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Constables, Road Issues Hot Topics At Granville’s Town Meeting

By Martha Slater | May 19, 2022

Granville voters gathered for their town meeting on Tuesday, May 17 at the town hall, spending the evening in lively discussion about the 14 articles...

Friends, Neighbors Pitch In for WrightsFree Access

By Dylan Kelley | May 19, 2022

It had only been a few days since the death of Bethel-Gilead dairy farmer Derrick “Rick” Wright, but already, his fellow members of East Randolph’s...

Resiliency Fêted At VTC Graduation

By Tim Calabro | May 19, 2022

In a return to the ordinary, Vermont Technical College’s 2022 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14 was celebrated in person, under a tent at the...

Working Lands Grant Funding Goes to Sawyers, VTC Meat Cutting

By Tim Calabro | May 19, 2022

Two White River Valley organizations— Vermont Technical College and White Rock Farm in South Randolph—are getting an influx of cash from the federal Working Lands...

‘Everyone Eats’ Targets Hunger Locally

By Sandy Vondrasek | May 19, 2022

Here is a “win-win-win” for hard times: A state-wide program that distributes tasty and nutritious meals to folks in need, provides a revenue stream for...

Communities

Man Killed Fighting Rochester Forest Fire

By Martha Slater | May 19, 2022

Members of the Rochester Volunteer Fire Department responded to a wildland fire on Jones Mountain Road in Rochester on Thursday, May 12, and found a man dead in the woods...

Fire Destroys Camper In South Royalton Village

By Jo Levasseur | May 19, 2022

A small trailer said to be used for storage went up in flames Tuesday in South Royalton. The fast-burning fire sending black smoke into the air was called out at...

Barnard Area Students Enjoy BarnArts Music Residency

By Chloe Powell | May 19, 2022

For a second week, I’m sitting in the sun, writing my column from the sunny backyard of a school while Lakou Mizik from Haiti blesses with their songs, beginning with...

People

Award Winner

| May 19, 2022

The winning entry for grade two in the statewide Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program’s Growing Works of Art contest...

Hastings Awarded Lions Club Presidential Leadership Medal

| May 19, 2022

On Saturday, May 15, 2022, Lion Walter Hastings was awarded the prestigious Lions Club International Presidential Leadership Medal for his...

Husband and Wife Surgery Team Joins Gifford Med. Ctr.

| May 19, 2022

Gifford Medical Center has hired a general surgery team that is also a team outside the operating room. Dawn Holman,...

Opinion

Supports Koren, Lord for Selex

| May 19, 2022

I am writing in support of two candidates for the Brookfield Selectboard this Saturday, May 21. Please consider Curtis Koren for one of the two three-year seats, and Betty Lord...

Peace One Step At a Time

| May 19, 2022

I enjoyed reading Beth Champagne’s article in The Herald about Randolph’s Peace Coalition which was founded in 1985 by a group of women from Randolph. I was especially impressed with...

Vermont Losing Friendly Neighbors

Staff | May 19, 2022

Because this is not the same Vermont in which I built my home 30 years ago, it is one of the primary reasons I am selling my beloved home and...

Arts

Feast and Field Opener

Blues in SoRo

Singers To Give Tribute to Drysdale, Montgomery

Sports

Team work

| May 19, 2022

The Wildcats baseball squad faced off with Springfield in South Royalton last Thursday, playing a tight game into extra innings. White River Valley lost 2-1. Top right, clockwise: playing third...

This Week In Sports

| May 19, 2022

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White River Valley Lady Wildcats Take Different Approach to a Tough Season

By Mary Waterman | May 19, 2022

With many new players and only two seniors this 2022 season, the White River Valley ladies softball team are happy to have pulled together enough players for a team and...