Chandler Music Hall Celebrates its Centennial



Chandler Music Hall Celebrates its Centennial By Sara Nelson  A performance of piano music by a renowned young composer with local roots will close Chandler Music Hall’s season opener this Saturday. “101 Premieres: Albert’s Big Bash” will celebrate the history of Chandler with a seven-hour multimedia marathon of excerpts from works of art, music, dance, poetry and film that were […]

Sammis Is Top Bidder On ‘Co-op’ Space



Sammis Is Top Bidder On ‘Co-op’ Space By Sandy Vondrasek Cooch Sammis Is Top Bidder On ‘Co-op’ Space By Sandy Vondrasek Cooch Jesse "Sam" Sammis III of Randolph is set to be the new owner of the 7500-square-foot space that housed the Randolph Cooperative Market until this spring, when the debt-ridden natural foods market closed. Randolph National Bank’s Joe Boyd, […]

Chelsea Farm Sells Development Rights



Chelsea Farm Sells Development Rights By M. D. Drysdale A working farm in the scenic hills west of Chelsea has worked with the Upper Valley Land Trust to conserve 116 acres through sale of development rights, the Land Trust announced this week. The "Oughta-Be Farm" owned by Merrill andSandra Whitney is an organic dairy farm with more than 60 milking […]

Vermont Plywood Closes, 35 Lose Jobs



Vermont Plywood Closes, 35 Lose Jobs By Martha Slater Three years and almost three months after it began production on June 15, 2004 with 40 employees, Vermont Plywood has closed down. "As of Friday, Sept. 7, the Union Bank of Morrisville, Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA), and Rural Development have taken over the property," company owner Dan Davis told The […]

Tunbridge ‘World’s Fair’

Runs for Four Days

Tunbridge ‘World’s Fair’ Runs for Four Days The famed Tunbridge World’s Fair opens this morning in scenic and historic Tunbridge, Vermont for four days of horse racing, livestock shows, tractor pulling, carnival rides and games, and entertainment at several places at once. Don’t miss Antique Hill, the fair’s unique agricultural museum, with action exhibits, a one-room schoolhouse, printing press, blacksmith […]

Fourth Lost Tip Archers Event In Randolph September 22



Fourth Lost Tip Archers Event In Randolph September 22 The Goodrich household at 389 Voghell Rd. in Randolph will host the fourth annual Lost Tip Archers Gathering Saturday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Shire of PantherVale, a group within the Society for Creative Anachronism (a medieval re-creation society), and is open […]

Morgan Mile Race This Saturday



The Morgan Mile Trotting Races will be held this Saturday on Morgan Mile Rd. in Brookfield. Morgan Horses will race in harness and under saddle, down the same famous road that Justin Morgan did over 200 years ago, beginning at 1 p.m. Morgan is considered to be the founder of the Morgan breed. Famed for versatility, willingness, and even temperament, […]

60 Bikes Donated For the Third World



60 Bikes Donated For the Third World 60 Bikes Donated For the Third World Gene Bianco of Chimney Savers reported yesterday that his third annual Pedals for Progress collection, held last Saturday, resulted in 60 donated bicycles. Through the non-profit Pedal for Progress program, people in third-world countries are assisted in developing the skills to repair bicycles, as an economical […]

South Royalton School Will Have New Gym



South Royalton School Will Have New Gym By M. D. Drysdale Royalton voters turned out in large numbers Tuesday to approve construction of a new gymnasium, lobby, and improved traffic flow for the South Royalton School. The vote in favor of a $3,880,000 bond issue for the school project was 342 to 293. Although the vote total was only about […]

Gallery Presents Death Valley, Okefenokee and Beyond



Gallery Presents Death Valley, Okefenokee and Beyond Gallery Presents Death Valley, Okefenokee and Beyond Photographer Annie Tiberio Cameron will present a slide show of her works at the Chandler Gallery in Randolph Sunday, Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. All ages are welcome. "For 15 years, starting in 1991, I created a professional project that took me all over the country […]