2019-09-05 E-Edition

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New World Festival Packs Main St.

Scores of Musicians Keep Town Stomping

During Sunday’s idyllic late-summer weather, venues on both sides of Main Street were once again filled with a community eager to bask in the sounds of traditional Celtic and French music and relish the mouth-watering food at the 27th New World Festival. Even the unexpected appearance of one of the Randolph Village fire engines in the middle of the festival […]

Tax Snag Ironed Out By State, RSUD Bd.


The Rochester-Stockbridge Unified District school board announced this week that the tax rate for both towns has finally been corrected—and is in fact lower than the tax rate than board members had anticipated at the annual meeting. In July, Rochester and Stockbridge taxpayers were surprised to learn that their tax bills were much higher than the school district had previously […]

I-89 Crash Totals Trucks

Distracted Driving A Possible Factor

Two trucks traveling on Interstate 89 were totaled last Thursday morning in a collision that prompted the southbound lanes of the highway to be shut down for more than six hours. The incident began when a single axle International dump truck driven by 57-year-old Robert Blake of Thetford broke down and came to a stop while crossing Bridge 17S, which […]

Beyond the Horizon

Genevieve Williams, age 7, dances through the warm sunset during a Feast & Field event in Barnard. (Herald / Dylan Kelley)

Vermont’s Bats Remain In Precarious Position

Massive Population Decline Affects Fewer Species Than Feared

As the late-summer air grows cooler with each passing night in the White River Valley, sharp-eyed residents—if they’re lucky—may catch a fleeting glimpse or two of one of the region’s most threatened creatures. After suffering a population decline of more than 90% over the past decade, Vermont’s population of bats remains a shadow of its former self. Home to nine […]

Memories of Brookfield Then & Now

Panel of Women Share Recollections

On the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 28, an enthusiastic audience of about 50 assembled in the Old Town Hall to hear stories from seven Brookfield women about growing up in the area. The hall was filled alternately with raucous laughter and reflective listening as tales were shared by the women—two of whom were born in nearby towns, while the others […]

VA Medical Center Expands Mental Health Services

The VA Medical Center in White River Junction has further increased mental health services available to local veterans by welcoming a new physician, Dr. Geraldine McWilliams, a geriatric psychiatrist who will care for aging veterans with mental health needs unique to an older population. Dr. McWilliams earned her medical degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Penna., and went on to […]

Bethel Man Arrested For Pellet Gun Domestic Assault

State troopers arrested a Bethel man on September 1 at 5:16 p.m., after it was reported that he was shooting a gun at a woman while chasing her around the outside of a Tunbridge house. According to Trooper Sean Collins, police discovered that Richard Boles, 50, fired several shots from a .177 caliber CO2-powered pellet handgun toward the victim, as […]

Police Cite Man In Laptop Theft

State Police investigated the May 6 theft of a laptop from Mary Emerson, 54, of Royalton, at McDonald’s in Randolph. Trooper Kelsey Knapp reported that the laptop was recovered and Gregory Weisse, 33, of Barre was cited to court for the offense of larceny.