
Welch Unveils Bill To Help EMS
By Tim Calabro
The White River Valley Ambulance headquarters was host Friday to U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, who, along with representatives from the...

Randolph Committee Suggests Police Plan
By Darren Marcy
The Randolph Police Commission will suggest the town add two police officers to its current force while considering the potential...
Rumors Swirl About Naloxone ProposalFree Access
By Darren Marcy
The Chelsea Health Center board is considering a request from the Clara Martin Center to allow a naloxone vending machine...

Legislators Kick Off Session
By Tim Calabro
With fresh snow on the ground, most of Bethel’s delegation to the State House came out Monday morning for the...
Scott Urges Focus On Crime, Housing
By Tim Calabro
The Vermont legislature reconvened last week and hit the ground running, gathering for a joint assembly last Thursday to hear...
Emergency Blood Shortage May Delay Medical Procedures
January 11, 2024
The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. The Red Cross blood supply has...
Gen Z Spirit Unites At State House
By Sarah Mearhoff and Shaun Robinson, VTDigger.org | January 11, 2024
A dozen suits packed into Montpelier culinary gem Capitol Pho on Tuesday afternoon to talk shop over (complimentary) lunch. Unremarkable, you might say, except the wearers of those suits were...

American Tree Sparrows: Hardy Winter Visitors
By Susan Shea | January 11, 2024
Most winters, a few sparrows visit my yard, feeding on the seeds I scatter on the ground near my bird feeder. These particular sparrows have long tails, rusty crowns and...
Hancock Selectboard Hears Granville Rescue Squad Plans
January 11, 2024
The Hancock Selectboard met Tuesday, Jan. 2 at the Town Clerk’s Office and via video. Minutes of the previous meeting held December 19, were approved. During public comment, Dan Sargeant...
Rochester Public Library Begins Two New Groups
January 11, 2024
The library has new adult books coming in all the time. Drop by to see the latest. Plans are underway for talks and workshops with local artists. These will be...

Fire Department Friends
January 11, 2024
Students visiting from Shizukuishi, Japan along with their Randolph hosts stop for a quick photo at the Randolph Village fire...

New Year, New Baby
January 11, 2024
Lewis Keeran Barnaby was born at 4:16 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, making him the first arrival of the new...

News of Area Students
January 11, 2024
Lily Butler of Stockbridge was named to President’s List for the fall 2023 semester of the 2023-2024 academic year at...
Gymnastics Fantastic
January 11, 2024
RU’s Maddie Russo (upside down) of the J.V. gymnastics team starts with the vault during the match vs. Middlebury on Thursday, Jan. 4 with coach Haven Pierce on stand by....
RU Ghost Wrestling Round Up
January 11, 2024
The weekend of December 27-28, the Randolph Union High School wrestling team set to the mat at the Hubie Wagner Tournament in Middlebury. Sophomore Zane Cooper (175 lbs.) and senior...
Good News, Too
January 11, 2024
Reading the news Tuesday morning, one would think, might start the day off on a sour note. Looking around the world and the nation, there’s a lot to be upset...
Community Nurses Make a Difference
January 11, 2024
When I graduated from medical school in 1980, modern medicine was exploding. Antibiotics and vaccines were eradicating infectious disease. New medications and techniques were preventing heart attacks. Cure of cancer...
Be Weary Of Crowdfunding
January 11, 2024
I read with interest and general agreement Mark Rosalbo’s commentary last week that contrasted the teachings of Japanese philosopher Sontoku— including honesty, genuineness, and economy— to the crowdsource funding campaign...
Man Cited for 118 mph on I-89
POLICE BRIEFSDecember 28, 2023
A New Jersey man was cited for driving 118 mph...
Police Investigating Shooting in TunbridgeFree Access
December 21, 2023
Vermont State Police are investigating a shooting in Tunbridge that...
‘Thanksgiving Safe’ Following Chelsea Burglary
POLICE BRIEFSNovember 22, 2023
A local business owner jokingly said the fixings for Thanksgiving...


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