Sharon Selectboard OKs Crossing Agreement



Sharon Selectboard OKs Crossing Agreement After a year of delays, Sharon officials this week signed an agreement that will enable construction of a safer crossing and access to Sharon’s industrial park. Unfortunately, a new wrinkle developed Tuesday night, when it was learned that two parties, abutting property owners Weston Boardman and Kathleen McQueen, had decided not to sign a maintenance […]

Corrow To Challenge Reapportionment Result



Corrow To Challenge Reapportionment Result fter months of stalemate, Democratic and Republican leaders in the legislature came together last week on how to reapportion House and Senate districts throughout the state for the next 10 years. Both the House and Senate have passed bills on apportionment. A fight still looms, however, in the case of the Orange County senate district. […]

Ethan Allen To Close Furniture Plant Here



Ethan Allen To Close Furniture Plant Here Ethan Allen will close its 43-year-old furniture manufacturing plant in Randolph June 29, displacing 154 workers. Employees heard the shocking announcement Tuesday as they were gathered together for a plant meeting. They were given the afternoon off to try to deal with the emotional blow of the surprise announcement. It was not easy. […]

Quarry Hill Might Be Better Site for Tower



Quarry Hill Might Be Better Site for Tower The Bethel Development Review Board continued its series of hearings April 23 on a proposed installation of a telecommunications tower on the David and Lynn Eddy property on Christian Hill Road. It emerged at the hearing that Rock of Ages, which operates a quarry on nearby Quarry Hill, might be willing to […]

Get Involved With Community Gardens



Get Involved With Community Gardens There is plenty of room for interested gardeners who want a space in the Randolph Community Gardens. You may sign up for a 10×10 plot for a suggested donation (time and resource trades also welcome) and lots of free seeds are available. Stop by Pandora’s Box in the White River Co-op building to sign up […]

Village Home Destroyed in Fire



Edward Dodge fell asleep on the his couch of his Hale Street home Saturday evening, and woke up later to find "fire all around him," his mother, Patricia Hooker, said this week. The only person in the house at the time, Dodge, 35, escaped without serious injury after trying to put out the flames. The fast-moving fire, accidentally sparked by […]

Second ‘Habitat’ Home in the Works



Many hands, they say, make light work. With the right amount of support and organization, many hands can also build homes. Habitat for Humanity homes. The Randolph Habitat chapter, which completed its first home two years ago, is gearing up to build another affordable home for a yet-to-be-selected family. Hoping to break ground this June, organizers are seeking "many hands" […]

Skateboard Park Finally a Reality



Skateboard Park Finally a Reality This crew of four is one of three crews that work full-time for American Ramp Company, headquartered in Joplin, Mo. They go “all over,” they said, and this week they simultaneously installed a park here and in Meriden, Conn. “You’ve got some really good skaters here in Randolph,” said Mike Richards, father of three, who […]

So Ro Youth Appear in ‘Mame’



Three South Royalton young people, Kevin Babcock, Mike Merchand and Ally Bryar, are performing together in a production of the well-known Broadway musical "Mame" at the Claremont Opera House in Claremont, N.H. May 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 8 p.m. Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, "Mame" is the story […]

Listeners at World Premiere Feel Part of Music History Possibly—just possibly—a music historian later this century, writing about the rediscovery of the music of Swiss composer Ernst Levy, will say something like this:



Listeners at World Premiere Feel Part of Music History Possibly—just possibly—a music historian later this century, writing about the rediscovery of the music of Swiss composer Ernst Levy, will say something like this: “In America, the breakthrough performance of Levy’s music occurred on April 13, 2002 at the stunning Chandler Music Hall in Randolph, Vermont, before a crowd of about […]