2021-02-04 E-Edition

Family ‘Floored’ By Randolph’s Giving

Anticipating Long Wait for Belongings, Surprised by Gifts From New Neighbors

It was well after midnight on January 19 when the Pierces got home and looked around, for the first time, at their new house in Randolph village. Though they were tired, cold, and weary—the family was nevertheless “floored” by the surprise that awaited them. Having traveled 18 hours and thousands of miles from their former home in Weisbaden, Germany, Tanya […]

‘Warning Shots’ Prompt Trail Closure

RASTA Reroutes Path To Prevent Further Conflict In Braintree Mountain Forest

Early last week, improper back-country navigation and simmering tensions between a landowner and trail users led to an armed altercation in the Braintree Mountain Forest. The incident, which is said to have occurred near the end of the day on Sunday, Jan. 24, arose when two back-country skiers unwittingly crossed onto the private property of a frustrated landowner whose land […]

VTC, State Agree To Spill Settlement

Two Years Since Discharge Into Penny Brook

More than two years after a hose being used to spread fertilizer on Vermont Technical College property failed, spilling thousands of gallons of effluent into Penny Brook in Randolph Center, the college has reached, and is in the process of finalizing, a settlement with the state. Since the 2018 spill, the college and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (a […]

Goodling Takes Reins at D&K

Employee Reaches Presidency Of Randolph-Based Engineering Firm

Randolph’s landmark engineering firm, Dubois & King Inc. announced this week that there was a new but familiar face at the helm. Charles K. Goodling, a longtime employee of the firm who was hired as an engineering designer about 30 years ago, has taken over the position of company president from Jeff Tucker, who himself will ascend to the CEO’s […]

An Inside Perspective: Park House COVID-19 Outbreak

Staff members of the Park House and the Central Vermont Council on Aging shared this account of a recent COVID-19 outbreak at the Rochester elder home, offering an inside look at the responses at the local and state levels. Park House residents in Rochester were within two weeks of being vaccinated for COVID-19, when in the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. […]

Legislature Eyes Pandemic Response Funding

Capitol Journal

The the House and Senate have quickly passed their first financial bills, giving particular attention to usage of COVID-19 funding. Also proposed over the past two weeks were bills relating to crimes against transgender and homosexual victims, proposals for climate-change action, agritourism protections, and even a bill that would make the entirety of Route 132 a state highway. Bills Passed […]

5G on Meeting Ballot, Engineers Say Radiation Concerns Unfounded


It’s no secret that internet and cellphone access in the Green Mountain State can be plagued by slow connections and dead spots, but many Vermont residents are concerned by new cell towers. Still, many people are afraid that constructing these cell towers could have detrimental effects on human health. Some people even blame cell tower radiation for the health problems […]

Correction

An article about town meeting plans in last week’s Herald misstated date for Rochester voting. According to the town clerk, voting is planned to take place on Monday, March 1 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at the former Rochester High School building.

Barnard Town Hall To Host Virtual Events


Last March, the Barnard Town Hall hosted two large community gatherings which are both being held virtually this year—town meeting and the Jazz and Funk Winter Masquerade, the annual dance party which features music, dancing, and a vast taco-bar buffet. When things shut down later that month, few could have imagined that we’d find ourselves attending these two events over […]