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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 the next batter, his only free pass of the afternoon. He threw 78 pitches, 53 for strike and fanned five batters. Nine Wasps had hits in an 11-hit attack. The visitors committed two harmless errors and improved to 3-3. While Woodstock was never in danger of losing the lead, the Wasps stranded …

Crowd Funding Supports Five Area River Projects

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Pomfret — Five river restoration projects in New Hampshire and Vermont have received a total of $7,550 in donations through CleanWaterFuture.org, a website that links conservation projects with prospective donors. All of the work will take place in the Connecticut River watershed. The Vermont projects are on Broad Brook in Sharon, the White River in South Royalton and Stony Brook in Stockbridge. Sponsored …

Josephine K. Brayton

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

South Pomfret, Vt. — A memorial service for Josephine K. Brayton of South Pomfret will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 4 at Pomfret Town Hall. Jo died on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at age 93 after a brief illness. She was the oldest citizen of Pomfret. A transplanted “flatlander” from Massachusetts, Jo loved Vermont. After years of ever-longer vacations, Jo …

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Family members talk with a Cabot Funeral Home employee at the scene of an accident that killed Norma Sawyer, of Bridgewater, in Woodstock yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Another Route 4 Tragedy: Bridgewater Woman, 84, Is Fourth to Die on Road Since March
Volunteer Wendy WIndsor, of Hartford, talks over dress choices with Hartford High School senior Jordan Schaal, 18, while volunteer Betsy Durkee ,of Lebanon, back left, mends a dress and Hartford senior Rhyan Mavilla, back right, searches the racks at the Cinderella Project shop in the Raq-On Dance Studio on the Lebanon Mall Wednesday. The Upper Valley Cinderella Project is an all-volunteer effort providing a choice of about 250 donated prom dresses to girls attending the spring dances throughout the Upper Valley. The shop is open Wednesdays from 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 - 2 p.m. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Preparing for Prom
Oxbow Union High girls lacrosse captain Dilan Clements leads her team in a cheer at the close of practice in Bradford, Vt., yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Oxbow Scoring Aces Get Help From Their Friends
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Hartford Fire Chief Steven Locke, left, speaks with Pomfret-Teago Fire Chief Kevin Rice about where a Pomfret house fire started yesterday. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen)

Fire Destroys Pomfret Home That Escaped Irene Flooding

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Pomfret — Her neighbor was wiped out, but Candle Klampert somehow made it through Tropical Storm Irene without suffering too much damage. The White River flooded her front yard and washed away her sheep fence, but her two-story …

Yale’s Emily DesMeules, a former North Pomfret resident, didn’t let injuries stop her from enjoying her time in college. (Yale Sports Publicity - Sam Rubin)

Lessons Learned

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Hanover — College sports careers, like life in general, do not always end as the participant hoped they would. For every player who scores a winning goal in a championship contest, there are numerous others who barely receive …

Mike Moriarty, of Woodstock, congratulates Grace Kirpan, of Sugarbush, Vt., after her intermediate skiing run during the Special Olympics Winter Games at Suicide Six in Pomfret on Sunday. Near the end of her run, Grace took a fall, but immediately got up to finish the course. (Valley News - Libby March)

Free to Ski

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Mike Moriarty, of Woodstock, congratulates Grace Kirpan, of Sugarbush, Vt., after her intermediate skiing run during the Special Olympics Winter Games at Suicide Six in Pomfret on Sunday. Near the end of her run, Grace took a fall, …

Orson St. John speaks during the school portion of Pomfret Town Meeting. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Pomfret Voters Approve Fund Increase for School, Town Libraries  

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Pomfret — A contested Selectboard race went the way of the incumbent yesterday, and a series of long debates still ended with the one-sided passage of both the town and school budgets. Jack Peters, a longtime volunteer firefighter …

Members of the North Pomfret Ladies Circle finish a quilt by removing the basting threads during one of their meetings in February. From left are Betty Stetson, of North Pomfret, her sister Marian Whitaker, of East Barnard, and Vivian Moore, of Sharon. Knitting at right is Margaret Flad, of Pomfret. Dues for the group, founded in 1893, are 25 cents a year. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Just Sew Story: How Jo Brayton Got Her New Quilt

Sunday, March 3, 2013

North Pomfret — Cozy in a rocking chair, a stack of magazines by her side, Josephine “Jo” Brayton, 93, wasn’t expecting visitors on that dreary afternoon. Especially visitors bearing a bright, handmade gift in her favorite colors. But …

Pomfret Voters to Weigh Higher Spending and Taxes at Town Meeting

Friday, February 15, 2013

Pomfret Town Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 5, at 9 a.m. at Town Hall. The school district portion is scheduled for 1 p.m. Australian balloting for the Woodstock Union High School budget Tuesday, March 5, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Pomfret Town Hall. Pomfret — A …

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’ …

Sandi Anderson, 61, of Woodstock, said her New Year’s resolutions include getting to know more wonderful people, listening to their stories, and making “lots more art!” (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Resolutions Take Somber Tone

Sunday, December 30, 2012

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, the old standbys are still in play. Plenty of Upper Valley residents say this is the year they’ll shed those extra pounds or break a bad habit. But just two weeks …

Donald Elmer Blake

Friday, December 28, 2012

Pomfret, Vt. — Donald Elmer Blake, 83, of Pomfret died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at Monroe Hospital in Ocala, Fla. Services will be announced in the Valley News in the spring of 2013. …

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 …