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Fiction Teaches A Harsh Reality

Cassie Burnham, right, a student in RTCC’s Criminal Justice & Public Safety pro­gram, used her required tech project as a platform to inform her peers about the dangers of texting while dri More...

Plan Aims To Bolster Economy

Town Plan Amendment Would Create Economic Council
By M. D. Drysdale

T he Randolph Planning Com­mission has proposed an amendment to the town plan which would establish an “econ­omic development council” to work with businesses and town govern­ment to boost the local economy. More...

Congress Now ‘Fact Free Zone’

Welch Bemoans Congressional Attitudes at Rotary Meeting
By M. D. Drysdale

The Congress of the United States is becom­ing a “fact free zone” where “everybody makes up their own facts,” U.S. Rep. Peter Welch told the Ran­dolph Rotary Club last week. More...

Bethel Selex Chair Recovers From Assault

By Sandy Vondrasek

Neal Fox, the chair of Bethel’s Se­lectboard, is back home and mostly recovered following an April 6 as­sault in a Manchester, N.H. parking garage that sent him to the hospital for two days with a severe concus­sion, cuts, and bruises. More...

Japanese Native Shares Stories of the Tsuami

‘Shiz Kid’ Benefit
By Gus Howe Johnson

The tsunami disaster in March 2011 was one of the most shocking natural disasters in recent history. More...

Volunteers Charge Into Green Up Action

Rochester’s Enthusiastic Green Up Force Cleans Up Roads and Finds Plenty of Treasures
By Martha Slater

O ver 35 volunteers of all ages—from pre-schoolers to grandparents—turned out for Rochester’s annual Green Up Day clean up effort on Saturday, May 5. More...

Communities

SoRo Students Help Revitalize Local Waterways After Irene

South Royalton School students participated in school-wide com­munity service Thursday, May 3 to revitalize what nature took away during the wrath of Hurricane Irene. More...

Middle Branch Grange Presents Community Citizen Award

On Friday, May 4, 40 people gathered at Middle Branch Grange to present Rev. Tim Eberhardt with the community citizen award. More...

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WHITCOMB HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS showed off their hard work last Thursday night, displaying their senior projects to the public. More...

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Opinion

Korean Cuisine Takes Its Place In Brattleboro’s Eatery Scene

Story and Photos by Dirk Van Susteren

K imchi is to Korea what ket­chup is to America, what pesto is to Italy, what salsa is to Mexico. It’s a country’s traditional fare, a popular accompaniment. So, it stands to reason that Yi Soon Kim would make plenty of kimchi. More...

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A Wedding in Madrid Required Jumping Through Hoops

By Chris Costanzo

When my wife Margaret and I decided to get married, we settled on a spring wedding, knowing that the rigors of winter would have passed, and the heat of summer would still be a way off. We were living in Spain. More...

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Calendar

Thursday, May 10

Spaghetti Dinner. Hosted by Bethel School PTA, includes basket raffle fundraiser, 6-8 p.m., Whitcomb High School cafeteria, Bethel. More...

Friday, May 11

Ken Waldman. Alaska’s Fid­dling Poet combines two very dif­ferent art forms, weaving together old-time music with timeless storytelling, 7:30 p.m., Chan­dler’s Upper Gallery, Main Street, Randolph. More...

Saturday, May 12

Energy Expo. More...

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Legislators Adjourn

Much Accomplished, Much Left To Do
By M. D. Drysdale

The Vermont General Assem­bly completed a busy and unusually argumentative session Saturday, passing several important bills, but leaving most of the controversial proposals on the cutting room floor. More...

What Can You Do To Save Energy?

Vt. Tech Will Host ‘Expo’ on Saturday
By Sandy Vondrasek

D ozens of innovative products that can help homeowners cut energy costs and tap into alternative energy sources are coming on the market every year. More...

Vermont Tech Graduates 486 At Norwich U.

Vermont Technical College grad­uated 486 students in commence­ment exercises last Saturday at the Shapiro Field House at Norwich University, receiving both associ­ates and baccalaureate degrees. More...

A Last Hurrah

The Barnard General Store went out in style Tuesday night with a filled-to-bursting crowd that gave the vener­able store a grand send-off. More...

RUHS Middle School Student Cited for Second Degree Arson

By Sandy Vondrasek

A Randolph Union High School seventh-grade boy will appear in juvenile court on a charge of sec­ond degree arson for allegedly set­ting two fires in a boys’ bathroom at the school early Monday afternoon, May 7. More...

People

New Rochester School Principal Will Be Dr. Linda Kelley

By Martha Slater

The Rochester School Board has hired Dr. Linda Kelley to be the new Principal of the Rochester School, be­ginning July 1. More...

Pete Vermette Retires From 20 Years As Mail Carrier

By Heidi Allen Goodrich

Sitting down next to his wife Pat, almost a week after retiring, Pete Vermette admitted he had worked harder this week than he did deliv­ering mail. More...

President of VTC Honored in Mass.

The alumni association of Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts has honored Vermont Technical College President Philip Conroy with the Nicholas P. Tillinghast Award for Achievement in Education. More...

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Arts

BarnArts Center for the Arts Launches Program in Barnard

By Chloe Powell

Professional performer Jarvis Green moved in the summer of 2011 from the bustling life of a New York City performer to the town of Barnard. More...

‘The Next Generation’ Concert Friday, May 18 at Chandler

Nineteen young classical musicians from high schools all over Vermont and the Upper Valley will showcase their performing artistry in Chandler’s fourth annual NPR “From the Top” look-alike program, “The Next Generation,” More...

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ONSTAGE IN TUNBRIDGE The Tennessee-based bluegrass quartet NewFound Road, featuring the lead vocals of Tim Shelton, will perform at the Tunbridge Town Hall Sunday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. More...

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Sports

Busy Week for Randolph Guy Ghosts Results in Just One More Victory

By Ben Jickling

After the Guy Ghosts’ first game of the week, which was scheduled to be on Wednesday, was rained out and rescheduled to Thursday, the team made the short trip to Northfield to take on the Maraud­ers. More...

Rochester Boys Improve Record to 8-1

The Rochester baseball team earned a split and perhaps some respect in two big games last week. Although the boys fell to Danville, 5-2, they rallied the next day to best Rivendell 11-2. More...

Braintree Horseshoe League

W L Bill/Everette 2 0 Terry/Griz 1 1 Trevor/Eric 1 1 Byron/Jestin 1 1 Jerry/Tony 1 1 Cody/Gary< More...

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Obituaries - Free Access

Esther Mesh Dies at 103

Word has been received of the death yesterday morning of Esther Mesh, at age 103, at the Calvin Coolidge Nursing Home in Northampton, Mass. More...

Everett A. Lanpher

Rochester— Everett A. “Shorty” Lanpher, 76, died Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction. He was born June 16, 1935 in Belvidere, the son of Arthur and Ruth (Bidwell) Lanpher. More...

Chamberlin Service

Graveside memorial services with military honors for former Randolph resident, Stanley L. Chamberlin, 84, of Bellingham, Mass., who died January 15, 2012, will be held Friday, May 18 at 2 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Bethel, with Rev. More...

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