Details of $750K Bond Request For Chandler Center for the Arts



Details of $750K Bond Request For Chandler Center for the Arts By M. D. Drysdale Randolph citizens will be asked to vote Tuesday to approve a $750,000 bond, payable over 20 years, to bring the 100-year-old Chandler Music Hall and Gallery buidling fully up to codes and provide the restroom facilities that have been conspicuously inadequate. The project is the […]

2nd Creative Economy Forum Set for March 1



2nd Creative Economy Forum Set for March 1 2nd Creative Economy Forum Set for March 1 On March 1, the second in a three-part series of forums on the “creative economy” will be hosted by area residents in partnership with Vermont’s Creative Communities Program. It will begin with presenting ideas proposed in the first forum, then invite additional ideas and […]

Two Seek School Board Seat



Two Seek School Board Seat By M. D. Drysdale The only contest on the Town Meeting ballot this year is for the two-year seat on the Randolph Elementary School Board. Both candidates, Wally Caswell and Justin Johnson, have not previously run for local office, and both have children in the elementary school. Oddly enough, both also boast some pretty exotic […]

Ambulance Finances Still in Doubt



Ambulance Finances Still in Doubt Ambulance Finances Still in Doubt By Sandy Vondrasek Cooch A hefty 45% increase in the annual assessment being requested this year by White River Valley Ambulance from its eight member towns is bound to spark a discussion about the future and direction of the service at a number of Town Meetings next Tuesday. The need […]

Bobcat Was Rabid, Test Shows



Bobcat Was Rabid, Test Shows By Sandy Vondrasek Cooch Bobcat Was Rabid, Test Shows By Sandy Vondrasek Cooch The healthy-looking bobcat that that was shot and killed after it attacked two goats inside a Stockbridge barn Feb. 10 has tested positive for rabies, state public health veterinarian Dr. Bob Johnson reported late last week. Dr. Johnson noted that reports of […]

Big-Hearted Guy Is Looking for a Heart



Big-Hearted Guy Is Looking for a Heart Big-Hearted Guy Is Looking for a Heart By Sandy Vondrasek Cooch Gary Larocque is sitting in a Boston hospital, hooked to an IV and hoping that a donated heart arrives before his gives out. "I’m a pretty scared boy," the 57-year Randolph man admitted in a telephone conversation with The Herald this week. […]

Randolph Hope Voters In a Good Mood At Town Meeting



Randolph Hope Voters In a Good Mood At Town Meeting By M. D. Drysdale A year ago Randolph voters, in a rare display of ire, turned down no fewer than six municipal budgets—both high school budgets, the elementary school budget, the town government budget, the police budget, and the capital budget. School budgets were approved on the second try, but […]

180 Tons



180 Tons Of Concrete! Working 20 feet below river level, Winterset Construction cleans bedrock this week, preparing for the first pour of concrete in Randolph’s new bridge. One hundred eighty tons were delivered Wednesday to a spot cleared within a coffer dam almost underneath the existing bridge. Eventually, a single 30-foot high pier will rise here to support the beams […]

Work Camp Opposition Forces Selex To Back Down



Work Camp Opposition Forces Selex To Back Down By M. D. Drysdale Barely six days after the formation of a citizens group opposed to a Corrections Department work camp in Randolph, the town selectboard bowed to the pressure and agreed unanimously to tell the state that the town is not interested any more. Last Wednesday, a small but focused group […]

Two Selectboard Races At Brookfield Town Meeting



Two Selectboard Races At Brookfield Town Meeting Two Selectboard Races At Brookfield Town Meeting By Sandy Vondrasek Cooch Brookfield has a bumper crop of selectboard candidates this year, and voters will weigh in on two contested races in all-day balloting Town Meeting Day. Brookfield’s Town Meeting begins next Tuesday, 10 a.m., at the Brookfield Elementary School, with the school meeting […]