Nation Theater
Lost Nation Theater will continue its 20th season at Montpelier’s City Hall Arts Center with the American theater classic "The Glass Menagerie. More...
For RUHS Softball
The Randolph Ghosts varsity softball team played three games this past week, while getting one rain-out. RUHS beat Vergennes away, fell to Lyndon at home, and beat Oxbow at home. More...
Calendar submissions should arrive at least one week in advance of the intended publication date. Mail entries to The Herald of Randolph, P.O. Box 309, Randolph, VT, 05060; or fax them to 728-9275 or to news@ourherald.com. More...
RANDOLPH—Warren Norton, 95, died at his home on May 17, 2008, after a short illness. More...
Brimming with confidence, RUHS junior Lauren Soares left the podium and took her microphone onto the floor in North Conway, N.H. Saturday to win the annual speech contest sponsored by District 7850 of Rotary International. More...
The front page story in the Herald says the Development Review Board (DRB) "permits" the Ridge Road Quarry proposal. How is it that they say they have permitted the project, and turn around and put so many conditions on it that the business would struggle to make a profit? More...
Sixteen months ago the newly elected legislature convened in Montpelier. With (supposedly) veto proof majorities in both chambers, the Democratic leadership set out to remake Vermont as outlined in its election platform. More...
The legislative summary written by John McClaughry on this page is useful, especially if one keeps in mind that McClaughry is a veteran commentator who serves from the conservative side of the plate. More...

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