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Shirley Robinson of Hartland Four Corners in an undated photograph. (Family photograph)

A Life: Shirley Robinson, 1932 — 2013; ‘She Was a Natural Teacher’

Monday, June 17, 2013

Hartland Four Corners — She studied in Spain and was curious about the world far beyond her home in the Upper Valley, but what most intrigued Shirley Robinson often happened to be whatever she was discussing with a child. “She was very warm and patient with children,” said Robinson’s niece, Lisa Geberth. “She was a natural teacher. She was always encouraging people of any age to be curious about things and to learn about what they’re interested in.” Teaching is the profession to which Robinson committed herself for more than a half-century in Hartland and Windsor. She taught students of all ages, from elementary all …

Jack Fitzpatrick gets a hug from his friend Alexis Em Blanchard after they graduated in Woodstock last night.(Valley News - Maggie Cassidy)

Sunflowers And Sunshine In Woodstock

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Woodstock — Boys in green robes, girls in white, and all with sunflowers pinned above their hearts: The 87 graduates of the Class of 2013 moved in unison last night as they shifted their tassels from left to right, the sun setting over the fields behind Woodstock Union High School. It brought to …

Nandy Thompson hugs Windsor High School principal’s assistant Terri Hage after receiving her diploma last night. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Windsor Conquers New Tier

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Windsor — In playful protest of school officials’ decision to move commencement to the Windsor High School gymnasium, salutatorian Matthew Grimo flung open a rainbow-printed umbrella on his way to the stage last night. “Sorry about that, I was afraid it was going to rain,” he said, gaining robust applause from a full …

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Marilyn Polson, of Chelsea, has been the organist at Bethany United Church of Christ in Randolph since 1990. She is passionate about the organ at the church, which was made in 1894 and still has all its original pipes. “There are some pieces that I play that are so magical it’s like casting a spell,” she said. “And if I make a mistake, it’s like it shatters everything.” (Valley News - Libby March)

Playing Is Their Passion

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Churches often feature organists or pianists who play during services, and these musicians come from all walks of life. One Upper Valley accompanist grew up surrounded by Episcopalian hymns; another played throughout his childhood and during his decades-long …

Sue Minter, deputy secretary of Vermont’s Agency of Transportation, speaks at a news conference yesterday. Gov. Peter Shumlin, right, and (from left) Woodstock Town Manager Phil Swanson, Rep. Alison Clarkson, D-Woodstock, and Senate President Pro Tempore John Campbell, D-Quechee, were among the local and state officials who were part of a meeting beforehand. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen)

Shumlin Lays Out Safety Measures for Route 4 Stretch

Saturday, June 8, 2013

White River Junction — In response to three collisions on Route 4 that have claimed four lives since March, Gov. Peter Shumlin yesterday announced a series of safety measures for the state highway, including an immediate repaving and …

Spurred on by a dare, Ryan Barrows kisses a frog while on a field trip with other Hartland Elementary School second-graders to learn hands-on about frogs and polliwogs at the Allegretti home in Hartland yesterday. The field trip is part of the Environmental Learning for the Future program put on by the VINS Nature Center in Quechee.(Valley News - Libby March)

Lips-On Learning

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Spurred on by a dare, Ryan Barrows kisses a frog while on a field trip with other Hartland Elementary School second-graders to learn hands-on about frogs and polliwogs at the Allegretti home in Hartland yesterday. The field trip …

Carol Withington is retiring at the end of the school year after 31 years of teaching at Hartland Cooperative Nursery School. She was honored with a party yesterday at Hartland Recreational Center in Hartland. (Valley News - Libby March)

Generations of Love: Hartland Honors Retiring Preschool Teacher 

Monday, May 20, 2013

Hartland — More than a dozen class photos tacked to a farewell poster yesterday showcased the smiles of two generations-worth of Hartland-area preschoolers. Behind the rows of young learners, there was an enduring constant — the equally enthusiastic …

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Local Students Win Writing Awards

Monday, May 20, 2013

Three local students were honored recently for their entries in the 2013 PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest, held by Vermont Public Television.The annual contest is open to students from kindergarten to third grade. Keira E. Kegelman, a kindergartener …

Charles M. Smith

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Zephyrhills, Fla. — Charles M. Smith, 66, of N. Hartland, Vt. passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013, in Zephyrhills where he has lived since 2004. Funeral service will be held at St. Anthony’s in White River Jct., Vt. on Friday, June 28, 2013, at 11 a.m. with …

Hartland Board OKs Turning Road Private

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Hartland — Telecommunications executive Michel Guite’s wish to turn a public road leading to his property into a private one has been granted. The Hartland Selectboard voted in February to discontinue the 0.2-mile long Ayers Lane. On Monday night, it reaffirmed that decision, 3-2. “What we really were …

Hartland Man in Hit-and-Run Charge

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Hartland — A Hartland man has been charged with driving into a pedestrian in the breakdown lane of Route 5 in November and then fleeing, Vermont State Police said. David Hook, 25, was cited to appear in Windsor Superior Court in July on felony charges of leaving the …

Hartland Bridge Project to Cost $2M

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Hartland — State officials and planners will hold a meeting later this month to inform the public of two bridge projects in Hartland that are expected to re-route traffic off Route 5 for two to three weeks in the summer of 2014. The meeting, slated for May 14 …

Jason Norris, who works for contractor Jan Lewandoski, measures the outside of the steeple of the Hartland Unitarian Church in Hartland Four Corners yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

‘It’s Been Here for 160 Years’: Hartland Church Steeple to Be Renovated

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Hartland — Since the mid-1850s, a white steeple has sat atop the First Universalist Society of Hartland’s white, wood-paneled house of worship building. Yesterday, for the first time, it was taken down. The move, accomplished by crane, is …