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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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Dan Hillard, of Wilder, left, speaks with Vermont Senate candidate Dick Tracy at the polls in Hartford yesterday. At right are Sen. Dick McCormack and Alex DeFelice, Republican candidate for Vermont House of Representatives. Valley News — Jennifer Hauck

Windsor Democrats Keep Senate Seats

Friday, May 17, 2013

Windsor — Democrats appear to have retained their hold on the three Windsor County Senate seats. Incumbents John Campbell of Quechee, Dick McCormack of Bethel and Alice Nitka of Ludlow, held a solid lead over their Republican challengers, …

Young Writers: Students Let Their Imaginations Take Flight With Poetry and Prose

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Young Writers Let Their Imaginations Take Flight With Poetry and Prose Each week, Young Writers Project receives several hundred submissions from students in Vermont and New Hampshire in response to writing prompts and we select the best for publication here and in 20 other newspapers and on VPR.net. …

Woodstock’s Ed Doton rushes for a touchdown during yesterday’s rout of Mount Abraham. (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

Top-Seeded Woodstock Runs Over Mt. Abraham

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Woodstock — How tough would Woodstock be without a slow start? The defending Vermont Division III champion Wasps led by 17 points at the half, then ran roughshod over No. 4 Mount Abraham 58-7 yesterday afternoon in the …

Irene-Hammered Schools Maintaining Wary Watch on Sandy

Thursday, May 16, 2013

South Royalton — Jeff Moreno, the assistant principal and athletic director at South Royalton High, said yesterday he didn’t anticipate the effects of approaching Hurricane Sandy to be as bad as what was caused last year by Tropical Storm Irene. That didn’t mean he was resting easy, however. …