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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 homes and businesses in Vershire, but Route …

Rivendell District Passes Budget, Asbestos Abatement Project

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Orford — The Rivendell Interstate School District’s $9.5 million proposed budget didn’t face too much opposition last night, as voters passed the spending plan, 149-40. By voice, they also approved borrowing $495,000, for an asbestos abatement project, as well as $50,000 to be put in a capital needs reserve fund. The asbestos money, which only received a smattering of “no” votes, will be …

Health Insurance Drives Increase in Rivendell’s $9.5M Budget

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Voters in the Rivendell Interstate School District towns of Fairlee, Orford, Vershire and West Fairlee will decide on the 2013-14 budget at a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rivendell Academy in Orford. Voting for the district’s elected positions will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the academy. Orford ­— The Rivendell Interstate School District’s proposed 2013-14 budget of $9.5 million represents an …

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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
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Oxbow teacher arrest shows Orange County SIU’s growth

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Chelsea — On Nov. 5, police officers — wearing plain clothes and declining to use handcuffs, in order not to rattle students — entered Oxbow Union High School and ushered Brian Musty out of the building and into an unmarked vehicle. The longtime coach was arrested on a …

Kristin Barry, right, looks at her burned Vershire home while walking through her yard with a neighbor yesterday morning. Officials said the fire was intentionally set by Barry's ex-husband, who had been staying at the home temporarily. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Response, Rescue in Vershire

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Vershire — A man set fire to the residence in which he was temporarily residing before shooting himself in the head yesterday morning, police said. Officials, alerted by an early-morning passerby to a home on fire, found a …

Experience Leads in Vermont House Races

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Windsor — Legislative experience appeared to prevail last night as two Democratic incumbents, state Reps. Donna Sweaney and John Bartholomew, convincingly defeated Republican newcomer Ryan Palmer in the contested Windsor 1 Vermont House race. Windsor 1, which was redistricted to encompass Windsor, West Windsor and Hartland, had two …

Thawne Spencer, of Warren, is a student at Riverbend Career and Technical Center, where he is working on a project in salon management. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

High School Isn’t Always About Preparing for College

Friday, November 2, 2012

The standard advice for all high school students used to be: work hard, get accepted to a good four-year college or university, and earn your bachelor’s degree. Four-year college graduates find better jobs and make more money than …