Friday, May 17, 2013
Montpelier (AP) — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is reminding drivers that reptiles and amphibians are on the move this time of year. The agency says amphibians migrate by the thousands each spring looking for breeding pools. They can frequently cross roads contributing to high rates of mortality …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Staff Reports Meriden — The U14 Sullivan FC Thunder remained at the top of the GSYSL Granite Division standings with a pair of home victories over the weekend. Both matches, a 7-2 win over Pelham SC on Saturday afternoon and a 5-2 win over Hopkinton SC yesterday morning, …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Thief River Falls, Minn. — Paul Kasprick took his daughter, Alyssa, hunting for the first time last fall. “She couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn,” Kasprick, of Thief River Falls, said. So, he decided to take …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Quechee — Vermont Institute of Natural Science will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with crafts, interactive games and animals visits. The activities are included with a reduced admission rate of $5, sponsored by the Kettering Family Foundation. Live bird programs …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
White River Junction — Jon Bouton took a little piece of leaf in his hand, and angled it in front of the nose of Gavin Farnsworth. “What’s it smell like?” Bouton asked, rubbing the plant between his fingers. …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Manchester — The Stateline Jammers AAU girls basketball team ran its spring record to 12-0 by sweeping to the championship of the 10th-grade-and-under division of the Merrimack River AAU Invitational tournament at St. Anselm College and Trinity High …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Ideal driver ball flight is similar to squirting water out of a hose. Based on the water pressure, we raise the launch angle of the hose so the water carryies the farthest distance. Launch it too high, and …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Newport — Bob Teschek directed the Mount Washington Road Race long before timing and registration were as automatic as they are today. When the event’s Hall of Fame debuted three years ago, Teschek was an automatic choice for …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Hank Chalmers gives his wife Amy a kiss before sending her off on a circuit of a back lot in White River Junction. Chalmers taught his nephews to ride on the motorcycle he purchased shortly after the death …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Pinkham Notch, n.h. — Next month’s running of the Mount Washington Road Race will include induction into the event’s Hall of Fame for Newport resident Bob Teschek. Teschek will be part of a four-person class entering the hall on June 14. The 7.6-mile running race up the Mount …