Randolph

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 …

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Oxbow’s Nate Smith slides into home for a run during the Olympians’ home game with Randolph yesterday. Oxbow prevailed in eight innings, 4-3. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

O’s Nip Ghosts

Randolph at Oxbow baseball in Bradford, Vt., on May 21, 2013. Oxbow won, 4-3. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Photo Gallery: Randolph at Oxbow Baseball

In West Fairlee yesterday morning, Shay Paffenroth reaches for the fish she just caught, which she called a “pumpkin seed.” Paffenroth, of West Topsham, Vt., and her husband, David, were fishing in Lake Fairlee for the first time. “A lot of people don’t like catching small fish,” she said, laughing. “I don’t give a damn, as long as I catch something.” (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

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Tractor Safety Course for Teens

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Randolph — A tractor and farm machinery certification course for teenagers will be held this spring at Randolph Technical Career Center, 17 Forest St. The classes are set for March 2, 9, and 23 and April 13, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Teenagers age 14 to 19 …

Athena Petra Tasiopoulos' "Transcend 2012 mixed media on paper" is part of a group show at the Chandler Center for the Arts. (Courtesy the artist)

Art Notes: Young Artists Show Spooky and Surreal Works in Randolph

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Seldom does a group show arranged by age or season feel coherent, and that’s the case with “20-30 2D-3D,” an exhibition of art by young Vermont residents at Randolph’s Chandler Gallery. If there’s a dominant mode, it’s spookiness, …

High School Roundup: Raiders Sweep to CVC Ski Crowns

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Newbury, N.H. — With Emily Perryman and Kenny Weitzman producing big days, the Lebanon High ski team topped three foes yesterday at Mount Sunapee to take the Connecticut Valley Conference championship races. Perryman swept the slalom and giant …

At a news conference yesterday, developer Jesse “Sam” Sammis talks about a visitor center he plans to build off Interstate 89 in Randolph. Listening are, at left, Vermont Commerce and Community Development Secretary Lawrence Miller and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

State Backs Private I-89 Rest Area

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Randolph — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin’s administration has agreed to partner with a private developer to build a visitors center off Interstate 89 in Randolph, a move aimed at saving the state money and spurring economic development in …

Randolph Senior Home Clears Block

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Randolph — A key question that had been holding up Gifford Medical Center’s proposed senior living complex has finally been settled, clearing the way for the final phases of its Act 250 review to begin. Last week, the …

Bow Thayer, center, and The Perfect Trainwreck are trying to make it as a rock band in central Vermont. (Courtesy photograph)

Entertainment Highlights: Bow Thayer and His Band Are Making It In Vermont

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Bow Thayer harbored no illusions about making it as a rock star in central Vermont when he moved there in the mid-1990s, after years of performing in Boston-area bands. After releasing several albums and touring the nation, Thayer …

Coach Does It All: Royals' Moreno Performs Balancing Act

Thursday, January 3, 2013

South Royalton — As the South Royalton School athletic director and assistant principal, as well as father of three small children, Jeff Moreno was already a man of many hats before the start of basketball season. When Stretch Gillam stepped down on the day of the Royal boys’ …

Vermont Tech Gets $12 Million to Start Machinist Program

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Randolph — Vermont Technical College has received more than $12 million of in-kind software donations and grant money to start a four-year advanced machinist apprenticeship program. The state’s advanced manufacturers say the new program will help meet their growing work force needs. “How difficult is it to recruit …

Dianne Henry

Monday, December 24, 2012

Randolph, Vt. — Dianne Henry, 61, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at 4 p.m. at the Day Funeral Home. There are no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the …

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 …

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