Living the Slogan ‘Friends for Life’

Irma And Mary Celebrate Nine Decades Of Friendship

Two little girls who were both born on July 19, 1923 and have been friends for the past nine decades, celebrated their 90th birthdays last weekend in Rochester. On Friday, July 19, Mary Ordway Davis’ family threw a party for her at the Rochester Federated Church’s Fellowship Hall. On Saturday, July 20, Irma Reed Perry’s family did the same for […]

White River ‘Basin’ Plan Is Approved



The Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) last week announced the approval of the new “tactical basin plan” for the White River. This plan recognizes the water quality improvement work in the White River Basin over the last 10 years. It then goes on to propose new directions for restoration of waters with pollution problems, as well as protection of waters […]

Route 14 Crash Kills B’field Man



A Brookfield man was killed on Saturday, July 13, when his motorcycle drifted off Route 14 in Williamstown and then struck a guardrail. State police said Alan Jefferys, 67, was ejected from his motorcycle by the impact of the collision. He was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel. Jefferys, a motorcycle safety instructor, was heading home from […]

PIE AND POETRY



Remembering a Journalism Legend

Runnion Edited Thomas’ Copy

The last time I saw Helen Thomas, the iconic White House reporter who died Saturday at the age of 92, was at Burlington International Airport some years ago. I had been in Washington for a meeting of some sort, and she was enroute to Vermont to give a speech. Our status was reflected in the seating arrangements. Helen was in […]

Elderly Couple Die in Hospital From Injuries



In an updated report, state police said last week that the two elderly Rochester residents who had been injured in a June 16 crash on Route 107 in Stockbridge have both died “due to complications from injuries sustained in the crash.” Passenger Doris Bowen, 91, died on July 1; and three days later, on July 4, driver Henry Maxham, 89, […]

Some Good Company — And Ice Cream Too!

Bethel Girl’s Senior Project Probes History

A n ice cream social was held on Sunday in the Bethel Town Hall to honor the “Bethel Dozen,” the 12 senior citizens Mackenzie Delia interviewed for her Whitcomb High School senior project. This was no ordinary senior project. In addition to a well-attended social event, it has produced a book that has added substantially to Bethel’s informal historical record […]

Caduto Takes Homestead Reins

Brings Storyteller’s Sensibilities to Strafford’s Historic Site

Sitting before a semi-circle of children at the Morrill Homestead in Strafford, Michael Caduto talks about the day that the Great Creator gave all the different birds their distinct songs. When he came to Vermont’s state bird, the hermit thrush, the Mohawk legend goes, the Creator decreed that the thrush earned its most beautiful trill from the music in the […]

Attention: Final Paving Coming Soon



Nope, the Main Street paving project isn’t complete yet. Randolph businesses have been invited to a meeting at 3 p.m. this afternoon (Thursday) with representatives of the Vt. Agency of Transportation concerning the final paving for Main Street, Central Street, Park Street and Forest Street. Paving is scheduled to start the week of July 29. The meeting will be at […]

Log Truck Loses Brakes on Rt. 65 Hill



A Bethel truck driver escaped injury in a dramatic logging truck crash the afternoon of July 5 on Brookfield’s “Massacre Hill.” Police said Harold Kendall, 71, of Bethel, who was driving down the long hill, lost the brakes in his Western Star log truck and trailer as he neared the intersection of Routes 65 and 14. Kendall was unable to […]