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A Great Summer For Outdoor Hoops

In most every town in the White River Valley, large or small, there’s a place to practice hoops in the summer. Sometimes, you’ll see 6-8 teenagers tearing around the court in a pickup game or a game of Horse. Sometimes whole families turn out. More...

Turnbaugh Not Competent

That was the opinion of a doctor at the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury, according to evidence at a hearing in Orange County Court last Thursday, Aug. 4. Superior Court Judge Harold E. Eaton Jr. More...

NU Grad Killed in Afghanistan

Navy SEAL Brian Bill, a 2001 graduate of Norwich University, was among the 30 U.S. More...

Bethel Feed Mill Owner Killed in Crash

By Sandy Vondrasek

A 58-year-old Brandon man died last Friday afternoon, August 5, in a single-car crash on Route 73 in Rochester. Richard Dutil, the owner of Green Mountain Feeds in Bethel and another feed store in Leicester, was eastbound on what is also k More...

Weatherwise

By Kevin Doering

The following observations were taken in Randolph Center during the week of August 1-7, 2011. Low High Comments Monday 53° 88° continued hot and humid Tuesday 55° 78° clearing, less humid; NW 10 Wednesday 52° 81° sun to clouds; la More...

In Internet Auction, CVPS

Buys Power for Next 17 Mos. Central Vermont Public Service (NYSE-CV) has signed two new power supply contracts, filling the 2012 gap in its portfolio created by the end of the existing contract with Vermont Yankee, at attractive prices, More...

Communities

Bells Will Ring in Strafford’s 250th Celebration Weekend

By John Freitag

Your Strafford correspondent got a call from Sheila Paget requesting that the bell ringing for the 250th anniversary celebration this Friday, Aug. More...

Summer Food Service Program Kept Bethel Kids Well-Fed

By Martha Slater

Summer Food Service Program Kept Bethel Kids Well-Fed By Martha Slater More...

Volunteers Give Brookfield’s

Hippo Park a Real ‘Facelift’ If you’ve been in Brookfield’s Hippo Park this week, you probably noticed some big changes. More...

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Calendar

Happenings Calendar

Happenings Calendar Thursday, Aug 11-Sunday, Aug. More...

Theater Calendar

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Movies Calendar

Thursday, Aug 11-Sunday, Aug. 21 Calendar submissions should arrive at least one week in advance of the intended publication date. Mail entries to The Herald of Randolph, P.O. More...

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Classifieds

Real Estate Rentals

APARTMENTS FOR rent, nice 2-bed- room apartments avail. in Sharon, Bethel and Vershire. $800-$900 per month, call for details. Kevin Blakeman, 802-291-4144. ff 1 BEDROOM apartment in Randolph Center, close to VTC, available Sept. More...

Real Estate

For Sale Knowledgeable, No pressure sales staff is here to serve you! Latham Homes, 3608 Theo- dore Roosevelt Highway, Bolton VT. (877) 291-6207, www.lathamho- mesofvt.com. More...

Child Care

CATERPILLARS CLUBHOUSE 2 STAR Registered Home Daycare in Bethel has 2 openings for after school care. Child must be school age and in kindergarten. On bus route Meals in- cluded. For info call Carin Messier 234- 5459. More...

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Letters

Years Wasted In Prison

With all the time and space you have devoted to the subject of Isaac Turnbaugh, you left out one important piece of information. How much of his youth was wasted in prison on charges of which he was found innocent? More...

Lyra Music Camp Is Wonderful

A wonderful summer music camp has started in Randolph, the cultural center of Vermont. A delightful concert presented by the students, aged 12 to 18, was held at Chandler this past Saturday, Aug. More...

Agrimark Farmers Aren't the Owners

I have been involved in the dairy industry for over 40 years as a dairy farmer, milk marketer, dairy coop director, equipment designer and entrepreneur. I still milk cows today. More...

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Randolph’s Past Examined On Facebook Page

By M. D. Drysdale

An explosion of Randolph history, nostalgia, trivia, and bright memories has occurred on Facebook just in the last few days. You can find out, for instance, who was sneaking in to the Randall Drive-In in the trunk of a car. More...

Residential Burglaries

Plague Central Vt. By Sandy Vondrasek State and local police are investigating a big spike in residential burglaries and vehicle thefts this summer, with perpetrators nabbing cash, electronics, jewelry, and other items. More...

SoRo Man Charged With two Home Burglaries

By Eric Francis Correspondent

A South Royalton man who allegedly admitted breaking into two homes in Royalton during the last week in July blamed the incidents on his having taken some prescription medication belonging to a friend. Tyler J. More...

Big ‘Trout’ Turns Out To Be Atlantic Salmon

By Katie Jickling

About two weeks ago, biologists became aware that one out of just ten Atlantic salmon that had made it back to the tributaries of the Connecticut River was missing. More...

‘Late Blight’ Reappears in Vt.,

Tomatoes and Potatoes at Risk By Ann Hazelrigg Extension Plant Pathologist University of Vermont The fungus-like organism that wreaked havoc with tomatoes and potatoes in 2009 is back again this summer in Vermont. More...

Dairy Farmers To Get $24M From Dean Foods Settlement

On August 3, the Vermont District Court approved the Dean Foods Settlement involving the price of Grade A milk produced and sold in the Northeast. More...

People

SoRo Grad With ‘Teach for America’ At Lakota Tribal School in So. Dakota

By Pam Levasseur Now about to enter his second year of a two-year contract with Teach for America (TFA), Trevor Ferris, a former South Royalton High School student and 2006 graduate of the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering (VASE) retu More...

Heartland Lions Club Presents

Community Service Award The Heartland Lions Club, which represents the towns of Royalton, Sharon and Tunbridge, honored David “Spike” McDerment in recognition of his support for the community during Old Home Days. More...

Randolph’s Robert W. Soule

Publishes ‘Gaspard & Cecile’ By Martha Slater Thirty years after he started writing it, Robert Soule of Randolph has achieved his dream of seeing his book in print. More...

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Arts

C.V. Chamber Music Festival Begins Two Weeks in Randolph

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‘Sweet and Modest’ Show At Korongo Gallery

By Dian Parker

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Poet Landis, Fiction Writer Winn To Read at BigTown Gallery

Word lovers who missed the Joan Landis reading at the Phantom Theatre on August 5, along with Galway Kinnell and William Wadsworth, will have another opportunity to hear readings by Landis and her longtime friend and colleague Tracy Winn, this More...

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Obituaries - Free Access

Emily G. Maxfield

South Hero—Emily G. Maxfield, 82, a former longtime Barre resident, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at the Vermont Respite House in Williston. Born on July 26, 1929 in Barre, she was the daughter of Raymond and Lucy (Goodrich) Batchelder. More...

Timothy D. Camp

Weare, N.H.—Timothy David Camp, 52, died July 24, 2011, due to complications from diabetes. He was born March 28, 1959, the son of David E. and Myrna B. (Boardman) Camp. He was a 1978 graduate of Weare (N.H.) High School. More...

Eula M. Blossom

South Royalton—Eula M. Blossom, 83, formerly of Bethel, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 at her home in South Royalton. She was born February 11, 1928 in Randolph, the daughter of Henry and Eula (Emerson) Goodeill. More...

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Columns

Cut the Budget Baloney; All Must Sacrifice

By Tom Pelham Vermonters need to see beyond Washington’s doubletalk and understand that the budget fight is not about compromise, but about holding partisan ground gained over the last decade. More...

Tavern’s Food Right from the Garden

By Josey Hastings

“Flavor, flavor, flavor” is Sarah Natvig’s main reason for cooking with local food at Black Krim Tavern in Randolph. She and Emily Wilkins opened the restaurant in March of this year and have been pleased with the results. More...

What’s Next?

A Patent on Breathing? By Jeremy Lesniak The fringes of mainstream journalism have had a lot to say on technology patents lately. More...

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