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Randolph catcher Ross Caswell hugs teammate Alex Gilbert after the Galloping Ghosts won the Vermont Division III championship last night at Centennial Field in Burlington. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Motivation Works for Ghosts: Unusual History Lesson Lifts Randolph to Baseball State Crown

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Burlington — To motivate his players prior to yesterday’s 3-2, come-from-behind win over BFA-Fairfax in the Vermont Division III state championship game, Randolph Union High baseball coach Mike Czok didn’t mind alluding to a little history — albeit unflattering. Lest the Galloping Ghosts’ six seniors forget how long of a road it’s been, Czok displayed the scoresheets from a 14-1, …

Ladybugs And Laughter In Randolph

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Randolph — Earlier this month, two Randolph High students released more than 20,000 ladybugs inside their school as a “senior prank” only to find themselves suspended, considered for felony criminal charges and ordered to pay restitution and perform community service. The incident was no laughing matter at the time, but was brought up on several humorous occasions during last night’s graduation ceremony. The …

Randolph Baseball Thumps Poultney to Punch Ticket to Championship

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Randolph — Randolph Union High baseball senior Jacob Sprague considers Centennial Field something of a taboo subject, but it’s been a challenge to avoid it. Everywhere he turns, he sees it. He would see it, too, if only he turned his baseball cap around and looked in a mirror. Now he can talk …

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 …

Young Renters Struggle to Afford Housing in Upper Valley

Sunday, April 7, 2013

When it comes to housing costs, 30 is the magic number. Housing experts say no more than 30 percent of a household’s gross income should be spent on a mortgage or rent and related expenses, such as taxes …

Sunapee Bank Buys Randolph National

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Newport — Lake Sunapee Bank is buying Randolph National Bank for $14.4 million in stock, the two banks announced last week. Following the merger, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter, Lake Sunapee will have $1.45 billion in assets and 38 locations in Vermont and …

Sybil (Burnett) Williams

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Randolph, Vt. — Sybil (Burnett) Williams, 96, passed away peacefully at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield, Vt. on Sunday, March 31, 2013. Sybil was born April 19, 1916 in Savoy, Mass., to the late Melvin and Alice (Sandford) Burnett. She was brought up in Savoy, attended Savoy grammar school …

Helen G. Billings

Saturday, March 23, 2013

South Royalton, Vt. — Helen G. Billings, 96 died, Thursday evening, March 21, 2013, at the Menig Extended Care Facility in Randolph, Vt. Arrangements are pending at the Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home, Chelsea, Vt. …