Last week, a group of students from The Sharon Academy (TSA) got back to Vermont, having spent a week in Finland presenting projects aimed at bettering the world. The trip was part of the school’s Fostering Global Hope class and teacher Fallon Abel secured a grant sponsored jointly by the Finnish National Agency for Education and the U.S. Embassy in […]
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Back from Finland, TSA Class Working on Sustainability Goals
First Group To Take Part in Trans- Atlantic ProgramPetition Seeks WRUD Revote
Confusion Over Original Vote Date Is CitedPetitions are out in Royalton and Bethel calling for a revote on the $14 million White River Unified District budget, which passed handily at the annual school meeting earlier this month. The budget, which passed 98-28, included a $1.4 million increase over the current year’s budget, but, because of Act 127, Bethel saw an increase of just 2.5 cents per […]
Keeping The Herald Kicking
FREE PUBLISHER’S NOTEAs longtime readers will remember from past publishers’ notes, times are tough for newspapers all over the nation and, increasingly, community newspapers—including this one—are feeling the pinch. It’s no fun to contemplate, but we want our readers to fully understand what’s going on here. Last year was a punch in the gut for The Herald. We miraculously survived as the […]
New Williamstown United Church Rises Alongside Ashes Left by 2021 Fire
On April 26, 2021, Alvin Avery watched as the church his family attended since 1953 burned to the ground, flames engulfing the building where they spent weekly Sunday school, Easter services and nearly every significant event and holiday. Almost three years later, that building no longer exists, but the Williamstown United Church remains alive and well. Its congregation has sustained […]
PoemTown Events Planned in Randolph
April is National Poetry month and Randolph is gearing up for its 11th annual celebration of this form of the written word. PoemTown (and the originator, Montpelier’s PoemCity) has become a popular event around Vermont and Randolph joins St. Johnsbury, Brattleboro and Bradford in celebrating this craft. Starting April 1, visitors and residents will be able to enjoy poems gracing […]
Class Tells Randolph’s Stories
Film Students Create Mini- Documentaries On Area HistoryStudents in Randolph Technical Career Center’s digital filmmaking program are diving into Randolph area history with a new series called “Randolph Remembers.” The class worked hand-in-hand with the town’s historical society to choose a list of possible interview subjects and set to work conducting interviews. Two episodes so far have been posted on YouTube, the first with Mitch Moore, who […]
Newton School Principal To Leave At Year’s End
FREEThe Newton School community in Strafford is busy looking for a new leader after Principal Tracy Thompson announced she will be leaving at the end of the school year. Thompson announced her resignation in a letter to the Newton and Strafford community dated February 22. “I want to make you aware that I have accepted a position in another school […]
Vermont’s Sweetest Season Is at Full Boil
Sugar Makers Ready for Maple Open House WeekendIt’s the sweetest season of the year. The sap is running, the sugar houses are belching steam, and that liquid gold is ready for your pancakes. While the sap has been flowing early this year and many sugar makers have been boiling for some time, it all comes together this weekend when sugar shacks are open for visitors. The spring […]
Affordable Housing Planned in Randolph
RACDC Proposal In Early StagesIf plans come to fruition, the Randolph Area Community Development Corporation would rehabilitate 32 existing affordable housing units and build another 28 units in Randolph. The plans, which are in their early stages, would add the new housing options on RACDC property on Hedding Drive. RACDC Executive Director Julie Iffland said she hopes the project can break ground next year […]