Thetford

Young Writers Project: Thetford Student Wins Writing Prize

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

This week, Young Writers Project announces the six winners of the Farm Project writing challenge. Congratulations to David Amouretti, Grade 5, Thomas Fleming School, Essex Junction; Callista Bushee, Grade 8, Home School, East Wallingford; Kelsey Eddy, Grade 9, Mill River High School; Saskia Kiely, Grade 7, Vergennes Union High School; Carley Malloy, Grade 7, Thetford Academy; and Eva Rocheleau, Grade …

A crew grinds up pavement on Route 113 in West Fairlee on the way the Vershire in preparation for resurfacing. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Fiber-Optic Internet, Fixed Road Finally Reach Long-Ignored Town

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Vershire — By the end of the summer, life is likely to speed up in this tiny Orange County town tucked into the narrow valley where the Ompompanoosuc River begins its 25-mile run to the Connecticut. If work continues on schedule, not only will very high-speed broadband Internet be available to half the …

Road Sign Thefts Plague Thetford

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Thetford — Who is stealing Thetford’s road signs? The disappearance of more than half of Thetford’s road signs over the past few months has frustrated town officials, who say it presents a potentially dangerous situation for emergency responders unfamiliar with the local map and ends up costing the town thousands of dollars in replacement costs. Police said that during the past nine months …

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Family members talk with a Cabot Funeral Home employee at the scene of an accident that killed Norma Sawyer, of Bridgewater, in Woodstock yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Another Route 4 Tragedy: Bridgewater Woman, 84, Is Fourth to Die on Road Since March

Volunteer Wendy WIndsor, of Hartford, talks over dress choices with Hartford High School senior Jordan Schaal, 18, while volunteer Betsy Durkee ,of Lebanon, back left, mends a dress and Hartford senior Rhyan Mavilla, back right, searches the racks at the Cinderella Project shop in the Raq-On Dance Studio on the Lebanon Mall Wednesday. The Upper Valley Cinderella Project is an all-volunteer effort providing a choice of about 250 donated prom dresses to girls attending the spring dances throughout the Upper Valley. The shop is open Wednesdays from 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 - 2 p.m. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Preparing for Prom

Oxbow Union High girls lacrosse captain Dilan Clements leads her team in a cheer at the close of practice in Bradford, Vt., yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Oxbow Scoring Aces Get Help From Their Friends

Other Local News

Keeping the Cows In

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Shaun Gulick, right, repairs a fence with his cousin Jason Ball, 11, before letting the cows out of the barn in Ely recently. Valley News — James M. Patterson …

Above: Bread and Puppet puppeteer Frederica Collina demonstrates for Thetford Elementary fifth-graders the introduction to the school’s spring pageant during a rehearsal yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Puppet Preparations

Thursday, May 9, 2013

In the first photograph, Bread and Puppet puppeteer Frederica Collina demonstrates for Thetford Elementary fifth-graders the introduction to the school’s spring pageant during a rehearsal yesterday. In the second, Jason Hicks of Bread and Puppet outfits fifth-graders Hunter …

Jane L. White Wheeler

Monday, May 6, 2013

North Haverhill, N.H. — Jane L. White Wheeler, 88, died on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill. Jane was born on April 15, 1925, in Meriden, Conn., to Stanley and Daisy (Birks) Langner. Jane worked for many years as a sales clerk …

Voters Pass Oxbow School Budget

Friday, May 17, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — The second time’s the charm in the case of Oxbow Union High School’s annual budget, as Bradford and Newbury voters approved the revised figure last night after it was defeated earlier this year. Resident’s voted in favor, 294-158, of the newly drafted $7.2 million 2013-2014 …

Tarleton gets a kiss from Marinda Righter, the daughter of the donor, during yesterday’s news conference in Boston. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

'A Great Way to Move Forward': Thetford's Carmen Tarleton Reveals New Face

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Boston — The freckled skin on Carmen Tarleton’s face was puffy and her eyes and lips sagged a little, but the image that the 44-year-old Thetford resident presented yesterday was one of grace and hope. Nearly six years …

Lilla Willey works on her yard at her home in Thetford last week. She and her late husband, Chauncey Willey, raised four children there after moving to the property from New York 61 years ago. (Valley News - Libby March)

Working the Land

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Lilla Willey works on her yard at her home in Thetford last week. She and her late husband, Chauncey Willey, raised four children there after moving to the property from New York 61 years ago. Valley News …

Oxbow Budget Restrung

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Ballot voting on Oxbow Union High School’s redrafted budget will be held tomorrow for Bradford and Newbury voters from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bradford Academy auditorium and the Newbury Town Office. ■ Bradford, Vt. — School officials are crossing their fingers that voters tomorrow will …

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