Primary Election Draws Huge Turnout in Area



For a primary election, a LOT of people went to the polls Tuesday. As few as 15% of registered voters went to the polls in the 1998 Vermont primary, and officials were hoping for a 20% turnout this year. They got twice that. According to town clerks, turnout in the White River Valley ranged up to 55% and 64% in […]

Floating Bridge Reopening on Oct. 2



Floating Bridge Reopening on Oct. 2 With a 120-foot concrete dam on Sunset Lake nearly complete, plans are underway for a ceremonious, two-Secretary reopening of Brookfield’s famous Floating Bridge on October 2. Agency of Transportation Secretary Brian Searles and Agency of Natural Resources chief Scott Johnstone will attend the 2 p.m. ribbon-cutting, according to Richard Watts of the AOT. The […]

McClure Wears Sheriff’s Star



Dennis McClure of Bradford was sworn in as Orange County Sheriff—the rural county’s 65th sheriff in 220 years—at a special ceremony at the Chelsea Courthouse on Friday, Sept. 8. McClure replaces Sheriff Sam Frank, who resigned in the middle of his third four-year term to move to Virginia. McClure’s appointment occurred in a flurry of activity Friday: After a mid-morning […]

Chelsea , Royalton Voters Reject School Construction Bonds



Chelsea , Royalton Voters Reject School Construction Bonds Voters in Chelsea and Royalton on Tuesday voted down proposed multi-million-dollar improvements at their K-12 schools, and they said "no" in a big way. In Royalton, 55% of the town’s registered voters turned out to defeat a $9.76-million bond issue in a decisive, 584-285 vote. (Royalton voters did approve, 646-235, a $300,000 […]

Thoroughbred Horse Has Been Missing Since September 5



Thoroughbred Horse Has Been Missing Since September 5 A 1,000 pound 20-year-old thoroughbred horse has seemingly vanished, leaving its owner, 14-year-old Kati Campbell, heartbroken and worried. Campbell, a Bethel resident who is a freshman at Whitcomb High School, was riding the large (16-hand) bay horse, named Legend, on Kingsbury Road in South Randolph Tuesday Sept. 5 around 6:30 p.m., when […]

Tunbridge Fair!



The official guide to the 129th Tunbridge World’s Fair, Sept. 14-17, is inserted in this week’s Herald. The guide contains schedules, photography and fair news. Pictured here are Paul MacAdams and Anita Salvas-MacAdams of RPM Farm in Brookfield. Photo by Robert Eddy.

Primary Shows Sentiment Is Strong Against New Civil Unions Law



Primary Shows Sentiment Is Strong Against New Civil Unions Law Voters in Central Vermont gave an early indication Tuesday that the conservative backlash against the civil unions bill is every bit as fierce as its leaders have claimed. The chief casualty in the White River Valley was State Rep. Marion Milne, a supporter of civil unions who was decisively beaten […]

Tops!



The steeple of Bethany Church, U.C.C., Randolph, gets a fresh coat of white from Doug Hayward of Randall Hoyt Construction. Hoyt, of Tunbridge, has painted more than 200 of Vermont’s meeting houses. Photo by Robert Eddy.

SoRo Selex Discuss Bridge



At the Sept. 5 hearing prior to the, of the Royalton Selectboard meeting, chairman Bob Hull told those assembled that they had new figures on the Chelsea St. bridge. "We have been planning on a $250,000 to $3 million project and now we are looking at a $5 million project." he said. The town is responsible for 10% of the […]

Volunteer Crossing Guards Begin Duty



Volunteer Crossing Guards Begin Duty Rochester children who walk to and from school in the village will be safer due to the efforts of Peggy McKinley and a group of other adults in the community who have volunteered to be crossing guards. There will now be a crossing guard on duty Monday through Friday from 7:45-8:05 a.m. and from 2:50-3:10 […]