First Woman To Vote Jumped Gun by 50 Years



First Woman To Vote Jumped Gun by 50 Years By Miriam Herwig My grandmother cast her first vote in 1920, thanks to the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was passed that year. But more than 50 years earlier, unbeknownst to the ballot clerks, the first woman ever to vote in the U.S., cast her ballot. It was in […]

Candidates for Governor Will Debate in Randolph



Candidates for Governor Will Debate in Randolph The leading candidates for governor of Vermont will meet next Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Randolph, in a debate sponsored by Vermont-NEA. Vermont Public Television will broadcast the event statewide and webcast it on www.vpt.org. Republican candidate Jim Douglas, independent Anthony Pollina, and Democratic candidate Gaye Symington have agreed […]

Selectboard Interviews

Town Mgr. Candidates

Selectboard Interviews Town Mgr. Candidates The Randolph selectboard is halfway through interviews with four candidates for Town Manager. The position has been vacant since the resignation of Peter Butterfield this summer. Former Town Manager Bert Moffatt has been acting as an interim manager since that time. A call for potential managers brought in more than 70 resumes from all over […]

Allen Resigns from Bethel School Bd.

To Become S.U. Business Manager

Allen Resigns from Bethel School Bd. To Become S.U. Business Manager By Mary Anderson The Bethel School Board held an emergency meeting Wednesday, Aug. 27. At this meeting, school board chair David Allen resigned his position on the board. He said that his resignation was necessary in order to free him up to accept the position of business manager for […]

Chandler Season Offers More Events than Ever



Chandler Season Offers More Events than Ever By M. D. Drysdale Chandler Season Offers More Events than Ever By M. D. Drysdale Just three months after the end of a triumphant centennial season, Randolph’s Chandler Center for the Arts has rolled out an innovative 2008-9 series of almost 30 events for young and old. Executive Director Rebecca McMeekin admitted that […]

New Homes Will Sprout In East Randolph



New Homes Will Sprout In East Randolph Second Branch Homes LLC of Chelsea last week received its Act 250 permit last week to build 21 modular homes in East Randolph along the scenic second branch of the White River. When completed, it will be the most significant subdivision ever in East Randolph and perhaps the largest in Randolph since the […]

Biodiesel Plant Ready To Roll



Biodiesel PlantReady To Roll Biodiesel Plant Ready To Roll By Sandy Vondrasek       Winston Sadoo and Rick Small, standing in the processing plant in Brookfield they designed and built, explain how vegetable oil from fryer vats will be converted into high-grade biodiesel. (Herald / Tim Calabro) Sandy 1 NewTech cutline After five months of intensive research and development, […]

Primary Election Day Is Next Tuesday



Primary Election Day Is Next Tuesday By M. D. Drysdale Next Tuesday, Sept. 9 is primary election day in Vermont, the election in which political parties decide who will represent them in the November general election. Voters will be required to choose which party ballot they want to fill out and leave the others blank. The contest promises to be […]

Randolph Police Win a New Cruiser



Randolph Police Win a New Cruiser By Sandy Vondrasek The Randolph Police Department yesterday took ownership of a new cruiser worth more than $23,500—without spending a penny—thanks to one lucky draw by Chief Jim Krakowiecki. "I was shocked. I was doubled-shocked," the gleeful chief reported shortly afterwards. "Number one, because I didn’t think we were in the running (for the […]

Highway Crew Member In Serious Accident



Highway Crew Member In Serious Accident A member of the Randolph road crew was seriously injured about 9:15 Tuesday morning during road maintenance on Tatro Hill Road. Doug Armstrong suffered a broken leg, confirmed interim Town Manager Bert Moffatt, when he was struck by a tree or large limb being carried in the bucket of the town excavator. Armstrong’s leg […]