State AOT Gives Peavine Trail Committee $17,000 Grant



State AOT Gives Peavine Trail Committee $17,000 Grant State AOT Gives Peavine Trail Committee $17,000 Grant The Peavine Preservation Committee’s goal to raise money to transform the historic White River Railroad in Stockbridge as a recreational trail is within sight. The Vt. Agency of Transportation has granted $17,000 with a 20% matching fund requirement. The committee is now looking for […]

RUHS Committee Fine-tunes $14.8M Bond Proposal



RUHS Committee Fine-tunes $14.8M Bond Proposal RUHS Committee Fine-tunes $14.8M Bond Proposal Back in December, Brookfield resident David Alexander cautioned the Randolph Union High School Board against adding "wish list" items—such as tennis courts, new science labs, or a facility-wide sprinkler system—to a "base" bond issue for extensive repairs at the RUHS/RTCC complex. Later, at that same meeting, the board […]

RUHS Board Rejects Coke Offer, But May Renegotiate Contract



RUHS Board Rejects Coke Offer, But May Renegotiate Contract By Sandy Cooch RUHS Board Rejects Coke Offer, But May Renegotiate Contract By Sandy Cooch The Randolph Union High School Board revisited the topic of a nine-year vending machine contract with Coke at its Jan. 11 meeting, and after a wide-ranging discussion, voted unanimously to turn down the contract. However, the […]

Both Symington and Douglas Suffering from O’Reilly Headaches



Both Symington and Douglas Suffering from O’Reilly Headaches MONTPELIER—Rep. Sandy Haas, P-Rochester, is accusing Fox News talk show host Bill O’Reilly of sabotaging the statehouse email system. She’s deadly serious, choosing the word "sabotage" deliberately. She said she has spent too much time at her computer deleting mass-produced out-of-state messages that demand the resignation, or impeachment, or something, of District […]

Bethel School Board Will Talk Consolidation With Randolph



Bethel School Board Will Talk Consolidation With Randolph Here’s the latest school consolidation proposal: Bethel and Randolph. Bethel school board chair Greg Hughes informed the board Monday, that informal talks would begin that this week with Randolph about a possible high school consolidation. Randolph school officials have told him that RUHS could already accommodate virtually all Bethel high school students. […]

OSSU Schools Keep Lid on Budgets, But Tax Rates Will Rise



OSSU Schools Keep Lid on Budgets, But Tax Rates Will Rise OSSU Schools Keep Lid on Budgets, But Tax Rates Will Rise When is a 26% school budget increase not a 26% increase? When it’s the result of state-required shifts in how expenditures for elementary and high schools are reported. So, here’s some good news for Brookfield, Randolph, and Braintree […]

Randolph Town Budget Is on the Rise



Randolph Town Budget Is on the Rise The Randolph budget for general and highway operations will rise about 7% and 10% respectively next year, according to the budget approved Tuesday night by the Selectboard. Also, the police budget will rise about 7.5% to finance a fully-staffed department after a few years of under-staffing. Finally, there’s the capital budget, which shows […]

Scotland and Vermont At theFarm Show



Scotland and Vermont At theFarm Show Connie Chamberlin of Randolph visits with one of the Highland cattle shown by Pamela Ainsworth of Newbury at the 2006 Vermont Farm Show in Barre this week. The farm show is a three-day event that attracts thousands. Highland cattle like this one are still a rarity in Vermont, but they catch your attention when […]

Gifford Breast Care Program Recognized With Support From National Program



Gifford Breast Care Program Recognized With Support From National Program The Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund has awarded a $35,000 one-year grant to Randolph’s Gifford Medical Center to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer. This is the fifth year that the local program has received Avon Foundation funding to support its work on this […]

So Royalton School Serves Up Vermont Food at Lunchtime



Turkey pot pies were the main feature of the Vermont Day lunch menu this past month at South Royalton School, representing the work of many locals. The school’s garden club produced some of the vegetables used and Luna Bleu Farm donated and sold some of the root vegetables featured in the pot pies. The high school’s food and nutrition class […]