Jacques Is Back in Jail



Robert N. Jacques, 25, turned himself in to state police Monday, following an intense manhunt in the Stockbridge woods Sunday, into Monday morning. Jacques, convicted of manslaughter in connection with a Tunbridge shootout five years ago, had been on the loose since before Christmas, when he escaped from house arrest at his parents’ Hancock home. Lt. Ray Keefe, commander of […]

Hasham Case To Go to Trial



Rejecting a defense motion to dismiss charges, a judge has ruled that the second-degree murder case against John Hasham, 47, of Brookfield, should proceed in Orange District Court. Hasham was arrested and charged on Feb. 25, 2004, one day after he called police to report he had shot his neighbor, 37-year-old David Drown, in what he said was self-defense. In […]

New Faculty at Vt. Law School

Are a Distinguished Lot

New Faculty at Vt. Law School Are a Distinguished Lot Ten attorneys and scholars will either join the Vermont Law School faculty for the 2005-06 academic year or will assume new titles and responsibilities, VLS announced this week. The new regular faculty members are: • Jackie Gardina, currently a visiting assistant professor of law at VLS; • Mark Latham, a […]

Children Learn as Dogs Listen



Each week, Toby, Lucy, Monty, Mika, and Lady pad into Randolph Elementary School to do their part to help students be better readers. These local dogs—and their owners/handlers—are part of a nationwide volunteer program that makes it fun for kids, even "hesitant readers," to read aloud. The success of the program, which started at RES last week, pivots on the […]

Water and Sewer Rates Head Up



Water and Sewer Rates Head Up A deficit in the Water District budget led the Randolph Selectboard to raise water rates from $5 to $6.50 per 100 cubic feet, at its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 1. The minimum charge for a quarter will be raised to $78, instead of $60, or a minimum of $312 for the year. The increase will […]

Vermonters Fight To Keep Museum Of Morgan Horses



Vermonters Fight To Keep Museum Of Morgan Horses A national battle is being played out over the question of where to house the history of the Morgan horse—a battle of special import to Randolph and Orange County. The Morgan library of records and artifacts wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Randolph schoolmaster Justin Morgan. However, the American Morgan Horse Museum, […]

Smoke from Cooking Fire Empties Randolph House



Smoke from Cooking Fire Empties Randolph House Randolph House residents were evacuated from the 48-unit building at around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday for a cooking fire that filled the second-floor with smoke. "It’s burnt food—they do it all the time," calmly commented Russell Downs, official "keyholder" for the building, as he stood with other residents in front of the brick apartment […]

International Futurist Goldsmith



International Futurist Goldsmith To Speak at Gifford Annual Mtg. Imagine your physician prescribing a drug created specifically for you, personalizing it through your genetic testing. Or imagine using your own cells to replace or repair tissue damaged by trauma or illness. How can that possibly be? Learn the answers as well as more amazing facts when the internationally known writer […]

Chance Discovery of Parker Diaries Is Fascinating Find



Chance Discovery of Parker Diaries Is Fascinating Find Forty-four years of everyday history crammed into 18 volumes of journals—that’s what has been discovered on a bottom shelf in the basement of the Bethel Library. It was quite by chance that Hilary Mullins came upon the daily journals kept by Sylvester and Mary Parker from 1876-1920. The stunning find provided the […]

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Randolph Singers Rehearse
For Concert on May 1
The Randolph Singers this week started Tuesday rehearsals for a concert of choral music on May 1.


Randolph Singers Rehearse For Concert on May 1 The Randolph Singers this week started Tuesday rehearsals for a concert of choral music on May 1. New singers are urged to join. Rehearsals begin at 6:45 p.m. at the Baptist Fellowship on Route 66 and all are welcome. No auditions are required, just a commitment to attend weekly rehearsals. Under the […]