World’s Fair Shows Up In New Mayor Novel



World’s Fair Shows Up In New Mayor Novel Well over a year ago, mid-September, at the Tunbridge Worlds Fair, I was giving a demonstration on hand-dovetail joinery in the old furniture shop on Antique Hill. I had a good crowd of fair-goers watching me and, as always, I visited freely with them as I worked. A man in the back […]

E. Randolph Is a ‘Village Center,’

Residents Invited to Jan. 19 Event

Residents Invited to Jan. 19 Event The newly-designated "village center" of East Randolph is on the move, and East Valley residents are invited to a "mini-celebration" next Wednesday to learn about recent developments, and to plan for the next new thing. The event, Jan. 19, 7 p.m. at the East Randolph Community Hall, will include brief presentations by East Randolph […]

Water Firm Changes Name to ClearSource



Water Firm Changes Name to ClearSource Micropack Corp., which purchased the former Vermont Pure springs and bottling plant in Randolph Center, has changed its name. According to a press release from the company this week, the new name is ClearSource, Inc. "The new identity includes powerful water imagery with a newly designed logo, website and communications materials," the company said, […]

Brochu Murder Case: New Trial Is Sought



Brochu Murder Case: New Trial Is Sought Attorneys for Alfred Brochu want a new trial for their client. In October, a jury found Brochu, 52, of Randolph, guilty of aggravated first-degree murder in the January, 2003 stabbing death of Tara Stratton. Stratton, 18, a Randolph native, was found in her Barre apartment. Head prosecutor in the case, Atty. Cindy Maguire, […]

Bethel Dems Seek Larger Selectboard Petition Emerges from Meeting of Local Democratic Committee



Bethel Dems Seek Larger Selectboard Petition Emerges from Meeting of Local Democratic Committee A number of local Democrats started a petition in Bethel last week to place an item on the forthcoming town meeting agenda to expand the Bethel selectboard from three to five positions. Currently the selectboard consists of Neal Fox, Bill Richards, and Eric Benson. Benson is the […]

Crime Wave in South Royalton



The crime wave in South Royalton continues, much to the dismay of town officials and citizenry. The latest: a derelict vehicle, towed earlier from the traveled portion of the road by the town constabulary, and locked behind the gates of the town sewer plant, was apparently started with a key, used as a ram to break down the gates of […]

Richard Mallary Reports On Ukraine Election



Richard Mallary Reports On Ukraine Election Among the several thousand international observers who lent credibility to the Dec. 26 election in Ukraine was Richard Mallary of Brookfield. Mallary was among 20 former members of the U.S. Congress and many other former parliamentarians from Europe who helped ensure proper election procedure. The election produced a solid victory for the reform party […]

Criticism Erupts Over Move To Extend Guard Duty



Criticism Erupts Over Move To Extend Guard Duty Families of National Guard soldiers "are going to go just ballistic" if soldiers’ can be called to serve in active duty beyond the current two-year limit, predicted a Randolph man with 20 years of Guard service. A leak from the Pentagon on Thursday indicated the Army is planning on asking the Secretary […]

Capitol Crawling With Democrats



Capitol Crawling With Democrats (Herald Montpelier column with Norman Runnion.) MONTPELIER—Appearances, as we’ve been told for years, can be deceiving. The Statehouse is a prime example. On the beautiful outside, nothing has changed. The Golden Dome glitters golden in the cold blue winter sky. Inside is the same sameness. Legislators come and go in the hallways, there are the usual […]

Robotics Team’s Task



Robotics Team’s Task: Retrieve Tetrahedrons By M. D. Drysdale. It was a suspenseful evening last Saturday for a group of 30 adults and young people gathered at the Gifford Hospital conference room. They were waiting to find out exactly what would consume their interest and their time for the next 42 days. Then came the official word, and the task: […]