2022-07-28 E-Edition

VLGS Hosts Candidates’ Forum For Democratic Front-Runners

Balint, Gray Talk Environmental Law, Criminal Justice

Dozens of voters, law students, and other constituents flocked to the Chase Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) for Monday evening’s candidate forum between Vermont Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint and Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray—both of whom are vying for a spot on the general election ballot and ultimately hoping to be the first woman elected to […]

Myrhorod Receives Randolph’s Gifts

Church, Rotary Work To Revive Sister-City Link

A months-long effort to gather, sort, pack, and ship 3,000 pounds of clothing and medical supplies finally paid off last week when six pallets of goods arrived at Kurortna Poliklinika hospital near downtown Myrhorod, Ukraine on Friday afternoon. The effort, referred to locally as “Project Dove” was coordinated in a partnership between Randolph-area Rotarians and Bethany Church— whose members saw […]

ValleyNet Investigates ‘Financial Irregularities’

ValleyNet, a Vermont non-profit Internet Service provider (ISP), announced last week that it has launched an investigation into certain financial irregularities and has notified state and federal law enforcement authorities. The irregularities—during which an outside contractor allegedly stole money from the organization—were uncovered in the last few months by “a newly strengthened management team” during a review of review of […]

Super Moon

The last supermoon of the year rises on July 13 over the eastern ridges of the White River as viewed from Liberty Hill Road in Rochester. (Herald / Jerry LeBlond)

Chelsea Voters Shoot Down Off-Road Vehicle Ordinance

134-86 Vote Strikes Down Rules Allowing ATVs On Some Town Roads

Voters in the Town of Chelsea voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to disapprove of the town’s recently adopted all-terrain vehicle (ATV) ordinance that would have allowed the recreational vehicles on 2.7 miles of two of the town’s highways. The votes comes after more than a year of committee meetings that ultimately led to the Chelsea Selectboard’s adoption of the ordinance on […]

Candidates Chase Nomination For Vt. Secretary of State

Democrats See Stiff Competition In Primary Race

Ready to vie for the office of Vermont Secretary of State are a cadre of candidates who will appear on Vermonters’ primary ballots. Republican H. Brooke Paige (who is also running for treasurer, auditor, and attorney general) has no challenger in his party, nor does Progressive Robert Millar. The Democratic race, however, sports a trio of candidates, each eager to […]

The Many Songs, Sounds Of the Gray Catbird

The Outside Story

Several years ago, I was awakened nearly every day of late spring by a recurring— and very loud—bird sound. I say “sound,” rather than “song” because this particular noise was not so melodious as the cheery whistling of the robin or the musical trilling of the hermit thrush. It was more of a short squawk, repeated over and over again. […]

Vermont’s Monarchs Added To ‘Endangered’ List


Last week, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)—a conservation and science network— placed the monarch butterfly on its non-regulatory list of endangered species, signaling to ecologists and the general public North America’s best-known species of butterfly is at risk of extinction. According to the IUCN, the migrating population of the insect has declined by as much as […]

Strafford Selex Consider ‘A Tale of Two Bridges’


Like many of our hill towns, Strafford has a lot of bridges, and while a good number have been repaired or replaced, there are many more needing attention. Unlike many towns, Strafford has no state maintained highways, and except for periodic state structure grants and FEMA aid after disasters, the care and maintenance rests with the town taxpayers. At their […]