Sanders Visit Stirs Crowd at VTC

Senator Addresses Income Inequality

For the energy in the room, one could easily believe that Vermont’s junior senator was still running his presidential campaign rather than settling resolutely back into the nation’s legislative work. That’s the scene that follows Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose surprisingly successful bid for the Democratic nomination for U.S. President propelled him into the national spotlight in 2016. Senator Sanders paid […]

Wanted: New Generation Of Volunteer Firefighters



If a fire breaks out here in central Vermont, a 911 call will bring firefighters within minutes. We all know that and expect that. What’s amazing, though, is that nowhere in The Herald’s readership area will that 911 call be directed to a fire station staffed by well-paid professionals. The firemen and women who come to your door will be […]

Concern Grows Over Lyme Disease

Increased Risks For Humans, Pets

As the last of the snow finally melts from Vermont’s mountains, healthcare providers are preparing for what may be an especially heavy season for black-legged ticks and the spread of Lyme disease across the region. The mild winter that featured Vermont’s third warmest January on record and New England’s warmest February in more than a century is likely to result […]

Rochester Readies For School Vote



Rochester voters will face some tough decisions about the future when they hold their annual Rochester School District meeting on Monday, March 27 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Discussion of the proposed budget of $2,915,672 will come up under Article 8; however, voting on it will take place by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 28 between 8 […]

Busy Spring for Act 250 Commission

Varied Mix of Projects Seeking Approval

With the spring construction season on the horizon, a dozen proposed projects in the White River Valley are in differing phases of Act 250 review—in the form of recently approved, still pending, or newly arrived applications at the District 3 Environmental Commission office in Springfield. Proposed projects run the gamut from the conversion of a commercial building into a church, […]

Devil in the Details



Burlington-based artist Michelle Sayles adjusts the position of a large panel of her “street comic” hanging at Vermont Law School on Sunday, ahead of the school’s 2017 Solution Conference on March 24. (Herald / Dylan Kelley)

F&W Suggests: Remove Bird Feeders on April 1



The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says warm spring weather and melting snows will cause bears to come out of their winter dens in search of food. The department recommends taking down bird feeders on April 1 to avoid attracting any bears. Bears are very fond of suet and bird seed, especially black oil sunflower seed. Bringing feeders in at […]

Late in Session, Committee Bills Emerge

Capitol Journal

The follow bills were proposed or passed at the State House, through Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2017. Executive Action • S.2 was signed into law on February 23, becoming Act 1. That law relates to information sharing by the Commissioner of Financial Regulation. • S.1, signed into law on March 1, retroactively adjusts the date for determining average daily membership of […]

Local Births



Monday, March 6: A daughter, Nyeh Page Daisneault, was born to Alyssa Lake and Donovan Daisneault. Tuesday, March 7: A daughter, March 7, was born to Carolyn Frary, was born to Carolyn (Boone) and William Turinetti Sr. of Randolph. Wednesday, March 8: A daughter, Charli Joy Leigh Dallas, was born to Megan Salls of Randolph Center. Saturday, March 11: A […]

Dartmouth-Hitchcock



A son, Elijah Jordan Maynard, was born on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center to parents Nicole (Tucker) Maynard and Auston Maynard of East Thetford.