By Martha Slater
Many of the students in the ExCel after-school program at Rochester Elementary School were wiggling in their chairs with excitement Monday afternoon when Vermont State Trooper Bob Giolito and his K-9 unit partner, a German Shepherd named Mitch, vis
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By Amy Danley-White
As the Bethel-Royalton Transfer Station has grown over the last 41 years from a small two-town landfill to a million dollar-plus operation, the selectboards of Bethel and Royalton have come to find the facility to be increasingly unwieldy to manage. More...
Laura Craft 685-4640 landgcraft@hughes.net
Our small town has unfortunately not escaped the uptick in theft that has been happening as of late. Last week, the town garage was burgled in the wee hours. More...
Kim Furlong 234-9688 kimmom220@aol.com
As I sit to write this column, I am mindful of a few members of our community who could use our prayers and thoughts. This past week, Jean Dulmage has been moved to Brookside Nursing Home in White River. More...
The following summary of the Stockbridge Selectboard’s January 19 meeting was written from minutes submitted to The Herald. More...
The Rochester Historical Society will sponsor “Robinson: Pictures & Stories of a West Rochester Hamlet,” Sunday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. More...
By Martha Slater
About a dozen residents of Route 73 were present at the Rochester Selectboard’s Monday, Feb 13 meeting for a hearing about replacing four bridges on that road. More...
Add a little romance to your Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. when the Rochester Public Library’s Winter Film series presents a free showing of Woody Allen’s “Manhattan.” More...
By Martha Slater
After many months of work, Scott Holtz and Bobby Cheshire have opened Doc’s Tavern at The Huntington House Inn in Rochester village. More...
By Heidi Allen Goodrich
At an additional meeting held January 24, the Chelsea Selectboard approved the 2012 budget. The board will ask town voters to approve a $641,929.18 budget, representing a 10% increase over last year’s budget. More...
Monday, Feb. 20: Cheese or pepperoni stuffed-crust pizza, veggie platter. Tuesday, Feb. 21: Baked chicken (bone in), roll, BBQ or regular mashed potato, corn. Wednesday, Feb. 22: Mostaccioli, Italian bread, tossed salad. Thursday, Feb. More...
Bryn W. Keenhold of Braintree, a graduate of Randolph Union High School, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at St. Lawrence University in canton, N.Y., where she is a member of the Class of 2014. More...
The Chelsea Recreation Committee’s Winter Family Fun Day scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 18 will begin at 4 p.m., rather than 1 p.m., as previously printed. More...
Vivian Moore 763-7081
It is all relative in a way—3.2 degrees here with howling winds—too cold to go outside without all armor. More...
The South Royalton Booster Club has been busy at the concession stand this winter, where fans have enjoyed hot dogs, popcorn, pretzels, and chili while cheering on the boys and girls basketball teams. More...
By Alex Berk
Recently Skip Gates and United States Attorney General Tristram Coffin came to the South Royalton School to further educate students about the consequences of binge drinking and drug use. More...
Dana Winters, a 15 year-old sophomore at South Royalton High School, will be a delegate with the People to People Student Ambassador Program. More...
NIFTY NONAGENARIAN Hazel Lewis, known as one of the kindest and most caring people in Strafford, turns 90 on February 20. More...
By John Freitag
Hurricane Irene was a devastating storm, but Strafford was particularly well suited to meet the challenge. More...
Kimball Library and Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph are teaming up again to provide a weekly arts program for preschool children ages 3-5, beginning Monday, March 12. Sessions will be held Monday mornings; March 12, 19, and 26, and April 2. More...
At the most recent foot clinic held at the Randolph Senior Center on Hale Street, RNs Amy Danley-White and Llynne Kiernan checked out the feet of a number of area seniors. More...
Randolph Union High School will host its first Winter Sports Galloping Ghost Pride Event this Saturday, Feb. 18. More...
Theresa Taplin 276-3762 teesee63@gmail.com
Pond Village Church News The deacons at the Pond Village Church Sunday announced plans for the beginning of Lent later this month. There will be a pancake supper at 6 p.m. on Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 21. More...
BUSINESS STUDENT WINS Ashley Brown, a Randolph Technical Career Center business management student from Williamstown, placed first in the statewide 2012 Celebration of National Entrepreneurship Week More...
Vermont Technical College’s Hartness Gallery will open a unique exhibition featuring Vermont-based artist Phil Godenschwager on Monday, Feb. 27. More...
Capitol Notebook
By John Odum
Power in a legislature like Vermont’s isn’t about who can contribute to whose re-election, or who can block contributions to whose re-election. More...
Starting Over Strong (S.O.S.) Vermont teams now serving the communities most impacted by Tropical Storm Irene continue to collaborate with state and town officials, as well as with other flood-recovery service providers, to bring assistance to Vermon More...
VALENTINE | Sherri Dutton, chef at The Three Bean Cafe in Randolph, found this carrot in her veggies, Tuesday. The self hugging carrot, (yes. More...
On Friday, February 10, someone stole a wallet and a camera from a woman’s car while she was working her evening shift at Gifford Medical Hospital. The wallet is purple and it had $200 the last time she had seen it. More...
There’s been a lot of activity in the White River Craft Center’s Kimball House weaving studio lately. More...
Mim Herwig 728-5398
Howard Coffin of Montpelier was a Wednesday caller at Mim Herwig’s. More...
By Dirk Van Susteren
In winter, Bill Wilber’s yard in West Glover is the image of an old photograph, with its contrasting blacks and whites and its grays. On a sunny afternoon, his work shed, barn and piles of logs cast dark shadows on the white landscape. More...
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