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At VLS, A Call To Act

Sunday, May 19, 2013

South Royalton ­— The 38th Vermont Law School commencement was meant to celebrate the 300 graduates assembled in rows, but the send-off message presented by alumni, faculty and students was about thinking beyond themselves. Marching to the whistle of a bagpipe, the graduates walked silently from campus through the streets to the town green. Family members stretched on tiptoe to snap a photograph as the students, clad in black robes …

Police: Other Route 4 Wreck Thursday Due to Texting 

Friday, May 17, 2013

Quechee — A 22-year-old South Royalton woman faces two driving citations after crossing the center line and crashing into the guardrails along Route 4 yesterday morning while texting and driving, police said. Authorities said her 9-month-old son was also in the vehicle, a Toyota RAV4, but neither he nor his mother were injured in the single-car accident. Cassandra Storms was driving east on …

Got Worms?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Peter Chap, of Royalton, weeds his garden yesterday as his chickens scratch for worms in the soil. Chap said his family likes the hens’ eggs as much as the chickens enjoy the worms.   Valley News — Jennifer Hauck …

School Notes: South Royalton Students Hope to Influence Teens

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

When it comes to steering their peers away from drug abuse, the members of South Royalton School’s chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and the school’s student council know that some messages are more effective than others. …

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 …

Vermont Law School Gives Buyouts To 10 Workers

Friday, January 18, 2013

South Royalton — Vermont Law School cut a dozen jobs earlier this week in a move telegraphed last year, when the school offered voluntary buyouts to staff members in light of declining admissions. Of the 12 staff members that left, 10 accepted buyouts, VLS spokeswoman Carol Westberg said. …

Letter: Wrong Way to Deal With Beavers

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: Seven Days reported that UVM will use conibear traps to kill local beavers is upsetting for many reasons: It is cruel, likely to prove ineffective and undervalues the benefits beavers provide to the local landscape. The conibear trap often kills beavers slowly and painfully. It …

ECFiber Hoping for a Major Expansion in the Next 12 Months

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Royalton — Since ECFiber’s first fund-raising effort ended two years ago, it has hooked up about 300 subscribers in Barnard, Bethel, Royalton and Pomfret. But in 2013, the organization hopes to triple that number. While 300 customers might not seem like a lot, especially since ECFiber raised $1.8 …

Animals Bring the Lights to Life at Joseph Smith Memorial

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Royalton — After the sun set over the White River Valley yesterday, another multi-color display was illuminated at the hilltop monument along the Sharon-Royalton line — an attraction that has drawn nearly 15,000 “light peepers” this season. Every …

Whitcomb Girls Continue Their Hot Start

Sunday, December 23, 2012

South Royalton — The Whitcomb High girls basketball team is undefeated and showing no signs of slowing down. Yesterday, the Hornets trailed early before blitzing nearby rival South Royalton, 67-37, on the Royals’ court. Nicole Begin had 17 …

Letter: Basis of Conservatives’ Fears

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: Steve Nelson writes about conservatives (“Conservatives Prefer to Battle Straw Men,” Dec. 9) but misleads when he characterizes progressives like himself. Nelson writes that neither he nor any political progressive he knows wants to limit the ability of conservatives to live in accordance with their …

Barr — Daulaire

Sunday, December 9, 2012

South Royalton — Rachel Elizabeth Barr and Leif K.T. Daulaire were married on Aug. 18, 2012. The wedding took place on the bridegroom’s family’s farm overlooking the Green Mountains. Rusty Sachs officiated. Attending the bride were Mallory Young, …

Finding Solace in the Lanes

Sunday, December 9, 2012

White River Junction — Before a major mountain bike accident two years ago, Owen Connor was a well-rounded athlete. Even with one arm, the junior delivers the round ball quite well. Riding downhill near his mother’s Lebanon home …

CM: CM

Thursday, October 4, 2012

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