Tax Rate Not as High as Feared



Tax Rate Not as High as Feared At its meeting last Monday, July 7, the Bethel selectboard set the educational property tax rate at $2.21 per $100 of valuation, somewhat lower that the $2.29 rate that was predicted when the voters approved the 2003-2004 budget on May 20. The selex based the rate on the amount necessary for Bethel to […]

Four Covered Bridges

Will Receive $1.9 Million

Four Covered Bridges Will Receive $1.9 Million Vermont will receive $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the preservation and repair of four historic covered bridges, including one in Tunbridge and one in Thetford Center. U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta and U.S. Sen. James Jeffords made the announcement. The grants come through the National Covered Bridge Preservation Program, […]

Brookfield School Has a New Principal



Brookfield School Has a New Principal The Brookfield school has a new principal. Robert Rosane, 44, who for the last three years has been principal of the State Street School in Windsor, was chosen Wednesday morning from among three outstanding interviewees, said Supt. Brent Kay. Rosane will replace Mark Mooney, who late in the spring accepted a position at U-32 […]

Motorcycle Ride To Raise $$ For Vets Hospital and Home



Motorcycle Ride To Raise $$ For Vets Hospital and Home Squadron 26, Sons of the American Legion, White River Jct., and the Upper Valley H.O.G. Chapter of Lebanon, N.H. are co-sponsoring their second annual Veteran’s Memorial Motorcycle Run, Sunday, July 20. This is a charity event, with proceeds going to the Patients Relief Fund at the V.A. Hospital in White […]

Long DRB Meeting Expected



Long DRB Meeting Expected Trucking water, trucking sludge, and building a church. That’s the very mixed bag of applications that will be dumped in front of the Randolph Development Review Board next Thursday, July 17. To accommodate an anticipated crowd, the 7 p.m. hearing will be held in Vermont Technical College’s Judd Gym. The three items on the agenda are: […]

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Man Found Dead Iwn Stockbridge State police in Bethel are investigating the death of a 70-year-old Stockbridge man whose body was discovered off the side of Ranney Road in Stockbridge the morning of July 4. It is believed that Richmond Brown left his home on foot at about 10 p.m. the previous night, police said. Sometime after that he apparently […]

A Glorious Fourth of July



A Glorious Fourth of July By any measure it was a glorious Fourth of July in Randolph. You could cite the weather—sunny and hot-but-not-too-hot. You could describe the parade—more than 80 entries, many of them thoughtful and creative responses to the “Service” theme. You could invoke the response to the Chamber’s decision to reinstate events at the Rec field, where […]

SkateSpace’ Dig Is Underway



SkateSpace’ Dig Is Underway The growl of heavy machinery heard in Rochester village recently has been coming from the great SkateSpace renovation project, which has included digging up the old skating rink liner and excavating a larger area. Machinery and manpower from Harvey’s P & E have been busy readying the site for paving, which is expected to be done […]

Festive & Fun From Start to Finish

At Rochester's Independence Day

Festive & Fun From Start to Finish At Rochester’s Independence Day Flags flew, crowds cheered and the sunny weather was hot, hot, hot on Friday July 4, as folks in Rochester celebrated the 227th birthday of the United States of America with a day full of events. Spectators began gathering well before the parade kicked off at 11 a.m., when […]

Randolph Planning Commission Seeks a New Member



The Randolph Planning Commission, in the midst of two big projects, is looking for one more, hard-working commissioner. The commission’s chair, Julie Iffland, said this week that the vacancy created when Frank Reed stepped down has yet to be filled, leaving the PC with eight, instead of its usual nine, members. Those interested should be advised that planners, who are […]