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STRAFFORD — Voters approved all warned articles and elected two School Board members in uncontested races in ballot voting on Tuesday.In a vote of 182-113, voters approved a $4.1 million school budget, which is expected to result in education spending...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

STRAFFORD — The Newton School is searching for a new principal following Tracy Thompson’s February announcement that she will not return after this school year ends in June.But Strafford’s loss is Windsor’s gain. Thompson has been hired as the Windsor...

Articles of note: An article proposes to transfer $180,000 from a budget surplus of $420,000 to a tuition reserve fund. Voters will also consider transferring $200,000 from the same surplus to a capital improvement fund. Contested races: There are no...

STRAFFORD — At the polls on Tuesday, Strafford voters chose Toni M. Pippy over John Freitag, 288-184, for a three-year term on the Selectboard.They also chose Andrew Duncklee for a two-year term on the board, with 188 votes, over Kelly Harman, with...

Contested races: John Freitag and Toni M. Pippy are facing off for a three-year seat on the Selectboard. Meanwhile, Andrew Duncklee, Kelly Harman and Andy Silovich are vying for a two-year seat on the Selectboard. Hannah Levinger is running unopposed...

STRAFFORD — Vermont State Police officially identified the victim of the fatal house fire in Strafford on Feb. 15 as Corinne Rainville, 77, of Strafford.The investigation into the cause of the fire is continuing, Vermont State Police said in a media...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

STRAFFORD — Neighbors, friends, coworkers and anonymous contributors rushed to help a Strafford resident hours after her home burned down early on Thursday morning in a house fire the claimed the life of the resident’s mother. It was the second time...

CHELSEA — A 37-year-old man who faces a first-degree arson charge alleging he torched the cabin where he lived on a remote Strafford road is competent to stand trial, a Vermont judge ruled on Wednesday.Edward (Eddie) Gallagher III expressed fear about...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ROYALTON — A group of women gathered at a table at the South Royalton Area Senior Citizens Center, waiting for lunch to be served.They talked about the weather — cold, but at least the snow was holding off — and exchanged news about the goings on in...

By FRANCES MIZE

SOUTH STRAFFORD — When Melvin Coburn takes Amtrak’s Vermonter train eight hours south to visit his son in New Jersey, he makes sure spend some time in Wegmans, a chain supermarket.“I say, ‘All you have to do, Craig, is take me down there in the...

CHELSEA — A Strafford man who punched a dog in the face and wielded a gun at people during an argument outside his home last September has pleaded guilty to a single count of criminal threatening while a charge of aggravated cruelty to animals against...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

STRAFFORD — Timothy Matson, a writer and naturalist from Strafford, owed some credit for his path in life to the U.S. Army, though not in the way that some might imagine. After all, venturing to rural Vermont — where he would live for years without...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

STRAFFORD — Facing limited funds to address a backlog of aging bridges and deteriorating roads, the Selectboard plans to gather town residents for a discussion about highway infrastructure solutions.The board will host the community meeting on...

By ALEX HANSON

SOUTH STRAFFORD — The assignment for a Newton School first grade class on a recent Tuesday morning started with a walk.Before the 16 pupils began to climb the hill behind the school, Becky Proulx, an outdoor educator, warned them to stay away from a...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

SOUTH STRAFFORD — It is not an exaggeration to say that just about everywhere you turn in South Strafford, you will likely see something Peggy Thorp had a hand in organizing, creating, renovating or acquiring.Whether it was the abundant recreational...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

STRAFFORD — When Barbara Paulson arrived at the gardens at the Justin Smith Morrill Homestead Wednesday afternoon, she was a little nervous.It had been more than two months since Paulson, the master gardener at the state historic site, tended to the...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

STRAFFORD — A Strafford man is facing charges of criminal threatening and animal cruelty after he allegedly pointed a gun at a group of people and punched a dog in the face after threatening to shoot it.James Savery, of LaFleur Road, pleaded not...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

SOUTH STRAFFORD — Community members have come out in support of a former art teacher who lost her job at The Newton School, but school administrators, who have been criticized for a lack of transparency in the matter, say she cannot be reinstated...

SOUTH STRAFFORD — A section of Rte. 132 between Thetford and Strafford is closed for at least a month to allow for emergency repairs to prevent the road from sliding into the West Branch of the Ompompanoosuc River, according to a Sunday Listserv post...