2022-04-28 E-Edition

John Brown’s Fields of Plenty

FREE Outdoorsman Relishes Wild Foods Found Close to Home

“I grew up doin’ things the hard way,” said 69-year old John Brown from beneath his broad-brimmed fedora as he crossed from one windswept hay field to the next in East Randolph. Sporting a ruffled turkey feather in his hat band and a leaning on a walking stick with the thickness of a man’s arm, he bent low to the […]

WRV Resident Seeks Living Kidney Donor

Fuller’s Search Yet To Yield Candidate

More than a decade after receiving a kidney transplant that allowed him to live a mostly normal and active life, West Brookfield resident Jeff Fuller is in a tight spot. Explaining that transplants have a “shelf life” of nine–10 years, Fuller said that his donated kidney began to fail in 2019, leaving him with a diagnosis of end-stage renal disease […]

Bethel Poet Included In Renowned Book

PoemTown Hits Stride Again

A midst the annual celebration of National Poetry Month through Randolph’s PoemTown events, Bethel’s Danny Dover has something more to celebrate. One of his own poems was published in a highly regarded anthology alongside poets such as Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith. “I like a poem to be surprising,” explained Dover. His “Floodwood Pond,” which was published this month […]

Randolph To Send Medical Supplies to Ukraine Sister City

Community Effort Hopes To Gather 3,000 Pounds Of Provisions

Dozens of Randolph residents are organizing efforts to rekindle the town’s once-dormant connection to the City of Myrhorod, Ukraine through an emergency shipment of donated supplies dubbed “Project Dove.” With a similar but more urgent approach than was used about 20 years ago—when the sister-city relationship first began—Randolph area Rotarians, the Randolph Bethany Church, and other members of the community […]

Towns Take On Quest for Housing

TRORC Hosts Forums To Talk Zoning, Planning

Last week two meetings regarding the modernization of housing bylaws were held on Zoom by Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC). Seven towns—Randolph, Rochester, Bethel, Strafford, Thetford, Woodstock, and Hartford—make up a consortium which received a grant from Vermont’s Department of Housing and Community Development to work together with TRORC to address housing shortages. On Wednesday, April 20, Kevin Geiger, […]

Pine Trial Is OC’s First Since Pandemic


Yesterday, the Orange County Courthouse in Chelsea began its first criminal trial since before the pandemic started over two years ago. Heading to trial is sheriff’s deputy William Pine, who allegedly, in a fit of road rage, fired his gun at a vehicle with two people in it. Pine has been on unpaid administrative leave since soon after the alleged […]

‘Beacon of Hope’ Car Show At VA Medical Center

In conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month (May), White River Junction Veterans Affairs hospital and the New England Ram Club are raising awareness of the mental-health resources available for veterans and civilians by hosting an auto show on May 14 from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the VA Medical Center in White River Jct. “Mental-health awareness and suicide prevention are among […]

Park House Makes Plans For 2022 ‘Senior Prom’

The Park House Trustees invite everyone to join them at their annual fundraiser, a “Senior Prom,” which will take place on Saturday, May 14, beginning at 6 p.m. at Pierce Hall on Main Street in Rochester. This night of fun will include voting on a king and queen, creating some great memories with a photo booth, and dancing the night […]

New SoRo Band Conductor Has Everyone Enthused


The South Royalton Town Band will be playing a new season this summer, after a COVID hiatus in 2020 and limited concerts in 2021, with everyone enthused to have a new conductor. Demitrios Papadopoulos, or “Demitri,” has been conducting rehearsals for the popular band concert series for three weeks now, to rave reviews from the musicians who come from near […]