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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 Route 4 shortly before 8:30 a.m. while …

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 …

Royalton Residents Cut School Budget

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

South Royalton — Pushing back against higher taxes, a gymnasium packed with roughly 350 residents voted last night to cut the school budget for the 2014 school year, overturning the initial budget vote from the March Town Meeting. The amended $6.0 million budget, which was proposed by resident Sandy Conrad and aims to level-fund the upcoming school year’s spending budget, was passed 193-139 …

Letter: True Friends of Norwich Library

Monday, November 19, 2012

Consolidate Schools To the Editor: I am disappointed to learn that residents of Braintree voted not to combine their School Board with Randolph and Brookfield. Every other Vermont taxpayer should share my disappointment, because the cost of this decision, which was made against the recommendation of the town’s …

Relocating in Royalton

Saturday, November 17, 2012

South Royalton — Vermont Law School students, faculty and staff have had to vacate the school’s new Center for Legal Services after more than half of the building’s occupants were sickened by fumes. The school’s Environmental and Natural …

On Tap: You May Be Drinking From the Wrong Glass

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Here’s a sad thought: The glass most often used for serving beer is the worst possible vessel for appreciating it. By this, I’m talking about the ubiquitous “shaker pint,” that inverted traffic cone that is the hands-down favorite …

Buxton Wins Rematch Vs. Ainsworth

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

South Royalton — State Rep. Sarah Buxton, D-Tunbridge, won re-election yesterday with a wider margin of victory than she enjoyed two years ago. Initial tallies put Buxton ahead of former Rep. David Ainsworth, R-Royalton, 1,113 to 917 in Royalton and Tunbridge, which make up the Windsor-Orange 1 district. …

Windsor Democrats Keep Senate Seats

Friday, May 17, 2013

Windsor — Democrats appear to have retained their hold on the three Windsor County Senate seats. Incumbents John Campbell of Quechee, Dick McCormack of Bethel and Alice Nitka of Ludlow, held a solid lead over their Republican challengers, …

Vermont Law School Aims to Lead on Food Policy

Friday, May 17, 2013

South Royalton — For decades, Vermont has been at the forefront of evolving national debates on such issues as health care, gay rights and global warming, and the state has been particularly prominent in its promotion of sustainable …

Police Investigate Royalton Rite Aid Robbery

Friday, May 17, 2013

Royalton — Vermont State Police are investigating a robbery at the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Royalton on Tuesday afternoon in which a man gave a clerk a note saying that he was armed. Around 12:40 p.m., a white male in his mid 20s, wearing a blue baseball cap, …

‘Superstorm’ Sandy Dealt Anxious Upper Valley a Mild Blow

Friday, May 17, 2013

Sharon — Vermont officials say they dodged a bullet with Hurricane Sandy, but thousands of residents in the Upper Valley were still without electricity yesterday afternoon as utility workers rushed to remove fallen trees and repair lines. President …

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

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