Sliding Out of Summer



New kindergartner Brooke Lester was overjoyed to be attending Braintree Elementary School for her first day Monday. Students throughout the White River Valley made their way back to school this week. (Herald / Bob Eddy)

One Seat, 5 Names

Randolph Selex Look To Fill Vacant Spot

A n open seat on the Randolph Selectboard has attracted considerable attention. Marjorie Ryerson resigned her seat last month for personal reasons, and since then five candidates have formally expressed their intention to apply. The position is being advertised again in The Herald this week, and the deadline for applications is Sept. 7. The board will be scheduling interviews with […]

Forty Years on the Move

Stagecoach Celebrates, Re-imagines Routes

Stagecoach, which has been getting Central Vermonters to where they need to go since 1976, will celebrate those 40 years on Saturday, Sept. 10 with three hours of free fun, food, and activities at the Randolph recreation fields off Route 12A. The 11 a.m.-2 p.m. event will offer attendees—and everyone is welcome—a fun and informational variety of events. There will […]

Finkle Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ To Drug Charges



Doug Finkle, 44, of Randolph pled not guilty to four drug charges— two of them felonies—Tuesday in Orange Criminal Court in Chelsea. The charges came after a Monday morning arrest in downtown Randolph, following police searches of Finkle’s person and his car. Randolph police subsequently cited Finkle to court for possession of heroin over 200 milligrams and distribution of heroin, […]

Rochester Honors Volunteerism

Five Years After Irene

“Today is a day to celebrate, and what we’re celebrating is the best of us!” declared Kathryn Schenkman, welcoming a large crowd to the opening event of what was billed as “A Celebration of Community Volunteerism” in Rochester on Sunday, Aug. 28—the fifth anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene. Put on by the Rebuild Rochester Foundation, an organization formed to help […]

Anti-OD Drug Available Without Prescription

State Hopes Access To Narcan Will Save Lives

The drug used hundreds of times in the past year to rescue those who have overdosed on opioid drugs, is now available in Vermont pharmacies without prescription. Vermont Health Commissioner Harry Chen, MD, last week issued a standing order allowing any pharmacy in state to dispense naloxone to anyone, without a prescription. Until now, the drug has been readily available […]

Randolph-Area Candidates To Debate



The Herald and the Brookfield Community Partnership will team up Thursday, Sept. 8 to host a local candidates’ debate at the Old Town Hall in Pond Village, Brookfield. The event, titled “Pie and Politics,” starts at 7 p.m. and will include a chance to hear from candidates running for Orange-Washington- Addison representative and Orange County senator as well as time […]

Grain Truck Rolls Over On Route 4



A Randolph man driving over Mendon Mountain on Route 4 rolled his grain truck last Monday trying to avoid another vehicle, state police in Rutland reported. James Wright, 48, suffered just “bumps and bruises,” police said, but the truck had damage to the front passenger side, hood, and undercarriage. At 7:46 a.m., state police responded to the accident scene, along […]

A Scary Crash, But No Injuries



A single-car crash on Miller Road in Vershire last Wednesday occurred when the driver “suffered from a medical event,” police reported this week. Bonnie Bergeron of Strafford was traveling south at about 5 p.m. when her vehicle traveled off the roadway and into a ditch, striking a tree and overturning onto the driver’s side. Bergeron was transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock […]

Local Births



Tuesday, Aug. 16: A daughter, Amelia Ida, was born to Kendra (Densmore) and Andrew Wright of Bethel; a son, Jude, was born to Kristin (Watkins) and James Warshavsky of Chelsea. Friday, Aug. 19: A daughter, Ryalee Maryanne Griffin, was born to Emily Denis and Cody Griffin of Bethel; a daughter, Hazel Ivy, was born to Stephanie and Daniel Dix of […]