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Ex-Woodstock Broker Wins Claim

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

A former Woodstock stockbroker has been awarded $600,000 by arbitrators after claiming that he was fired from his lucrative job because his boss learned that he was a recovering alcoholic. Robert Fenyk, who maintains a home in Barnard, claimed that his reputation in the financial industry was destroyed after Raymond James Financial Services Inc., fired him in 2011 while citing his alcohol problem. Fenyk filed a claim in 2012 with …

Wasps Ace Stops Chieftains

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Chester, Vt. — Zach Cole pitched a one-hitter as Woodstock High coasted to a 10-0 win over Green Mountain yesterday in a Marble Valley League game at Adams Field. Cole, a junior right-hander, took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but Jake Cavacas ended that bid with a crisp, leadoff single. Cole walked …

Bicycle Rides and Barbecue Will Support Zack’s House

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Barnard — The second annual Tour De Zack on June 23 will feature live music, barbecue and bicycling. The event supports Zack’s Place, a nonprofit enrichment center for people with special needs. Cyclists can choose from two supported rides. Both begin and end at Silver Lake in Barnard. The 45-mile ride travels through Bethel and Royalton along the White River. The 21-mile course …

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Hanover’s Katie Irwin reaches for a ball from St. Thomas’ Kelly Carson during their NHIAA Division II semifinal match at the Boss Tennis Center in Hanover yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Saints Stop Marauders
St. Thomas at Hanover girls tennis in Hanover, N.H., on May 24, 2013. St. Thomas won, 7-2. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Photo Gallery: St. Thomas at Hanover Girls Tennis
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Alan Clark, of Sharon, prunes an apple tree on a property in Barnard earlier this week. Clark, who has been pruning trees for thirty years, said he has been pruning this particular tree since it was a sapling. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Branching Out

Friday, April 26, 2013

Alan Clark, of Sharon, prunes an apple tree on a property in Barnard earlier this week. Clark, who has been pruning trees for thirty years, said he has been pruning this particular tree since it was a sapling. …

Jim Kenyon: A Helipad Is Proposed in Barnard

Sunday, April 7, 2013

I understand completely why anyone might be eager to find a way to reach Barnard that doesn’t involve driving through Woodstock. Motoring in and out of that speed trap can be expensive. Take it from someone who knows. But a helicopter? That seems a bit over the top. …

Co-founders of Fable Farm, Christopher Piana, left, of Barnard, peruses a seed catalogue while his brother, Jon, forms squares of soil to start a variety of vegetable seeds in their driveway in Barnard yesterday. The seeds will be started in a greenhouse and transported into fields in May. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Seeding for a Future

Friday, March 22, 2013

Co-founders of Fable Farm, Christopher Piana, left, of Barnard, peruses a seed catalogue while his brother, Jon, forms squares of soil to start a variety of vegetable seeds in their driveway in Barnard yesterday. The seeds will be …

Town Clerk Diane Rainey swears in (from left) Lister Lois Ressigue, Cemetery Commissioner Phil Lewis, Second Constable Wes Hinnig, Library Trustees Anne Jacobs and Susan Hickey and Selectman Tim Johnson at the end of the Barnard Town Meeting yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Barnard Town, School Budgets OK’d; Incumbents Win Re-election

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Barnard — Barnard voters approved all spending articles, yesterday, including the town and school budgets. The town’s proposed $1.82 million budget is a 55 percent increase from the $1.18 million budget approved last year. The tax impact, however, …

Barnard to Vote on $1.8M Budget

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Barnard Town and School Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5 at 10 a.m. in Town Hall. Barnard — This year is a time to face financial realities in Barnard with a proposed town budget that is 55 percent higher from the previous year, an increase that …

Jillian Bradley and Joe Minerva meet with board members of the Barnard Community Trust to talk about logistics of reopening the Barnard General Store in Barnard yesterday. Bradley and Minerva, who currently live in Richmond, Vt., and work in management positions at the Richmond Market, will be the new managers of the Barnard store when it reopens this spring. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Barnard Store to Reopen After Fundraising Effort

Friday, February 1, 2013

Barnard — When the Barnard General Store reopens this spring, the shelves will contain all the old standbys: bread, deli meats, beer, wine, cigarettes. But the new managers also want to make sure shoppers can find everything they …

Hartford’s John Borchert (left) takes the puck past Woodstock’s Braden McCarthy (17) and Connor McCarthy (23) during the third period last night in White River Junction. (Rob Strong photograph)

Playoffs Begin at 40: Canes Make Push for a Postseason Return

Thursday, January 3, 2013

White River Junction — To Todd Bebeau, relevance means making the playoffs, at an absolute minimum. That’s not a difficult task to accomplish in the almost-all-comers Vermont Principals Association postseason. Except at Hartford, where Bebeau — the Hurricanes’ …

Oxbow at Woodstock boys basketball in Woodstock, Vt., on December 20, 2012. Woodstock won, 47-40. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

With New Coach, Hartford Has High Hopes

Sunday, December 23, 2012

After a six-year stint as coach of the Hartford girls basketball team, which culminated with the program’s first state championship last winter, defensive specialist Steve Landon brings his skills and dedication to the Hurricane boys this season. While …

Harwood’s Taylor Yandow (3) gets her legs tangled with Hartford freshman Amanda Nelson during the second period of Wednesday’s 1-1 girls hockey tie at Wendell Barwood Arena. Nelson drew a minor penalty for tripping on the play. (Valley News - Greg Fennell)

Can Marauders Continue Dynastic Ways?

Friday, December 21, 2012

There is nothing so constant in the world as change … except when it applies to the Hanover High girls hockey program. The Marauders have won four of the five state championships offered by the NHIAA, a run …

Woodstock’s Dougie Avellino tries to regain control after a slip before Oxbow’s Lucas Wheeler can take the ball during Woodstock’s win at home last night. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Hustling Wasps Hoops Team Buzzes Past Olympians

Friday, December 21, 2012

Woodstock — In last Friday’s 56-41 loss at Marble Valley League frontrunner Fair Haven, the Woodstock boys basketball team played the Slaters tight in the first half before letting the game get away in the third quarter. After …