http://www.ourherald.com/ en-us http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Breaking_Ground.html <img src="http://www.ourherald.com/sites/www.ourherald.com/files/images/2012-05-17/1p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="1p1.jpg" title="1p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="100" height="51" /><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Breaking_Ground.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Breaking_Ground.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:39 +0000 112911 at http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Act_250_Weighs_Ag_Land_vs_Smart_Growth.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Sandy Vondrasek </div> </div> </div> <p>The difficult question of whether Gifford&nbsp;Medical Center should be permitted to build a 165-bed/unit senior living community on 25 acres of &ldquo;primary agricultural soils&rdquo; in Ran&shy;dolph Center was put under a microscope Tuesday morning at an Act 250 hearing at the Randolph Town Hall.</p><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Act_250_Weighs_Ag_Land_vs_Smart_Growth.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Act_250_Weighs_Ag_Land_vs_Smart_Growth.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:39 +0000 112912 at http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/An_Epic_Event.html <img src="http://www.ourherald.com/sites/www.ourherald.com/files/images/2012-05-17/3p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="3p1.jpg" title="3p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="100" height="79" /><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/An_Epic_Event.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/An_Epic_Event.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:40 +0000 112915 at http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/VLS_Celebrates_Weekend_of_Events.html <p>Vermont Law School will mark its 37th annual com­mencement weekend May 18-19 with a talk by the head of the world&rsquo;s leading conservation group and the open­ing of a new legal clinics building to benefit needy fami­lies and the environment.</p><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/VLS_Celebrates_Weekend_of_Events.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/VLS_Celebrates_Weekend_of_Events.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:41 +0000 112916 at http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Another_Dollar_Store_Is_Denied.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Pam Levasseur </div> </div> </div> <p>On </p> <p>May 11, the District #3 En­vironmental Commission rejected the Dollar General store&rsquo;s application to construct a re­tail store on a tract of land located on Route 107 just west/northwest of the I-89 Exit 3 interchange.</p><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Another_Dollar_Store_Is_Denied.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Another_Dollar_Store_Is_Denied.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:41 +0000 112917 at http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/RUHS_Classs_Buen_Viaje.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Nina Listro </div> </div> </div> <p>Driving into the hustle and bustle of Madrid after spending over eight hours airborne was a shocking experi&shy;ence, coming from the small town of Randolph.</p><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/RUHS_Classs_Buen_Viaje.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/RUHS_Classs_Buen_Viaje.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:41 +0000 112918 at http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Rochester_Journalists_Plea_to_Seniors.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Tom Hill </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="font-style: italic">The following was first print­ed in The Herald on June 13, 1985.</span></p><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Rochester_Journalists_Plea_to_Seniors.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Rochester_Journalists_Plea_to_Seniors.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:41 +0000 112919 at http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Speed_Kills_In_I89_Crash_Last_Week.html <p>State police said this week that speed was likely a factor in a fatal single-car crash on I-89 in Royalton Saturday afternoon, May 12.</p> <p>Elizabeth Wells, 21, of Proctors­ville, was killed in the 12:48 p.m. crash, and passenger Steven Pierre, 29, of Manchester, N.H., suffered cuts, bruises, and possible broken bones. Police said neither had been using seatbelts.</p><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Speed_Kills_In_I89_Crash_Last_Week.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Speed_Kills_In_I89_Crash_Last_Week.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:41 +0000 112920 at http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Braintree_Selex_Tackle_Issues_Many_Due_to_Irene.html <p><span style="font-style: italic">The following summary of the Braintree Selectboard&rsquo;s April 3 meeting was written from approved minutes submitted to The Herald.</span></p> <p>The board heard a proposal to process payroll, from CompuCount. The discussion will be continued.</p><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Braintree_Selex_Tackle_Issues_Many_Due_to_Irene.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Braintree_Selex_Tackle_Issues_Many_Due_to_Irene.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:55 +0000 112975 at http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Beloved_SoRo_Principal_Ready_To_Retire.html <img src="http://www.ourherald.com/sites/www.ourherald.com/files/images/2012-05-17/81p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="81p1.jpg" title="81p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="100" height="71" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By M. D. Drysdale </div> </div> </div> <p>When we asked South Royalton</p><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Beloved_SoRo_Principal_Ready_To_Retire.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Beloved_SoRo_Principal_Ready_To_Retire.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:34:25 +0000 113022 at http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Arriving_This_July_Gail_Trotin.html <img src="http://www.ourherald.com/sites/www.ourherald.com/files/images/2012-05-17/82p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="82p1.jpg" title="82p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="100" height="62" /><p>The new principal at the South Royalton School, starting July 9, will be Gail Trotin, chosen by a screen­ing committee from among 75 applicants, of whom four were interviewed.</p><p><a href="http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Arriving_This_July_Gail_Trotin.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ourherald.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/Arriving_This_July_Gail_Trotin.html#comments 2012-05-17 Front Page Thu, 17 May 2012 14:34:27 +0000 113024 at