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Dairy farmer Corey Chapman, of Tunbridge, plants alfalfa in a rented field in Royalton to replace last year’s corn crop. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

‘It’s Very Serious Right Now’: Spring Drought Worrisome Sign for Upper Valley Farmers

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

South Royalton — David Ainsworth leaned against his tractor and pointed downhill at the long, flat pasture wedged between the White River and Route 14. “This?” Ainsworth asked, sweeping his hand across a dusty path. “This all depends on if we can get some rain here pretty soon.” For Ainsworth, “this” is 440 acres of farmland straddling the Sharon and …

Branching Out

Friday, April 26, 2013

Alan Clark, of Sharon, prunes an apple tree on a property in Barnard earlier this week. Clark, who has been pruning trees for thirty years, said he has been pruning this particular tree since it was a sapling. Valley News — Sarah Priestap …

Sharon Man in Auto Fatality Case Pulls Guilty Plea

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

White River Junction — A Sharon resident charged with drunk driving in a 2011 collision that killed one person and seriously injured another backed out of a hearing yesterday in which he was expected to plead guilty. The move by Carlos Garcia, 20, whose decision to withdraw from the hearing marks the fifth …

Strafford’s Newton School Principal Resigns

Monday, December 17, 2012

Strafford — The Newton School is searching for a new principal after the abrupt resignation of Judy Ross, who left Friday after four months on the job. Ross announced her departure to parents on Thursday in an email, and then to the wider community Friday in a post …

Teams Raring to Return to the Hardwood

Sunday, December 16, 2012

With the winter season officially upon us, the best place to get a front row seat for all the action is your area gymnasiums. Last year, Oxbow and Hartford claimed state titles. Who will be this season’s Cinderella? …

Letter: Help for Those Who Least Need It

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

To the Editor: Current tax rates on those earning $400,000 or more are 36 percent, which is scheduled to rise to 39.5 percent at year’s end. It is hard to understand how a millionaire will miss, at most, $35,000 before deductions or loopholes. Keep in mind, 75 percent …

Young Writers: Family Lessons

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Each week, Young Writers Project receives several hundred submissions from students in Vermont and New Hampshire in response to writing prompts and selects the best for publication here and in 20 other newspapers and on VPR.net. This week, we publish responses to the prompt, Family: Write about a …

Letter: Congress: Take Care of Business

Sunday, December 9, 2012

To the Editor: The other day I wrote to President Obama and our Vermont representatives in Congress. I said I expected them to resolve the budget issues that include how much to tax the wealthy and what to do about the Bush tax cuts. Of course, a resolution …

Copper Wire Theft Darkens Sharon

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Sharon — A copper theft at the Green Mountain Power substation in Sharon resulted in a nearly four-hour long power outage for about 1,300 customers yesterday. The incident comes after copper thefts at substations in Sharon and East Barnard forced the utility to take the power off line …

Letter: An Example of Bias, Courtesy of Ayotte

Friday, November 23, 2012

To the Editor: The Nov. 13 article headlined “Death Penalty Appeal to Be Heard in N.H.” discussed the death penalty appeal of convicted cop killer Michael Addison. The appeal has many facets, the most basic of which is: Did the convicted cop killer, who is black, receive disparate …

Young Writers Describe Loneliness and Listening

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Each week, Young Writers Project receives several hundred submissions from students in Vermont and New Hampshire in response to writing prompts and selects the best for publication here and in 20 other newspapers and on VPR.net. This week, we publish responses to the prompts, Alone: I stood at …

Letter: Speak Up About Vermont Yankee

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Speak Up About Vermont Yankee To the Editor: Anyone concerned about Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant receiving a certificate of public good to legally operate in the state of Vermont can put Nov. 19 on their calendar. For those unable to attend the hearing in person, it is …

Construction Continues On Route 132

Friday, November 9, 2012

Sharon — This week’s work on the stretch of Route 132 between Sharon and Strafford has been completed, opening up two-way traffic until next week, according to Miriam Rubin, the zoning and administrative officer in Sharon. However, the entirety of the construction is not complete. In a statement, …