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Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Workshop Set for VTC

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Randolph Center — Vermont Technical College will host a free workshop on maintaining hybrid and electric drive vehicles on Thursday and Friday at its Randolph campus . The two-day class is open to auto technicians, service personnel and others involved in maintaining such vehicles. The hands-on workshop will cover materials and techniques for servicing and maintaining hybrid vehicles, including proper lifting and jacking. The class is part of the Vermont …

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 from Hartland, won her age group with her story “Best Friends Eat Their Veggies.” First-grade …

Carol L. Rittenhouse

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Randolph Center, Vt. — Carol L. Rittenhouse, beloved mother, sister, and friend, of Randolph Center, passed away at the age of 52 on Friday, May 3, 2013. Carol was born on May 16, 1960, in Clinton, N.J. to Oscar W. and Barbara (Galvin) Rittenhouse. She graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. with a degree in Environmental Science and received her nursing training …

Randolph Nurse Killed in Car Crash

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Randolph — A nurse who traveled to Haiti to help victims of the catastrophic 2010 earthquake died Friday evening when her car hit a tree in Randolph, police said. Vermont State Police received a call of the single-car …

Hundreds Graduate From VTC

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Northfield, Vt. — When the graduates entered Shapiro Fieldhouse from its far side, wearing black robes and black caps, some with ornate decorations, applause rippled across the length of the building. It eventually reached the building’s main entrance, …

Differing Viewpoints in Randolph

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Randolph — After more than a year of working through the impacts of a proposed senior living complex on agricultural land, a hearing yesterday focused on air pollution, traffic and abutters’ frustration over a spoiled view of the …

Vermont Castings Parent Company  To Be Sold

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Bethel — The private-equity group that owns Vermont Castings announced last week that a letter of intent had been signed to sell the parent company to another investment group. Vermont Castings has manufacturing and distribution facilities in Randolph and Bethel with approximately 200 employees working at both plants. …

Randolph Plans New Water Plant

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Randolph — The town will be getting a new wasterwater treatment plant to replace its aging facility along the White River, thanks to a $7.6 million federal grant and loan awarded this week. The money will come from the Rural Development arm of the federal Department of Agriculture, …

A ‘Major’ Presence at Gifford

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Randolph — Melvin McLaughlin hasn’t worked a paying job since 1967, when he retired as a major with 25 years of active duty in the Marine Corps. How has he kept himself occupied all those years? In the …

Pull!

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Vermont Technical College construction management student Chris Palmer, center, takes a shot at a clay pigeon flung by his housemate Dave Desrochers, right, as Seth Vincent joins them for some much needed time out of the house in …

Dogging for Treasures in Bethel

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

After hearing a tone from his metal detector, Jason Knapp, of Randolph, digs a small hole to investigate as his dog Alex plays around him in Bethel yesterday. Valley News — James M. Patterson …

Lawyers in Brooke Bennett Case Snipe

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Burlington — After waiting nearly five years for a trial, lawyers defending convicted sex offender and Randolph resident Michael Jacques against charges that he raped and killed his 12-year-old niece, Brooke Bennett, appear to be getting testy. In court filings last week, they accused federal prosecutors of delaying …

Police: Randolph Woman Charged With Endangering Three-Month-Old

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

West Lebanon — Police arrested a 63-year-old Randolph woman yesterday afternoon on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child after she allegedly left her 3-month-old grandson alone in her car for about 20 minutes while shopping …