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Child Care Center Within Sight for OC Families 431k5r
By Maryellen Apelquist
Emotions were high Tuesday afternoon as several dozen local and regional leaders gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking to celebrate a...

Thomas Retires with Travel Plans and Lasting Legacy 2z5k14
By Tim Calabro
Jeff Thomas has been the principal of the White River Valley High School for just three years, but he’s been...

The Waiting Is The Hardest PartFree Access 335h3a
By Darren Marcy
Mathew “Matty” Rikert has been on a journey and he doesn’t know when, or how, it’s going to end. The...

A Phone-Free Year in Sharon 1v360
By Isabel Dreher
If you take a detour through Sharon, you might find a scene akin to something out of a ’90s movie...

Local Reps Discuss Session in Progress 5r544d
By Isabel Dreher
At Brookfield’s annual legislative update on Tuesday, Orange County representatives Jay Hooper (D) and Larry Satcowitz (D) assured voters that...
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UVM Rural Internship Program Kicks Off in White River Valley 4t412n
By Izzy Senior | June 12, 2025
Free housing, $18 per hour, and free CSA subscriptions. These are just some of the many amenities given to students in UVM’s statewide internship program. The program pairs UVM students...

4-H Horse Clinic a Success Despite Stormy Weather 5m4954
June 12, 2025
Although heavy rains and the risk of flooding cut the 2025 Orange County 4-H and Open Mounted Horse Clinic short, the 34 participants had no complaints as they had fun...
GHUD Board Reorganizes for FY26 684q4
June 12, 2025
The Granville-Hancock Unified Board held a regular meeting Monday, June 2 at the Granville Town Office. Under board reorganization, the board elected Stacey Peters as chairperson, and Samantha Sheehan as...
Rochester Selex Hear Presentation From Town Housing Committee 2w2w1g
By Martha Slater | June 12, 2025
The Rochester Selectboard met on Monday, June 9 at the town office and via Zoom. The board approved minutes from the May 12 regular meeting, May 16 special executive session...

Field Trip to Boston w656u
June 12, 2025
Rochester Elementary School sixth graders took a field trip to Boston on Friday, June 6. Their teacher Robert Moffitt, reports that “the students went to the Sky Zone, on a...
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News of Area Students 4n703d
June 12, 2025
Jillian Barry of South Royalton was named to Springfield College Dean’s List for academic excellence for the 2025 spring semester....

Local Births 24b60
June 5, 2025
Thursday, May 8: A son, Luke, was born to Megan and Rodney Messier of Stockbridge. Friday, May 9: A daughter,...

News Of Area Students 663h2f
June 5, 2025
Hannah St. Denis of Randolph Center was named to the SUNY Canton Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester, where...
Sports 4f575m
By Courtney Curtis | June 12, 2025
Since March of this year, the White River Valley track and field team has been putting in the work to prepare for the Division-III State Championships that took place on...
100 Goals Met, Moving On 476y6j
June 12, 2025
Cameron Thayer, who scored his 100th goal during a game held at Norwich University earlier in the season, maneuvers around the defense as the RUHS lacrosse team easily beat BFA...
Chelsea Bat Company Defeats Waterbury Warthogs 8-0 6mz1a
By Will Gilman | June 12, 2025
On June 8, the Chelsea senior baseball team shutout the Waterbury Warthogs 8-0. The game began as a pitching duel between Waterbury’s Jason Gamelin and Chelsea’s Brian Simoni. Through the...
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Fitting Monument For Area Veterans 2d70x
June 12, 2025
Rochester’s Verde Antique veterans monument is a fitting tribute to those “who have left their lives and homes to defend our freedom,” as so eloquently stated by Nancy Woolley at...
More Vermont In the People 1l4d25
June 12, 2025
We don’t need more people in Vermont. We need more Vermont in the people that are here. Stuart KinneyBraintree
When the Gov’t Becomes Adversary 4a3v3r
June 12, 2025
Right now, train loads of military tanks and missiles are being off-loaded in Washington, D.C. for Donald Trump’s $45 million display of (ignorant) power for his birthday. And on the...