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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 …

Art Notes: It’s Fundraiser Weekend at Three Local Organizations

Thursday, March 21, 2013

For those of you who need further evidence that art resists central planning, consider that three substantial arts organizations are holding major fundraisers this weekend, two of them on the same night. Since they are all worthy of …

Randolph Voters Approve Town, School Budgets

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Randolph — Randolph voters easily approved both their town and school budgets in Australian ballot voting Tuesday. The town’s general fund budget of roughly $2.5 million was approved 451 to 128, while the highway budget was passed by a vote of 474 to 105. There were no contested …

Randolph Voters Oppose Pipeline

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Randolph — Voters declared their opposition to tar sands oil passing through Vermont while debating the merits of shifting surplus funds into reserve accounts and allowing a seven-day grace period for delinquent water and sewer payments at the business portion of Town Meeting yesterday. The tar sands resolution …

Glenora M. Bean

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Randolph Center, VT — Glenora M. Bean, 90, of Randolph Center, died Saturday evening, March 2, 2013, at the Menig Extended Care Facility in Randolph. Graveside Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Randolph Center Cemetery. Calling hours are from 2 p.m. …

Dan K. Lewis

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Randolph, Vt. — Dan K. Lewis, 63, lifelong resident of Randolph, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at his home in Randolph. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Green Mountain Gospel Chapel (Rte. 66) in Randolph. Calling hours will be Friday, …

Panthers Leap Into Semis

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Thetford — Say this about the folks at Thetford Academy: They’re quick workers. Authorities had the cash box out and were selling tickets to Thursday’s VPA Division III boys basketball semifinals barely five minutes after Thetford’s 58-53 win …

Highway Budget Higher in Randolph

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Randolph School District will hold a budget information meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 4, at Randolph Elementary School. Most school and town issues will be decided by all-day balloting on Tuesday, March 5, when the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Randolph …

Jacques’ Lawyers Want to Move Trial

Friday, February 22, 2013

Attorneys for the Randolph man accused of abducting and murdering his 12-year-old niece have for the second time requested that his trial be moved out of Vermont, saying intense media coverage of the 2008 incident makes it impossible to find an impartial jury. Michael Jacques’ attorneys cited recent …

White River Valley Man Charged in Shooting of N.C. Police

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

A Randolph area fugitive who has been on the run since October was arrested in North Carolina yesterday after allegedly shooting a North Carolina State Trooper multiple times during a traffic stop on Monday night. Mikel E. Brady, …

Portraits of the Artists

Monday, February 18, 2013

Erica Sears uses wide, sweeping strokes, clutching a chunk of charcoal, to begin to sketch out the face of a Native American on a six-foot canvas as her son, Avery, 9, scribbles away at his homework. Her studio …