At Home on the Range

Chelsea Women Learn Firearms Handling

I admit it. I’m a dropout. Of hunter safety that is. I started the class in junior high, but never completed it. I enjoyed driving the woods with my family and friends during deer season, but I never carried a gun, nor did I ever have a desire to kill anything. In typical teenage fashion, I decided the class did […]

An Exciting Season

Chandler Announces 2012-13 Lineup

Chandler Music Hall kicks off its performance season Tuesday, Aug. 28, with a state-sponsored observation of the first anniversary of Hurricane Irene. The air of solemn commemoration and anticipation of the future is fitting for Chandler this year; the music hall is working to revitalize its offerings and appearance, by experimenting with new venues, reaching out to a variety of […]

Morrill Forum Opens with Tough Talk

Universities Failing, Says Commentator

A well-attended symposium on the future of higher education began Saturday morning in Strafford with a blistering assessment of the current state of affairs by John Merrow, the education correspondent for PBS NewsHour. The Justin Morrill Symposium was organized to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Land- Grant College Act, the centerpiece of Sen. Morrill’s long career in Congress. The […]

VTC Cuts Three Sports

Lower Enrollments Lead to Cuts In Athletic Department

An anticipated enrollment shortfall of 3% at Vermont Technical College this fall has led to a decision to cut three varsity sports for the 2012- 13 academic year. The three programs—baseball, softball, and golf—have been placed “on hiatus,” for the year, according to a release from the athletic department. During the upcoming year the department “will be working on a […]

Two Democrats Seek Orange County Senate Seat



For the first time in 12 years, there is a Democratic primary contest for the Orange County Senate seat, with seven-term incumbent Sen. Mark MacDonald of Williamstown facing a challenge from David “Tig” Tillinghast, a Thetford selectman. Primary contests for open seats are common, but challenges to incumbents are fairly rare and tend to arise over big differences in political […]

Candidates Forum Aug 24



The Herald and radio station WCVR will co-sponsor a Candidates Forum on Friday, Aug. 24 so voters can personally hear the views of the two candidates for Orange County Senator. Both incumbent Mark Mac- Donald of Williamstown and his Democratic challenger, Tig Tillinghast of Thetford, have agreed to participate in the forum, which will be recorded by WCVR’s Ray Kimball […]

Sheriff Searches For Evidence Of Sex Assault



The Orange County Special Investigations Unit (OC SIU) this week released information about an ongoing investigation into a sexual assault that occurred on Route 14 in the South Randolph area, between 10:30 p.m. on Monday, July 23 and 1:30 a.m. the following day. Det. Lt. Tracy Simon of the OC SIU stated in a press release issued Tuesday that the […]

LONG WAY DOWN



Nighttime House Fire Was Set in Four Places



State fire investigators have labeled as arson an early morning fire yesterday that damaged an occupied home on Putt Road in Royalton. No one was injured in the blaze. Homeowner John Panzarella, 42, told investigators that he awoke shortly before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15 to a loud bang and discovered a fire on his front porch. Panzarella was […]

Gas Burglar Strikes Twice



Police continue to investigate three separate burglary incidents, two involving stolen gas cans. On August 12, Dana Clay, 35, of Tunbridge contacted state police to report two cans of gasoline stolen from a landscape trailer parked in front of his home. Clay reported that the theft had occurred sometime during the night and that one of the gas cans was […]